# Nova Scotia vs Ontario EPR: Rules Compared Last verified: November 5, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario Nova Scotia and Ontario both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. 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. ## Nova Scotia and Ontario side by side 3 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. **Nova Scotia and Ontario: the measures both programmes publish** | Measure | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Stricter | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Registration duty | not yet published | Required | Not comparable | | Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable | | Lowest revenue exemption | CA$1,000,000 | CA$2,000,000 | Nova Scotia | | Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | 1 tonne | Same | | First annual report date | April 30 | May 31 | Nova Scotia | | Published penalties | not yet published | not yet published | Not comparable | | Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable | | Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 75 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable | | Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 217 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable | The 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. The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging. The 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. ## Who runs the programme in Nova Scotia and Ontario Who collects and who the producer files with, in Nova Scotia and then Ontario. **Nova Scotia and Ontario: how each programme is set up** | Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | | Regulator | Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | | Producers obligated | Yes | Yes | | Registration | not yet published | Required, RPRA Registry | | Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials; membership optional | more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership optional | | Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | Allowed | | Revenue counted as | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, CAD, year | regional revenue, CAD, calendar year | | 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 | > **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Nova Scotia: the registration duty. Reason: Producer registration wording not read. The 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. ## What Nova Scotia and Ontario cover, side by side Each 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. **Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Nova Scotia and Ontario** | Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario | | --- | --- | --- | | Materials covered | paper, plastic, metal, glass, printed paper, packaging | paper, glass, metal, plastic, other | | Product classes covered | packaging, paper products | primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other | | Excluded from scope | small producers | producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion | | Sales channels addressed | retail, online, distance sale | retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace | | Producer duty: primary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | | Producer duty: secondary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | | Producer duty: tertiary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | | Reporting categories | 33, material category | 7, material category | | 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. | | Producer duty: shipping packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | | Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | seller | | Producer duty: other packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | | 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 | | 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. | | 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. | ## Thresholds and exemptions in Nova Scotia and Ontario Every verified threshold Nova Scotia and Ontario publish, as each states it. **Verified thresholds in Nova Scotia and Ontario** | Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published | | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- | | Nova Scotia | revenue | CA$1,000,000 | exempt below | gross Nova Scotia revenue | | Nova Scotia | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | designated material supplied in the Province | | Ontario | revenue | CA$2,000,000 | exempt below | gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 9 tonnes | exempt below | paper supplied in Ontario per year (9,000 kg) | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | rigid plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | flexible plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | glass supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | metal supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) | | Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | beverage containers supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) | Nova Scotia exemption: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt It does not have to be applied for. Ontario 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. Ontario 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. Ontario 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. Read the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another. The 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. The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging. ## Fees per kilogram for shared materials Nova 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. > **Not yet published**: Ontario: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet. Nova 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. Nova Scotia 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 75 cents per kilogram. Nova Scotia 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 217 cents per kilogram. Nova Scotia 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 53 cents per kilogram. ## Deadlines in Nova Scotia and Ontario Each verified date, with the period it covers when one is given. **Verified deadlines in Nova Scotia and Ontario** | Place | Kind | Date | Covers | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nova Scotia | report | May 31 | calendar year before the year the report is due (s 29(4)) | | Nova Scotia | report | April 30, 2030 | the 4 immediately preceding years | | Nova Scotia | payment | October 1, 2026 | 2026 Divert NS EPR oversight fees | | Nova Scotia | registration | January 1, 2024 | not yet published | | Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 | | Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 | > **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. The 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. ## Penalties in Nova Scotia and Ontario What each side has published; a side without an amount says so. > **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Nova Scotia: penalty amounts. Reason: Penalty provisions were not read. > **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. ## Report formats in Nova Scotia and Ontario How the report file for Nova Scotia compares with the one for Ontario. **Report file layouts for Nova Scotia and Ontario** | Aspect | Nova Scotia | Ontario | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | | Recipient | Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS) / Circular Materials | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | | How it is submitted | WeRecycle Portal | RPRA Registry (online). The customer signs in and enters or submits. | | File type | csv | csv | | Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 | | Delimiter | , | , | | Decimal separator | . | | Columns | 4 | 4 | | Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 | | Weight unit | kg | kg | | Period basis | calendar year | calendar year | > **Not yet published**: Nova Scotia: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. The layout above is Instica’s working layout. > **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. The 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. ## Which to plan for first, Nova Scotia or Ontario Plan 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. Check 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. ## Questions about comparing these two programmes ### Is Nova Scotia or Ontario stricter on packaging EPR? 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. ### Do I register in both Nova Scotia and Ontario? Nova Scotia has not yet published its registration duty. Ontario requires producers to register. ### How do the fees per kilogram compare in Nova Scotia and Ontario? The dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees. ### Which deadline comes first, Nova Scotia or Ontario? The 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. ## How these figures are made > **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. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - Nova Scotia: the packaging rules sit in Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations). [#a-regime](#a-regime) Value: Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations) · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025. - Nova Scotia: the regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator. [#a-regulator](#a-regulator) Value: Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the Resource Recovery Fund Board established under Section 98 of the Act - Nova Scotia places an obligation on packaging producers. [#a-obligated](#a-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025. - Nova Scotia organises producer responsibility through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials; membership is not required. [#a-organisation](#a-organisation) Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its - Nova Scotia allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#a-transfer](#a-transfer) Value: yes · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the producer for the purposes of - Nova Scotia measures revenue as gross revenue inside the jurisdiction in CAD, over the year. [#a-revenue-scope](#a-revenue-scope) Value: in_jurisdiction · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: “small producer” means - Nova Scotia: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller. [#a-hierarchy-primary](#a-hierarchy-primary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller. [#a-hierarchy-secondary](#a-hierarchy-secondary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller. [#a-hierarchy-tertiary](#a-hierarchy-tertiary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia threshold on revenue: CA$1,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-small-producer-revenue](#a-threshold-small-producer-revenue) Value: CA$1,000,000 · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: “small producer” means (i) a producer whose gross annual revenue in the Province is less than $1 000 000 - Nova Scotia threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-small-producer-tonnage](#a-threshold-small-producer-tonnage) Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a producer who supplies less than 1 tonne of designated material in - Nova Scotia exemption: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-small-producer](#a-exemption-small-producer) Value: small_producer · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a small producer. - Nova Scotia: report date May 31, covering calendar year before the year the report is due (s 29(4)). [#a-deadline-annual-report](#a-deadline-annual-report) Value: May 31 · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim 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 - Nova Scotia: report date April 30, 2030, covering the 4 immediately preceding years. [#a-deadline-audit-report](#a-deadline-audit-report) Value: April 30, 2030 · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before April 30, 2030, and every 4th year afterward, a producer must have its practices and procedures respecting Part V - Nova Scotia: payment date October 1, 2026, covering 2026 Divert NS EPR oversight fees. [#a-deadline-oversight-fee-invoice-2026](#a-deadline-oversight-fee-invoice-2026) Value: October 1, 2026 · Source: https://divertns.ca/epr-oversight-fees · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers will receive an email on October 1, 2026, advising that EPR Oversight Invoices are available in the EPR Portal. - Nova Scotia: registration date January 1, 2024. [#a-deadline-registration-initial-2024](#a-deadline-registration-initial-2024) Value: January 1, 2024 · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: but no later than January 1, 2024, every producer must register in the form and manner required by the Administrator. - Nova Scotia: materials covered is paper, plastic, metal, glass, printed paper, packaging. [#a-scope-materials](#a-scope-materials) Value: paper,plastic,metal,glass,printed paper,packaging · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: product classes covered is packaging, paper products. [#a-scope-products](#a-scope-products) Value: packaging,paper products · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: excluded from scope is small producers. [#a-scope-excluded](#a-scope-excluded) Value: small producers · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: sales channels addressed is retail, online, distance sale. [#a-scope-channels](#a-scope-channels) Value: retail,online,distance sale · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: producer duty: primary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-primary](#a-scope-ph-primary) Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: producer duty: secondary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-secondary](#a-scope-ph-secondary) Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: producer duty: tertiary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-tertiary](#a-scope-ph-tertiary) Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident - Nova Scotia: reporting categories is 33, material category. [#a-scope-categories](#a-scope-categories) Value: 33 · Source: https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Newspapers 82 - Nova Scotia: exemption 1 is Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt. [#a-scope-ex1](#a-scope-ex1) Value: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a small producer. - Ontario: the packaging rules sit in Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation. [#b-regime](#b-regime) Value: Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them. - Ontario: the regulator is Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA). [#b-regulator](#b-regulator) Value: Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s registry. - Ontario places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic - Ontario: producers must register through RPRA Registry. [#b-registration](#b-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario - Ontario organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership is not required. [#b-organisation](#b-organisation) Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: PROs operate in a competitive market, and producers can choose the PRO (or PROs) they want to work with. - Ontario allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#b-transfer](#b-transfer) Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers have the choice of working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with RPRA - Ontario measures revenue as regional revenue in CAD, over the calendar year. [#b-revenue-scope](#b-revenue-scope) Value: regional · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Any producer whose gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services is less than $2,000,000 is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation. - Ontario: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#b-hierarchy-other](#b-hierarchy-other) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#b-hierarchy-primary](#b-hierarchy-primary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#b-hierarchy-secondary](#b-hierarchy-secondary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the seller (2023). [#b-hierarchy-service](#b-hierarchy-service) Value: seller · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#b-hierarchy-shipping](#b-hierarchy-shipping) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#b-hierarchy-tertiary](#b-hierarchy-tertiary) Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario threshold on revenue: CA$2,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-revenue-exemption](#b-threshold-revenue-exemption) Value: CA$2,000,000 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation. - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 9 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-paper](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-paper) Value: 9 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Paper 9,000 - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 2 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-rigid-plastic](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-rigid-plastic) Value: 2 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Rigid plastic 2,000 - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 2 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-flexible-plastic](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-flexible-plastic) Value: 2 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Flexible plastic 2,000 - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-glass](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-glass) Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Glass 1,000 - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-metal](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-metal) Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Metal 1,000 - Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-supply-exempt-beverage-containers](#b-threshold-supply-exempt-beverage-containers) Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Beverage containers 1,000 - Ontario 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. [#b-exemption-revenue-based](#b-exemption-revenue-based) Value: revenue_based · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000 - Ontario 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. [#b-exemption-supply-based](#b-exemption-supply-based) Value: supply_based · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the producer is required to register and report. - Ontario 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. [#b-exemption-newspaper](#b-exemption-newspaper) Value: newspaper · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year. - Ontario: report date May 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2025. [#b-deadline-supply-report-2026](#b-deadline-supply-report-2026) Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year. - Ontario: report date May 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2025. [#b-deadline-performance-report](#b-deadline-performance-report) Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Deadline: Performance reporting is due May 31 of each year. - Ontario: materials covered is paper, glass, metal, plastic, other. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials) Value: paper,glass,metal,plastic,other · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes. - Ontario: product classes covered is primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products) Value: primary_packaging,secondary_packaging,shipment_packaging,other · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes. - Ontario: excluded from scope is producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion. [#b-scope-excluded](#b-scope-excluded) Value: producers_under_revenue_exemption,newspaper_producers_for_collection_management_and_promotion · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes. - Ontario: sales channels addressed is retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace. [#b-scope-channels](#b-scope-channels) Value: retail,wholesale,online,online_marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes. - Ontario: producer duty: primary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-primary](#b-scope-ph-primary) Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: producer duty: secondary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-secondary](#b-scope-ph-secondary) Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: producer duty: tertiary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-tertiary](#b-scope-ph-tertiary) Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: producer duty: shipping packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-shipping](#b-scope-ph-shipping) Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: producer duty: service packaging is seller. [#b-scope-ph-service](#b-scope-ph-service) Value: seller · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: producer duty: other packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-other](#b-scope-ph-other) Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer - Ontario: reporting categories is 7, material category. [#b-scope-categories](#b-scope-categories) Value: 7 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: beverage container, glass, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, metal, paper, and certified compostable products and packaging - Ontario: published targets is 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. [#b-scope-targets](#b-scope-targets) Value: 6 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Management requirement = A × B - Ontario: exemption 1 is Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. [#b-scope-ex1](#b-scope-ex1) Value: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000 - Ontario: exemption 2 is 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. [#b-scope-ex2](#b-scope-ex2) Value: 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. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: the producer is required to register and report. - Ontario: exemption 3 is Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. [#b-scope-ex3](#b-scope-ex3) Value: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year. - The 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. [#calc-revenue](#calc-revenue) Value: CA-NS · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: “small producer” means (i) a producer whose gross annual revenue in the Province is less than $1 000 000 - The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging. [#calc-mass](#calc-mass) Value: same kg · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a producer who supplies less than 1 tonne of designated material in - The 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. [#calc-report-date](#calc-report-date) Value: CA-NS days · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before April 30, 2030, and every 4th year afterward, a producer must have its practices and procedures respecting Part V - Nova 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. [#a-fee-source](#a-fee-source) Value: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2026, Nova Scotia fee schedule · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Circular Materials in Nova Scotia Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg) - Nova Scotia 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 75 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging](#a-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging) Value: 75 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging 75 74 1.4% - Nova Scotia 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 217 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film](#a-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film) Value: 217 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: LDPE/HDPE Film 217 212 2.4% - Nova Scotia 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 53 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-clear-glass](#a-rate-cm-clear-glass) Value: 53 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Clear Glass 53 51 3.9% ## Related pages ### Part of - [Nova Scotia extended producer responsibility](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia) ### Related pages - [Nova Scotia vs Québec EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-quebec) - [Nova Scotia vs Saskatchewan EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-saskatchewan) - [Nova Scotia vs Washington EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-washington) - [Nova Scotia vs Yukon EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-yukon) - [Ontario vs Oregon EPR: Rules Compared](https://instica.com/epr/compare/ontario-vs-oregon) - [Ontario vs Washington EPR: Rules 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September 29, 2026, Status: verified > newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year. 33. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year. 34. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Deadline: Performance reporting is due May 31 of each year. 35. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes. 36. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > beverage container, glass, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, metal, paper, and certified compostable products and packaging 37. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Management requirement = A × B 38. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Circular Materials in Nova Scotia Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg) 39. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging 75 74 1.4% 40. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > LDPE/HDPE Film 217 212 2.4% 41. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified > Clear Glass 53 51 3.9% ## Cite this page Instica, “Nova Scotia vs Ontario EPR: Rules Compared”, https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario, last verified 2026-11-05, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0. - Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario - Last verified: November 5, 2026 - Last changed: November 5, 2026 - Dataset version: v1-281284b7e7c1 - Licence: Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page. - Machine-readable versions: https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario.md · https://instica.com/epr/compare/nova-scotia-vs-ontario.json