# Manitoba EPR small business

Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/manitoba/do-i-owe

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Under the rules we hold, Manitoba has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner or importer. The size limit on record is CA$750,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.

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## Check your own case

Choose your role, add your revenue and the packaging you supply, and the checker applies the rules this page describes to your figures. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Interactive tool: Do-I-owe checker (works on the web page)

The Instica free plan covers the threshold check, exemption tracking, the deadline calendar, packaging templates and fee sources, so you can start without paying. [See what the free plan includes](https://app.instica.com/epr/free-plan)

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## How the checker reaches a result

The checker asks the same questions in the same order for every place, and it stops with a result as soon as a question settles the matter. It never fills a missing answer in for you.

1. Whose brand is on the packaging? If it is another company's brand, you are not the producer for those goods under the roles recorded for Manitoba. If you have not said, the checker asks first.
2. Do you sell into Manitoba? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.
3. Does a size limit apply? The checker compares your revenue or packaging weight with each limit on record and, where a limit is not met, returns below threshold.
4. Is an exemption on record for your case? An exemption that is not yet verified is never assumed, and the checker asks for more data instead.
5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared.

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## Who is the producer in Manitoba?

The first question is whose duty it is. Manitoba assigns the duty by packaging level, and the table shows which roles count as the producer at each level.

<a id="producer-levels"></a>**Producer by packaging level in Manitoba**

| Packaging level | Producer |
| --- | --- |
| other packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-other) |
| primary (sales) packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-primary) |
| secondary packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-secondary) |
| service packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-service) |
| shipping packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-shipping) |
| tertiary (transport) packaging | [brand owner or importer](#level-tertiary) |

- [Manitoba: for other packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-other)
- [Manitoba: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-primary)
- [Manitoba: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-secondary)
- [Manitoba: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-service)
- [Manitoba: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-shipping)
- [Manitoba: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer.](#level-tertiary)

Find the row that describes you. Where more than one role appears in a row, the checker asks whose brand is on the product before it gives a result.

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## Does revenue matter in Manitoba?

[Where a revenue limit applies, Manitoba counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction.](#revenue-basis) [The revenue figure is taken over the year in question.](#revenue-period) [Limits are stated in CAD; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.](#revenue-currency)

[Affiliated companies are counted together, so the revenue and tonnage of related companies add up before the limits are applied.](#affiliates) [The rules define an affiliate as follows: Affiliates and franchisees count towards the threshold.](#affiliates-definition)

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## Size limits in Manitoba

Some rules switch the duty on or off by size. These are the limits on record for Manitoba, each with what happens when you meet it.

#### <a id="threshold-obligation_revenue-heading"></a>The revenue limit: CA$750,000

[Manitoba: the revenue limit is CA$750,000.](#threshold-obligation_revenue) [Manitoba: at the revenue limit of CA$750,000, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-obligation_revenue-effect) [Manitoba: the revenue rule reads, in plain words: Obligated only above CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue.](#threshold-obligation_revenue-logic) [Manitoba: the revenue limit is counted as follows: gross Manitoba revenue including affiliates and franchisees.](#threshold-obligation_revenue-basis)

> had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba
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> Source: recyclemanitoba.ca: for producers (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Language: en

Paraphrase: The source sets the revenue limit at CA$750,000.

#### <a id="threshold-flat_fee_band-heading"></a>The packaging weight limit: 5,000 kg

[Manitoba: the packaging weight limit is 5,000 kg.](#threshold-flat_fee_band) [Manitoba: at the packaging weight limit of 5,000 kg, a flat-fee band applies.](#threshold-flat_fee_band-effect) [Manitoba: the packaging weight limit of 5,000 kg applies to figures below it.](#threshold-flat_fee_band-logic) [Manitoba: the packaging weight limit is counted as follows: A steward supplying under 5,000 kg a year may pay a flat fee instead of material fees, in two bands: 1,000 to 2,499 kg and 2,500 to 5,000 kg. The amounts are published each year and are on that year's fee schedule.](#threshold-flat_fee_band-basis)

> eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates
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> Source: recyclemanitoba.ca: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2025 (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Language: en

Paraphrase: The source sets the packaging weight limit at 5,000 kg.

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## Exemptions in Manitoba

An exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.

#### <a id="exemption-below_revenue-heading"></a>Exemption 1

[Exemption 1: Under CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue, including affiliates and franchisees.](#exemption-below_revenue) [Manitoba: exemption 1 applies without an application.](#exemption-below_revenue-apply)

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## What the rules cover in Manitoba

A duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for Manitoba.

> **Not yet published**: which materials and sales channels the rules cover: not yet published. Reason: Distance-seller clause summarised.

> **Not yet published**: whether the duty can be passed to another party: not yet published. Reason: Transfer rules not read.

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## Every case, worked through

Below, the same engine that powers the checker is run on a set of standard cases for Manitoba. Each case states the input, the result and the next step. The figures are test inputs set at half, equal to and twice each recorded limit, read as of November 4, 2026; they are not rules.

#### <a id="case-rev_below_obligation_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of CA$375,000: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$375,000, half the limit of CA$750,000. The figure is under the CA$750,000 limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. [Result: below threshold.](#case-rev_below_obligation_revenue) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

#### <a id="case-rev_at_obligation_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of CA$750,000: exactly at the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$750,000, exactly the limit of CA$750,000. The figure is under the CA$750,000 limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. [Result: below threshold.](#case-rev_at_obligation_revenue) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

#### <a id="case-rev_above_obligation_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of CA$1,500,000: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$1,500,000, twice the limit of CA$750,000. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-rev_above_obligation_revenue) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

#### <a id="case-vol_below_flat_fee_band-heading"></a>Packaging of 2,500 kg: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2,500 kg of packaging, half the limit of 5,000 kg. The rules for Manitoba set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_below_flat_fee_band) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-vol_above_flat_fee_band-heading"></a>Packaging of 10,000 kg: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 10,000 kg of packaging, twice the limit of 5,000 kg. The rules for Manitoba set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_above_flat_fee_band) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-all_above-heading"></a>Above every limit

Your own brand is on the goods and every figure is above every limit on record. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-all_above) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

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## If you owe: what happens next

If the result is obligated, these are the steps on record for Manitoba. You register, report and pay yourself; Instica prepares the figures and the files.

[Manitoba: registration is made with WeRecycle Portal.](#registration-registry) [Manitoba: registration is made by this party: The obligated producer.](#registration-who)

[Manitoba: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation.](#organisation-model) [Manitoba: the organisations on record are Recycle Manitoba (MMSM).](#organisation-names) [Manitoba: membership of an organisation is required.](#organisation-membership) [Manitoba: an authorised representative is not required.](#organisation-ar)

#### Flat fees on record

- [Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2025 flat fee is CA$900.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_1)
- [Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2025 flat fee is CA$1,900.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_2)
- [Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2026 flat fee is CA$1,000.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_1)
- [Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2026 flat fee is CA$2,000.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_2)
- [Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2027 flat fee is CA$1,100.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_1)
- [Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2027 flat fee is CA$2,300.00.](#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_2)

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## Frequently asked questions

### <a id="faq-owe"></a>Do I owe packaging EPR in Manitoba?

Under the rules we hold, Manitoba has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner or importer. The size limit on record is CA$750,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.

### <a id="faq-producer"></a>Who is the producer in Manitoba?

At the primary packaging level the producer is the brand owner or importer. The table above lists the other levels.

### <a id="faq-limit"></a>Is there a size limit in Manitoba?

Yes. The limit on record is CA$750,000; below it the rules treat you differently, as the cases above show.

### <a id="faq-organisation"></a>Do I have to join a producer responsibility organisation in Manitoba?

Membership of an organisation is required. The organisations on record: Recycle Manitoba (MMSM).

### <a id="faq-register"></a>Will Instica register or file for me in Manitoba?

No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials.

### <a id="faq-legal"></a>Is this legal advice?

No. This page is information about published rules and an estimate from them, not legal advice. Check the sources named beside each figure before you act.

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## How to read these figures

> **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials.

Every figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice.

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[Our reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers).

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## Facts on this page

Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor.

- <a id="obligated"></a>Manitoba: a packaging EPR obligation applies. [#obligated](#obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="level-other"></a>Manitoba: for other packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-other](#level-other)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="level-primary"></a>Manitoba: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-primary](#level-primary)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="level-secondary"></a>Manitoba: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-secondary](#level-secondary)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="level-service"></a>Manitoba: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-service](#level-service)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="level-shipping"></a>Manitoba: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-shipping](#level-shipping)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="level-tertiary"></a>Manitoba: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner or importer. [#level-tertiary](#level-tertiary)
  Value: brand owner or importer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="revenue-basis"></a>Manitoba: the revenue test, where one applies, counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction. [#revenue-basis](#revenue-basis)
  Value: in_jurisdiction · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
- <a id="revenue-period"></a>Manitoba: revenue is measured over the year in question. [#revenue-period](#revenue-period)
  Value: given year · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
- <a id="revenue-currency"></a>Manitoba: revenue limits are stated in CAD. [#revenue-currency](#revenue-currency)
  Value: CAD · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
- <a id="affiliates"></a>Manitoba: affiliated companies are counted together for the limits. [#affiliates](#affiliates)
  Value: yes · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A Producer is “obligated” if it and/or its Affiliates and Franchisees had gross revenues of more than $750,000 (en)
- <a id="affiliates-definition"></a>Manitoba: the rules define an affiliate as: Affiliates and franchisees count towards the threshold. [#affiliates-definition](#affiliates-definition)
  Value: Affiliates and franchisees count towards the threshold · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A Producer is “obligated” if it and/or its Affiliates and Franchisees had gross revenues of more than $750,000 (en)
- <a id="threshold-obligation_revenue"></a>Manitoba: the revenue limit is CA$750,000. [#threshold-obligation_revenue](#threshold-obligation_revenue)
  Value: 750000 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="threshold-obligation_revenue-effect"></a>Manitoba: at the revenue limit of CA$750,000, the producer is exempt below it. [#threshold-obligation_revenue-effect](#threshold-obligation_revenue-effect)
  Value: exempt_below · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="threshold-obligation_revenue-logic"></a>Manitoba: the revenue rule reads, in plain words: Obligated only above CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue. [#threshold-obligation_revenue-logic](#threshold-obligation_revenue-logic)
  Value: Obligated only above CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="threshold-obligation_revenue-basis"></a>Manitoba: the revenue limit is counted as follows: gross Manitoba revenue including affiliates and franchisees. [#threshold-obligation_revenue-basis](#threshold-obligation_revenue-basis)
  Value: gross Manitoba revenue including affiliates and franchisees · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="threshold-flat_fee_band"></a>Manitoba: the packaging weight limit is 5,000 kg. [#threshold-flat_fee_band](#threshold-flat_fee_band)
  Value: 5000 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="threshold-flat_fee_band-effect"></a>Manitoba: at the packaging weight limit of 5,000 kg, a flat-fee band applies. [#threshold-flat_fee_band-effect](#threshold-flat_fee_band-effect)
  Value: flat_fee_band · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="threshold-flat_fee_band-logic"></a>Manitoba: the packaging weight limit of 5,000 kg applies to figures below it. [#threshold-flat_fee_band-logic](#threshold-flat_fee_band-logic)
  Value: lt · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="threshold-flat_fee_band-basis"></a>Manitoba: the packaging weight limit is counted as follows: A steward supplying under 5,000 kg a year may pay a flat fee instead of material fees, in two bands: 1,000 to 2,499 kg and 2,500 to 5,000 kg. The amounts are published each year and are on that year's fee schedule. [#threshold-flat_fee_band-basis](#threshold-flat_fee_band-basis)
  Value: A steward supplying under 5,000 kg a year may pay a flat fee instead of material fees, in two bands: 1,000 to 2,499 kg and 2,500 to 5,000 kg. The amounts are published each year and are on that year's fee schedule. · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="exemption-below_revenue"></a>Exemption 1: Under CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue, including affiliates and franchisees. [#exemption-below_revenue](#exemption-below_revenue)
  Value: below_revenue · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A Producer is “obligated” if it and/or its Affiliates and Franchisees had gross revenues of more than $750,000 (en)
- <a id="exemption-below_revenue-apply"></a>Manitoba: exemption 1 applies without an application. [#exemption-below_revenue-apply](#exemption-below_revenue-apply)
  Value: no · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A Producer is “obligated” if it and/or its Affiliates and Franchisees had gross revenues of more than $750,000 (en)
- <a id="case-rev_below_obligation_revenue"></a>Manitoba: for case 1 (Revenue of CA$375,000: below the limit) the engine's result is below threshold. [#case-rev_below_obligation_revenue](#case-rev_below_obligation_revenue)
  Value: below_threshold · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="case-rev_at_obligation_revenue"></a>Manitoba: for case 2 (Revenue of CA$750,000: exactly at the limit) the engine's result is below threshold. [#case-rev_at_obligation_revenue](#case-rev_at_obligation_revenue)
  Value: below_threshold · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="case-rev_above_obligation_revenue"></a>Manitoba: for case 3 (Revenue of CA$1,500,000: above the limit) the engine's result is obligated. [#case-rev_above_obligation_revenue](#case-rev_above_obligation_revenue)
  Value: obligated · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
- <a id="case-vol_below_flat_fee_band"></a>Manitoba: for case 4 (Packaging of 2,500 kg: below the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-vol_below_flat_fee_band](#case-vol_below_flat_fee_band)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="case-vol_above_flat_fee_band"></a>Manitoba: for case 5 (Packaging of 10,000 kg: above the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-vol_above_flat_fee_band](#case-vol_above_flat_fee_band)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
- <a id="case-all_above"></a>Manitoba: for case 6 (Above every limit) the engine's result is obligated. [#case-all_above](#case-all_above)
  Value: obligated · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
- <a id="registration-registry"></a>Manitoba: registration is made with WeRecycle Portal. [#registration-registry](#registration-registry)
  Value: WeRecycle Portal · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
- <a id="registration-who"></a>Manitoba: registration is made by this party: The obligated producer. [#registration-who](#registration-who)
  Value: The obligated producer · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
- <a id="organisation-model"></a>Manitoba: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation. [#organisation-model](#organisation-model)
  Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/epr-transition/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Communities run or contract collection services and are funded for up to 80% of eligible net costs. (en)
- <a id="organisation-names"></a>Manitoba: the organisations on record are Recycle Manitoba (MMSM). [#organisation-names](#organisation-names)
  Value: Recycle Manitoba (MMSM) · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/epr-transition/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Communities run or contract collection services and are funded for up to 80% of eligible net costs. (en)
- <a id="organisation-membership"></a>Manitoba: membership of an organisation is required. [#organisation-membership](#organisation-membership)
  Value: yes · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/epr-transition/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Communities run or contract collection services and are funded for up to 80% of eligible net costs. (en)
- <a id="organisation-ar"></a>Manitoba: an authorised representative is not required. [#organisation-ar](#organisation-ar)
  Value: no · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/epr-transition/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Communities run or contract collection services and are funded for up to 80% of eligible net costs. (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_1"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2025 flat fee is CA$900.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_1](#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_1)
  Value: 900 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 1,000 - 2,499 $ 1,000 $ 900 11.1% (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_2"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2025 flat fee is CA$1,900.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_2](#tier-ca_mb_2025-mb_flat_2)
  Value: 1900 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 2,500 - 5,000 $ 2,000 $ 1,900 5.3% (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_1"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2026 flat fee is CA$1,000.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_1](#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_1)
  Value: 1000 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 1,000 - 2,499 $ 1,000 $ 900 11.1% (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_2"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2026 flat fee is CA$2,000.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_2](#tier-ca_mb_2026-mb_flat_2)
  Value: 2000 · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 2,500 - 5,000 $ 2,000 $ 1,900 5.3% (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_1"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 1,000 to 2,499 kg, the 2027 flat fee is CA$1,100.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_1](#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_1)
  Value: 1100 · 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: 1,000 - 2,499 $1,100 $1,000 10.0% (en)
- <a id="tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_2"></a>Manitoba: for packaging of 2,500 to 5,000 kg, the 2027 flat fee is CA$2,300.00. [#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_2](#tier-ca_mb_2027-mb_flat_2)
  Value: 2300 · 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: 2,500 - 5,000 $2,300 $2,000 15.0% (en)

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## Sources

1. recyclemanitoba.ca: for producers (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > had gross revenues of more than $750,000 from the combined sale of all its products and services in Manitoba (en)
2. recyclemanitoba.ca: for producers (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified
   > Is your company a Brand Owner, First Importer or Franchisor? (en)
3. recyclemanitoba.ca: for producers (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Does your company have a gross Manitoba revenue greater than $750,000 in a given year? (en)
4. recyclemanitoba.ca: for producers (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > A Producer is “obligated” if it and/or its Affiliates and Franchisees had gross revenues of more than $750,000 (en)
5. recyclemanitoba.ca: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2025 (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > eligible stewards (supplying less than 5,000 kg annually), can continue filing their detailed reports and paying material fee rates (en)
6. recyclemanitoba.ca: epr transition (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/epr-transition/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Communities run or contract collection services and are funded for up to 80% of eligible net costs. (en)
7. recyclemanitoba.ca: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2025 (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > 1,000 - 2,499 $ 1,000 $ 900 11.1% (en)
8. recyclemanitoba.ca: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2025 (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > 2,500 - 5,000 $ 2,000 $ 1,900 5.3% (en)
9. 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
   > 1,000 - 2,499 $1,100 $1,000 10.0% (en)
10. 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
   > 2,500 - 5,000 $2,300 $2,000 15.0% (en)

## Cite this page

Instica, “Manitoba EPR small business”, https://instica.com/epr/manitoba/do-i-owe, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.

- Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/manitoba/do-i-owe
- Last verified: November 4, 2026
- Last changed: November 4, 2026
- Dataset version: v1-281284b7e7c1
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