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Nova Scotia exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,000,000 against CA$2,000,000 in Ontario. Both set the lowest weight exemption at 1 tonne. Nova Scotia asks for its first annual report earlier, on April 30 against May 31 in Ontario." }, { "id": "glance", "heading": "Nova Scotia and Ontario side by side", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Nova Scotia and Ontario side by side\n\n3 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Nova Scotia and Ontario; a cell reads “not yet published” when a side has none, and an exemption row reads “none recorded; see thresholds” when no exemption is on record.\n\n**Nova Scotia and Ontario: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | not yet published | Required | Not comparable |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |\n| Lowest revenue exemption | CA$1,000,000 | CA$2,000,000 | Nova Scotia |\n| Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | 1 tonne | Same |\n| First annual report date | April 30 | May 31 | Nova Scotia |\n| Published penalties | not yet published | not yet published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 75 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 217 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable |\n\nThe lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,000,000 in Nova Scotia and CA$2,000,000 in Ontario. Nova Scotia therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Ontario but still in scope in Nova Scotia.\n\nThe lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging.\n\nThe earliest annual report date is April 30 in Nova Scotia and May 31 in Ontario, 31 days apart. Nova Scotia leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "programme", "heading": "Who runs the programme in Nova Scotia and Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Who runs the programme in Nova Scotia and Ontario\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in Nova Scotia and then Ontario.\n\n**Nova Scotia and Ontario: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations) | Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation |\n| Regulator | Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | not yet published | Required, RPRA Registry |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials; membership optional | more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership optional |\n| Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | Allowed |\n| Revenue counted as | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, CAD, year | regional revenue, CAD, calendar year |\n| Who counts as the producer | primary: brand owner, importer, seller; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller | other: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; primary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; service: seller; shipping: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Nova Scotia: the registration duty. Reason: Producer registration wording not read.\n\nThe two programmes are organised differently. Nova Scotia uses one producer responsibility organisation; Ontario uses more than one producer responsibility organisation. For a seller in both, that usually means two different counterparties, two different sign-up routes and two different sets of terms to read before the first report is due." }, { "id": "scope", "heading": "What Nova Scotia and Ontario cover, side by side", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What Nova Scotia and Ontario cover, side by side\n\nEach row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Nova Scotia or Ontario has no verified entry for it in the dataset.\n\n**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Nova Scotia and Ontario**\n\n| Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Materials covered | paper, plastic, metal, glass, printed paper, packaging | paper, glass, metal, plastic, other |\n| Product classes covered | packaging, paper products | primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other |\n| Excluded from scope | small producers | producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion |\n| Sales channels addressed | retail, online, distance sale | retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace |\n| Producer duty: primary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |\n| Producer duty: secondary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |\n| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |\n| Reporting categories | 33, material category | 7, material category |\n| Exemption 1 | Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt | Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. |\n| Producer duty: shipping packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |\n| Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | seller |\n| Producer duty: other packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |\n| Published targets | not yet published | paper_management_requirement 80 by 2027-12-31; rigid_plastic_management_requirement 50 by 2027-12-31; flexible_plastic_management_requirement 10 by 2027-12-31; glass_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31; metal_management_requirement 67 by 2027-12-31; beverage_container_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31 |\n| Exemption 2 | not yet published | Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. |\n| Exemption 3 | not yet published | Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. |" }, { "id": "thresholds", "heading": "Thresholds and exemptions in Nova Scotia and Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds and exemptions in Nova Scotia and Ontario\n\nEvery verified threshold Nova Scotia and Ontario publish, as each states it.\n\n**Verified thresholds in Nova Scotia and Ontario**\n\n| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |\n| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |\n| Nova Scotia | revenue | CA$1,000,000 | exempt below | gross Nova Scotia revenue |\n| Nova Scotia | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | designated material supplied in the Province |\n| Ontario | revenue | CA$2,000,000 | exempt below | gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 9 tonnes | exempt below | paper supplied in Ontario per year (9,000 kg) |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | rigid plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | flexible plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | glass supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | metal supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |\n| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | beverage containers supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |\n\nNova Scotia exemption: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt It does not have to be applied for.\n\nOntario exemption: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. It does not have to be applied for.\n\nOntario exemption: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. It does not have to be applied for.\n\nOntario exemption: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. It does not have to be applied for.\n\nRead the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another.\n\nThe lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,000,000 in Nova Scotia and CA$2,000,000 in Ontario. Nova Scotia therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Ontario but still in scope in Nova Scotia.\n\nThe lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging." }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Fees per kilogram for shared materials", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Fees per kilogram for shared materials\n\nNova Scotia publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Ontario does not. The rows therefore show Nova Scotia only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Nova Scotia and Ontario would mean inventing a figure, and this page does not do that.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Ontario: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet.\n\nNova Scotia: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials Nova Scotia, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nNova Scotia 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 75 cents per kilogram.\n\nNova Scotia 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 217 cents per kilogram.\n\nNova Scotia 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 53 cents per kilogram." }, { "id": "deadlines", "heading": "Deadlines in Nova Scotia and Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Nova Scotia and Ontario\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n**Verified deadlines in Nova Scotia and Ontario**\n\n| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nova Scotia | report | May 31 | calendar year before the year the report is due (s 29(4)) |\n| Nova Scotia | report | April 30, 2030 | the 4 immediately preceding years |\n| Nova Scotia | payment | October 1, 2026 | 2026 Divert NS EPR oversight fees |\n| Nova Scotia | registration | January 1, 2024 | not yet published |\n| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |\n| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Ontario: the performance audit date. Reason: The page says the audit starts in 2027 but gives no day. 31 May is assumed only because performance reports are due then; confirm.\n\nThe earliest annual report date is April 30 in Nova Scotia and May 31 in Ontario, 31 days apart. Nova Scotia leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "penalties", "heading": "Penalties in Nova Scotia and Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Penalties in Nova Scotia and Ontario\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Nova Scotia: penalty amounts. Reason: Penalty provisions were not read.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Ontario: penalty amounts. Reason: Amounts sit in the Administrative Penalties Regulation, which was not read. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed." }, { "id": "formats", "heading": "Report formats in Nova Scotia and Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Report formats in Nova Scotia and Ontario\n\nHow the report file for Nova Scotia compares with the one for Ontario.\n\n**Report file layouts for Nova Scotia and Ontario**\n\n| Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | Nova Scotia producer annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 | Ontario Blue Box supply report (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 |\n| Recipient | Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS) / Circular Materials | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) |\n| How it is submitted | WeRecycle Portal | RPRA Registry (online). The customer signs in and enters or submits. |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 4 | 4 |\n| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |\n| Weight unit | kg | kg |\n| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Nova Scotia: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Ontario: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The field list is published: the Blue Box supply report is entered on screen in the RPRA Registry, supply weight in kilograms in seven material categories for the previous calendar year, with a Brand Supply List upload (CSV UTF-8) and an executive attestation. Instica's file is its own working worksheet by Instica category and does not yet reproduce the seven categories, so its figures are for the customer to enter in the Registry. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\nThe two layouts share a file type and a delimiter, but each programme names its own columns and categories, so one file cannot be sent to both programmes. Each report is built from the same underlying measurements and exported separately." }, { "id": "choose", "heading": "Which to plan for first, Nova Scotia or Ontario", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which to plan for first, Nova Scotia or Ontario\n\nPlan around the earlier report date first. Nova Scotia asks for its first annual report on April 30, before Ontario, so its data has to be ready first.\n\nCheck the exemption thresholds before anything else. Nova Scotia reaches smaller sellers than Ontario, so a seller that is exempt in Ontario may still have to register in Nova Scotia." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### Is Nova Scotia or Ontario stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nNova Scotia exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,000,000 against CA$2,000,000 in Ontario. Both set the lowest weight exemption at 1 tonne. Nova Scotia asks for its first annual report earlier, on April 30 against May 31 in Ontario.\n\n### Do I register in both Nova Scotia and Ontario?\n\nNova Scotia has not yet published its registration duty. Ontario requires producers to register.\n\n### How do the fees per kilogram compare in Nova Scotia and Ontario?\n\nThe dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees.\n\n### Which deadline comes first, Nova Scotia or Ontario?\n\nThe earliest annual report date is April 30 in Nova Scotia and May 31 in Ontario, 31 days apart. Nova Scotia leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is read from a sourced record or computed from one, and each carries its data quality. Converted amounts are approximate and name the exchange rate used. The customer signs and submits each report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rules; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser." } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "the Resource Recovery Fund Board established under Section 98 of the Act", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "the producer for the purposes of", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "“small producer” means", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05", "status": "verified", "quote": "“small producer” means (i) a producer whose gross annual revenue in the Province is less than $1 000 000", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "a producer who supplies less than 1 tonne of designated material in", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "a small producer.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04", "status": "verified", "quote": "On or before May 31 in each year beginning in 2027, a producer of designated material supplied to consumers in the Province must submit", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05", "status": "verified", "quote": "On or before April 30, 2030, and every 4th year afterward, a producer must have its practices and procedures respecting Part V", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://divertns.ca/epr-oversight-fees", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04", "status": "verified", "quote": "Producers will receive an email on October 1, 2026, advising that EPR Oversight Invoices are available in the EPR Portal.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04", "status": "verified", "quote": "but no later than January 1, 2024, every producer must register in the form and manner required by the Administrator.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05", "status": "verified", "quote": "Newspapers 82", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03", "status": "verified", "quote": "Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.", 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