# New Brunswick EPR deadlines 2026 Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/deadlines New Brunswick has 3 verified packaging EPR deadlines in the Instica data, reviewed on November 4, 2026, the first falling May 31, 2026. The kinds of date are registration deadline, plan deadline, report deadline. Each carries the period it covers and a quoted source, and you sign and submit every filing yourself. New Brunswick has 3 verified deadlines in the Instica data. Verified means that the date or rule was read from a primary source on the retrieval date shown beside it, with the quote kept in the language of the source. A date that no primary source states is not shown as a date at all: it appears further down as not yet published, with the reason. By shape, the entries are 2 with a fixed calendar date, 1 that repeat on the same day every year. The table lists them in date order, then by kind. The sections after it take each date in turn, then explain what the kinds of date ask of a producer, how to read a yearly rule or a month-only rule, and what to prepare before the day arrives. ## New Brunswick EPR deadlines at a glance **New Brunswick: verified deadlines, with kind, period and source** | Date or rule | Kind | Period covered | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [June 30, 2025](#registration-transition-2025-date) | [Registration deadline](#registration-transition-2025-kind) | Not stated | [laws.gnb.ca](https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37) | | [June 30, 2025](#plan-transition-2025-date) | [Plan submission](#plan-transition-2025-kind) | Not stated | [laws.gnb.ca](https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37) | | [Every year on May 31](#annual-report-annual) | [Report](#annual-report-kind) | [previous calendar year](#annual-report-period) | [laws.gnb.ca](https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37) | ## Each verified date and what it asks of you #### Registration deadline: June 30, 2025 [The registration deadline is June 30, 2025.](#registration-transition-2025-date) Note from the source: [One-off transitional deadline, now past: a producer that was not a brand owner registered under Reg. 2008-54 had to apply for a producer registration by June 30, 2025. Existing brand owners were deemed registered on January 1, 2026 (s 75(1)). Going forward, s 14(2) bars selling or distributing packaging and paper in the province without holding, or acting under, a producer registration.](#registration-transition-2025-notes) > A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025. > > Source: laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Language: en #### Plan submission: June 30, 2025 [The plan deadline is June 30, 2025.](#plan-transition-2025-date) Note from the source: [One-off transitional deadline, now past: each producer (or its PRO) had to submit a stewardship plan under Reg. 2024-37, including performance measures and targets, by June 30, 2025. Plans approved under Reg. 2008-54 expired on December 31, 2025 (s 76(3)). After that, renewal is due no less than 90 days before the approved plan's expiry (s 41(1)).](#plan-transition-2025-notes) > a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025. > > Source: laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Language: en #### Report: May 31 [The report deadline falls on May 31 every year. It covers previous calendar year.](#annual-report-annual) Note from the source: [N.B. Reg. 2024-37 s 45(1): each producer (or its PRO) submits an annual report to the stewardship board (Recycle NB) on the effectiveness of the stewardship plan during the previous calendar year. Plan renewal is relative, not dated: s 41(1) requires a new plan no less than 90 days before the approved plan expires.](#annual-report-notes) > On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board > > Source: laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Language: en ## New Brunswick next to the other places in Canada New Brunswick is one of 9 places in Canada with a verified deadline in the Instica data. With 3 verified deadlines it ranks 5 of 9 by the number of entries (rank 1 has the most). By the first dated entry in 2026, May 31, 2026, it ranks 5 of 9, sharing that day with 4 other places. In Canada the earliest first date in 2026 belongs to British Columbia (January 31, 2026) and the latest to Yukon (May 31, 2026). Closest in time to the first date of New Brunswick, measured against the other places in Canada: Nova Scotia (May 31, 2026, the same day); Ontario (May 31, 2026, the same day); Québec (May 31, 2026, the same day). Neighbours on the map that have a dated entry in 2026, compared with the first date of New Brunswick: Nova Scotia (May 31, 2026, the same day); Québec (May 31, 2026, the same day). Across all 48 places with a verified deadline in the Instica data, whatever the region, 3 entries for New Brunswick sits against a median of 3 per place, and 12 places have fewer. The first dated entry of New Brunswick in 2026, May 31, 2026, ranks 13 of 45 places with a dated entry, level with 7 others; the earliest anywhere is Colorado (January 1, 2026) and the latest is Germany (December 31, 2026). ## New Brunswick: each kind of date against Canada Each kind of date that New Brunswick has in 2026 is set below against the other places in Canada that have a dated entry of the same kind. The rank counts places with an earlier date, so rank 1 is the earliest. Report: New Brunswick has May 31, 2026. Of the 9 places in Canada with a dated report deadline in 2026, it ranks 1. The earliest is British Columbia (May 31, 2026) and the latest is Alberta (June 30, 2026). ## New Brunswick: how the weekday moves from year to year A yearly rule keeps its day and month, but the weekday moves from one year to the next. For the entries of New Brunswick that land on a day in more than one of 2026, 2027, 2028, the weekday in each year is shown below. Report: 2026 on a Sunday (May 31, 2026); 2027 on a Monday (May 31, 2027); 2028 on a Wednesday (May 31, 2028). The day falls on a weekend in 2026. ## What each kind of date means #### Registration deadline A registration deadline is the date by which a producer has to be on the register, or signed up with the programme, before it places covered packaging on the market. Who has to register depends on the place: it is often the brand owner, the importer or the marketplace, and the quote under each date shows the wording. Instica reads the date from the source and shows it beside the period it opens. The registration itself is something you do in the official registry. #### Plan submission A plan deadline is the date by which a programme plan or similar document has to be filed with the authority. It is not a fee or a weight report, so Instica lists the date and the source, and the document itself is yours to write and file. #### Report A report deadline is the date by which the packaging quantities for a stated period have to reach the receiving office or programme. The period covered is shown with the date, because the same report can be due a few months after the period ends. Instica measures and estimates the weights, prepares the file in the layout of the recipient and shows you the numbers; you sign and submit it in the official portal. ## How dates, yearly rules and month-only rules read A fixed date is shown as the source gives it, formatted for your language. It is a calendar day, not a time of day, and it applies in the local time of the office that receives the filing. Where a fixed date is the first of a yearly series, the entry says so. A yearly rule gives a day and a month with no year, and it applies again every year. The page shows the rule as the source states it and the calendar feed repeats it each year. When a rule changes, the source changes first and this page follows on the next review. Dates in this data can be revised by the programme or the authority. Each entry shows the day it was retrieved, so you can see how old it is, and a newer source always wins over this page. ## Dates the sources have not published yet New Brunswick: the data lists no entry that is still pending. Every deadline above is verified. ## Who sets and receives these dates New Brunswick: Registration runs through [Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)](#registry); the party that registers is described as [The producer](#who-registers). The dates above are the ones that registry and its programme publish, so they are the ones your filings are measured against. Producers meet the duty through [a single producer responsibility organisation](#organisation-model); the organisations named in the data are [Circular Materials](#organisation-names); membership of the organisation is required. Programmes can publish their own dates, such as invoice days, next to the dates of the authority, and both kinds of date are listed when a source states them. ## The file that goes with the date New Brunswick: the recipient has not yet published a file layout for these reports, so the data holds no layout to show. Instica does not fill the gap with a guess; the report-format page records what is still open. When the layout is published, Instica prepares the file in it from your measured and estimated quantities, and you upload it yourself. Open the New Brunswick report-format page ## Preparing before the date 1. Check whether you have to register at all, and with whom, before the registration date arrives; the first report cannot be filed without it. 2. Count the packaging you place on the market in the period the date covers. Weigh a sample of each pack, record the material of each part and note where each weight comes from: measured, supplied by your supplier, estimated or declared. 3. Group the weights the way the recipient groups them. The report-format page for this place lists the columns, the units and the rounding the file expects. 4. Estimate the fee from the published rate schedule, if the programme charges by weight or material, and keep the working so you can explain every figure. 5. Read the source quote under the date once more, because the programme can change a day or a period between reviews. 6. Sign in to the official portal yourself, check the prepared file and submit it. Instica stores no portal credentials and files nothing for you. ## Add these dates to your calendar 3 of the 3 verified dates for New Brunswick have a day in the source and are in the calendar feed. Subscribe once and your calendar adds new dates after each review. Every event carries the source address of the date, so you can open the page the date comes from. Entries without a day stay on this page. Interactive tool: Deadline calendar feed (ICS) (works on the web page) ## Questions about New Brunswick EPR deadlines ### When is the New Brunswick EPR report due? The data lists these report dates for New Brunswick: Every year on May 31. Read the period each one covers in the table above, and open the source to confirm the day before you file. ### Which period does a New Brunswick deadline cover? The sources describe these periods: previous calendar year. A report is usually filed after the period it covers ends, so the date and the period are different things and both are shown. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does Instica submit the report for me? No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares the figures and the file. You sign in to the official portal, check the file and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores your portal credentials. ### How do I add the New Brunswick dates to my calendar? Use the calendar block on this page: download the file or subscribe with the feed address. Each event has the day, the kind of date and the address of the source. Dates that the source gives only as a month or in words are not in the feed. ### What if a source changes a date after this review? The source wins. Every entry shows the day it was retrieved. Check the source address before you act, and use the next review of this page for the change. ## How to read this page > **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every date and layout on this page comes from the source named beside it and is shown as published on the retrieval date; it can change, so check the source before you act. You sign and submit each report yourself in the regulator or programme portal. Instica stores no portal credentials and files nothing for you. This page is information, not legal advice. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - New Brunswick: the source at laws.gnb.ca lists a registration deadline. [#registration-transition-2025-kind](#registration-transition-2025-kind) Value: registration · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the registration deadline is June 30, 2025 (laws.gnb.ca, retrieved November 4, 2026). [#registration-transition-2025-date](#registration-transition-2025-date) Value: June 30, 2025 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the source notes for the registration deadline: One-off transitional deadline, now past: a producer that was not a brand owner registered under Reg. 2008-54 had to apply for a producer registration by June 30, 2025. Existing brand owners were deemed registered on January 1, 2026 (s 75(1)). Going forward, s 14(2) bars selling or distributing packaging and paper in the province without holding, or acting under, a producer registration. (laws.gnb.ca). [#registration-transition-2025-notes](#registration-transition-2025-notes) Value: One-off transitional deadline, now past: a producer that was not a brand owner registered under Reg. 2008-54 had to apply for a producer registration by June 30, 2025. Existing brand owners were deemed registered on January 1, 2026 (s 75(1)). Going forward, s 14(2) bars selling or distributing packaging and paper in the province without holding, or acting under, a producer registration. · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the source at laws.gnb.ca lists a plan deadline. [#plan-transition-2025-kind](#plan-transition-2025-kind) Value: plan · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the plan deadline is June 30, 2025 (laws.gnb.ca, retrieved November 4, 2026). [#plan-transition-2025-date](#plan-transition-2025-date) Value: June 30, 2025 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the source notes for the plan deadline: One-off transitional deadline, now past: each producer (or its PRO) had to submit a stewardship plan under Reg. 2024-37, including performance measures and targets, by June 30, 2025. Plans approved under Reg. 2008-54 expired on December 31, 2025 (s 76(3)). After that, renewal is due no less than 90 days before the approved plan's expiry (s 41(1)). (laws.gnb.ca). [#plan-transition-2025-notes](#plan-transition-2025-notes) Value: One-off transitional deadline, now past: each producer (or its PRO) had to submit a stewardship plan under Reg. 2024-37, including performance measures and targets, by June 30, 2025. Plans approved under Reg. 2008-54 expired on December 31, 2025 (s 76(3)). After that, renewal is due no less than 90 days before the approved plan's expiry (s 41(1)). · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025. (en) - New Brunswick: the source at laws.gnb.ca lists a report deadline. [#annual-report-kind](#annual-report-kind) Value: report · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the report deadline falls on May 31 every year (laws.gnb.ca, retrieved November 4, 2026). [#annual-report-annual](#annual-report-annual) Value: May 31 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the report deadline covers previous calendar year (laws.gnb.ca). [#annual-report-period](#annual-report-period) Value: previous calendar year · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the source notes for the report deadline: N.B. Reg. 2024-37 s 45(1): each producer (or its PRO) submits an annual report to the stewardship board (Recycle NB) on the effectiveness of the stewardship plan during the previous calendar year. Plan renewal is relative, not dated: s 41(1) requires a new plan no less than 90 days before the approved plan expires. (laws.gnb.ca). [#annual-report-notes](#annual-report-notes) Value: N.B. Reg. 2024-37 s 45(1): each producer (or its PRO) submits an annual report to the stewardship board (Recycle NB) on the effectiveness of the stewardship plan during the previous calendar year. Plan renewal is relative, not dated: s 41(1) requires a new plan no less than 90 days before the approved plan expires. · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: producers register with Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board). [#registry](#registry) Value: Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board) · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the party that registers is described as The producer. [#who-registers](#who-registers) Value: The producer · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation. [#organisation-model](#organisation-model) Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the organisations named in the data are Circular Materials. [#organisation-names](#organisation-names) Value: Circular Materials · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: membership of the organisation is required. [#organisation-membership](#organisation-membership) Value: yes · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: the report file layout is not yet published. [#format-pending](#format-pending) Value: not yet published · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: proposed Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) - New Brunswick: 3 verified deadlines in the bundle (reviewed November 4, 2026). [#deadline-count](#deadline-count) Value: 3 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified ## Related pages ### More for this jurisdiction - [New Brunswick EPR fee rates 2025](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/fees/2025) - [New Brunswick EPR fee schedule 2026](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/fees/2026) - [New Brunswick EPR fees 2027](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/fees/2027) - [New Brunswick EPR obligation](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/do-i-owe) - [Sell on Amazon EPR New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/new-brunswick) - [New Brunswick EPR do I have to register](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/updates) - [Bottles packaging EPR New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/bottle/new-brunswick) - [Cans EPR fees New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/can/new-brunswick) - [Cartons packaging EPR New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/carton/new-brunswick) - [Labels packaging EPR New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/label/new-brunswick) - [Mailers EPR fees New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/mailer/new-brunswick) - [Pouches EPR fees New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/pouch/new-brunswick) ### Related pages - [EBay packaging EPR Norway fees](https://instica.com/epr/norway/deadlines) - [Nova Scotia packaging report template](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia/deadlines) - [Québec packaging fee calculator](https://instica.com/epr/quebec/deadlines) - [Saskatchewan EPR fee rates 2027](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan/deadlines) - [Spain EPR fee rates 2026](https://instica.com/epr/spain/deadlines) - [Switzerland EPR reporting deadline](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland/deadlines) ## Sources 1. laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified > A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025. (en) 2. laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified > a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025. (en) 3. laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified > On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board (en) 4. laws.gnb.ca (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board (en) ## Cite this page Instica, “New Brunswick EPR deadlines 2026”, https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/deadlines, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0. - Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/deadlines - Last verified: November 4, 2026 - Last changed: November 4, 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/new-brunswick/deadlines.md · https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick/deadlines.json