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"answer": "brand owner means: The business whose brand is on the packaged product. In Saskatchewan, a business that supplies packaging to consumers in the province and is the resident brand owner is a producer. The Instica dataset lists brand owner in 1 jurisdiction, including Saskatchewan.",
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"statement": "In Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every January 31, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).",
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"statement": "In Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every April 30, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).",
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"statement": "In Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every July 31, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).",
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"markdown": "\n\nbrand owner means: The business whose brand is on the packaged product. In Saskatchewan, a business that supplies packaging to consumers in the province and is the resident brand owner is a producer. The Instica dataset lists brand owner in 1 jurisdiction, including Saskatchewan."
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"heading": "What does brand owner mean?",
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"markdown": "\n\n## What does brand owner mean?\n\nThis is the definition Instica uses for brand owner in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it.\n\nbrand owner: The business whose brand is on the packaged product. In Saskatchewan, a business that supplies packaging to consumers in the province and is the resident brand owner is a producer. (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\n> If a business or organization supplies packaging to consumers in Saskatchewan and is the brand owner resident in Canada\n>\n> Source: skrecycles.ca (https://www.skrecycles.ca/producers/register/are-you-a-producer/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"id": "applies",
"heading": "Where does brand owner apply?",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Where does brand owner apply?\n\nbrand owner appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule.\n\n**Jurisdictions where brand owner applies**\n\n| Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [Saskatchewan](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan) | Yes | Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Environment); SK Recycles is the not-for-profit stewardship organisation | verified Sep 29, 2026 |"
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"heading": "Saskatchewan: the rules behind the term",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Saskatchewan: the rules behind the term\n\n14 sourced rules for Saskatchewan. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published.\n\nIn Saskatchewan, packaging producer duties rest on Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023 (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nThe regulator is not yet published. Reason recorded: Regulator naming from program pages; the regulation text (earlier URL 404) was not read.\n\nProducers that place packaging on the market in Saskatchewan carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nSaskatchewan organises producer duties through a single producer responsibility organisation: SK Recycles (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nProducers must register in Saskatchewan; the registry is SK Recycles producer portal (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a packaging weight threshold applies: 1,000 kg (annual supply to Saskatchewan residents); it exempts producers below it (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a packaging weight threshold applies: 5,000 kg (1,000 to 5,000 kg); it sets a flat-fee band (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a revenue threshold applies: CA$1,000,000 (annual revenue); it exempts producers below it (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nSaskatchewan recognises this exemption: Under 1,000 kg to Saskatchewan residents It applies without a separate application (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nSaskatchewan recognises this exemption: Businesses under CAD 1 million in annual revenue It applies without a separate application (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a reporting deadline falls every May 31 (Source: skrecycles.ca, retrieved November 2, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every January 31, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every April 30, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).\n\nIn Saskatchewan, a payment deadline falls every July 31, covering fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) (Source: sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com, retrieved November 2, 2026).\n\n> Businesses supplying less than 1,000 kg of packaging and paper annually to Saskatchewan residents are exempt from registration and reporting requirements.\n>\n> Source: skrecycles.ca (https://www.skrecycles.ca/low-volume-producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
},
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"id": "related",
"heading": "Which terms are related to brand owner?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which terms are related to brand owner?\n\n1 related term help explain brand owner. Each links to its own entry.\n\n- [producer](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer)"
},
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"id": "used-on",
"heading": "Which Instica pages use brand owner?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which Instica pages use brand owner?\n\nThis jurisdiction page puts brand owner into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees.\n\n- [Saskatchewan EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan)\n- [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)"
},
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"id": "faq",
"heading": "More questions",
"kind": "faq",
"markdown": "\n\n## More questions\n\n### What does brand owner mean?\n\nbrand owner means: The business whose brand is on the packaged product. In Saskatchewan, a business that supplies packaging to consumers in the province and is the resident brand owner is a producer. It applies in Saskatchewan."
},
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"id": "estimate",
"heading": "How to read these figures",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These pages describe published rules and rates with their sources and retrieval dates, and an estimate is never a filing. You review, sign and submit your own reports. Read the methodology page for how figures are sourced and checked, and confirm any value with the regulator or your producer responsibility organisation before you rely on it."
}
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"anchor": "Compliance scheme definition",
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