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  "url": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia",
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    "md": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia.md",
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  "key": "A:CA-NS",
  "family": "A",
  "locale": "en",
  "lang": "en-US",
  "title": "Nova Scotia extended producer responsibility: rules",
  "h1": "Nova Scotia extended producer responsibility",
  "description": "Nova Scotia requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act.",
  "answer": "Nova Scotia requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations). The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator. We record 2 thresholds and 4 dated deadlines.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-05",
  "dataset": {
    "version": "v1-281284b7e7c1",
    "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "licenceLine": "Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page."
  },
  "cite": "Instica, “Nova Scotia extended producer responsibility”, https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia, last verified 2026-11-05, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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    {
      "name": "Nova Scotia"
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      "id": "regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#regime",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.regime",
      "statement": "The packaging EPR regime in Nova Scotia is recorded as Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations).",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
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      }
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      "id": "regulator",
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      "statement": "The regulator named for Nova Scotia is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "the Resource Recovery Fund Board established under Section 98 of the Act",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.obligated",
      "statement": "Producers placing packaging on the market in Nova Scotia carry a packaging EPR obligation.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
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        "label": null
      }
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      "id": "producer-default",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#producer-default",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.producer_hierarchy",
      "statement": "In Nova Scotia, the party that carries the obligation by default is the brand owner, importer, and seller.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident",
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      "id": "transfer",
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      "statement": "In Nova Scotia, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "the producer for the purposes of",
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        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "revenue-scope",
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      "statement": "Where a revenue test applies in Nova Scotia, it is measured on revenue earned in the jurisdiction over annual, in CAD.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
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    {
      "id": "affiliates",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#affiliates",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.affiliates",
      "statement": "Whether affiliates are counted together in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Affiliate aggregation not read.",
      "value": null,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": true,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.",
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        "status": "pending",
        "label": null
      }
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      "id": "threshold-small_producer_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#threshold-small_producer_revenue",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.thresholds[small_producer_revenue]",
      "statement": "Nova Scotia sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,000,000.00; effect: the producer is exempt below it.",
      "value": 1000000,
      "unit": "CAD",
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        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "“small producer” means (i) a producer whose gross annual revenue in the Province is less than $1 000 000",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "threshold-small_producer_tonnage",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#threshold-small_producer_tonnage",
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      "statement": "Nova Scotia sets a tonnage threshold of 1 tonne; effect: the producer is exempt below it.",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "a producer who supplies less than 1 tonne of designated material in",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "exemption-small_producer",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#exemption-small_producer",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.exemptions[small_producer]",
      "statement": "Exemption in Nova Scotia: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt. It applies without a separate application.",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "a small producer.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "registration",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#registration",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.registration",
      "statement": "Registration in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Producer registration wording not read.",
      "value": null,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": true,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "Registration requirement for producer responsibility organization",
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        "status": "pending",
        "label": null
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      "id": "organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#organisation",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.organisation",
      "statement": "In Nova Scotia, the system runs through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.",
      "value": "single_pro",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "categories",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#categories",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.categories",
      "statement": "The packaging taxonomy in Nova Scotia has 33 categories. Granularity: material category.",
      "value": 33,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf",
        "quote": "Newspapers 82",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "labelling",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#labelling",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.labelling",
      "statement": "Labelling in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: On-pack labelling rules were not read for this jurisdiction.",
      "value": null,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": true,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "pending",
        "label": null
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    },
    {
      "id": "languages",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#languages",
      "leafPath": "CA-NS.languages",
      "statement": "Languages in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Portal language rules not read.",
      "value": null,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": true,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm",
        "quote": "For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "pending",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.obligated",
      "statement": "New Brunswick carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-regime",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.regime",
      "statement": "The regime in New Brunswick is recorded as Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act).",
      "value": "Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "This Regulation may be cited as the Designated Materials Regulation – Clean Environment Act",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-regulator",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-regulator",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.regulator",
      "statement": "The regulator in New Brunswick is Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board).",
      "value": "Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "The stewardship board established by the Minister under section 22.1 of the Act, to be known as Recycle New Brunswick, is continued.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-organisation",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.organisation",
      "statement": "New Brunswick runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.",
      "value": "single_pro",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-registration",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-registration",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.registration",
      "statement": "New Brunswick requires registration with Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board).",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-threshold",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-threshold",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.thresholds[revenue_exempt]",
      "statement": "New Brunswick sets a revenue threshold of CA$2,000,000.00.",
      "value": 2000000,
      "unit": "CAD",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "quote": "the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-NB-deadline",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-NB-deadline",
      "leafPath": "CA-NB.deadlines[registration_transition_2025]",
      "statement": "New Brunswick has a registration deadline on June 30, 2025.",
      "value": "2025-06-30",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37",
        "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.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.obligated",
      "statement": "Ontario carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-regime",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.regime",
      "statement": "The regime in Ontario is recorded as Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation.",
      "value": "Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/",
        "quote": "Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-regulator",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-regulator",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.regulator",
      "statement": "The regulator in Ontario is Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA).",
      "value": "Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s registry.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-organisation",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.organisation",
      "statement": "Ontario runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation.",
      "value": "multiple_pros",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "PROs operate in a competitive market, and producers can choose the PRO (or PROs) they want to work with.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-registration",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-registration",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.registration",
      "statement": "Ontario requires registration with RPRA Registry.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-threshold",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-threshold",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.thresholds[revenue_exemption]",
      "statement": "Ontario sets a revenue threshold of below CA$2,000,000.00.",
      "value": 2000000,
      "unit": "CAD",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-ON-deadline",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-ON-deadline",
      "leafPath": "CA-ON.deadlines[supply_report_2026]",
      "statement": "Ontario has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2026.",
      "value": "2026-05-31",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
        "quote": "Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-BC-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-BC-obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-BC.obligated",
      "statement": "British Columbia carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/449_2004",
        "quote": "commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $200 000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-BC-regime",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-BC-regime",
      "leafPath": "CA-BC.regime",
      "statement": "The regime in British Columbia is recorded as Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 449/2004 (packaging and paper product category).",
      "value": "Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 449/2004 (packaging and paper product category)",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/449_2004",
        "quote": "commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $200 000.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp-CA-BC-organisation",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-BC-organisation",
      "leafPath": "CA-BC.organisation",
      "statement": "British Columbia runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Recycle BC.",
      "value": "single_pro",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://recyclebc.ca/producers/resources/producer-faqs/",
        "quote": "Recycle BC is the only organization that businesses can join in order to fulfill the requirements of Schedule 5 of the BC Recycling Regulation",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-BC-registration",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-BC-registration",
      "leafPath": "CA-BC.registration",
      "statement": "British Columbia requires registration with Recycle BC membership, registered through the WeRecycle Portal.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://recyclebc.ca/producers/resources/producer-faqs/",
        "quote": "To become a member of the Recycle BC program please visit the WeRecycle Portal and follow the steps to register as a new producer.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
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      "id": "cmp-CA-MB-regime",
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      "source": {
        "url": "https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/",
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      "source": {
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        "status": "verified",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "statement": "The regime in Yukon is recorded as Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, OIC 2024/19 (effective 2024-01-25; launched 2025-11-01).",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-CA-YT-organisation",
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      "leafPath": "CA-YT.organisation",
      "statement": "Yukon runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.yukon.ca/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2024/2024-0019/2024-0019.pdf",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-YT-threshold",
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      "leafPath": "CA-YT.thresholds[small_steward_revenue]",
      "statement": "Yukon sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,000,000.00.",
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      "unit": "CAD",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://laws.yukon.ca/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2024/2024-0019/2024-0019.pdf",
        "quote": "completed year of less than $1,000,000,",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-AB-obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-AB-obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-AB.obligated",
      "statement": "Alberta carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf",
        "quote": "PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf",
        "quote": "PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-CA-AB-regulator",
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      "leafPath": "CA-AB.regulator",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf",
        "quote": "PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-CA-AB-threshold",
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      "leafPath": "CA-AB.thresholds[fee_exempt_revenue]",
      "statement": "Alberta sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,500,000.00.",
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      "unit": "CAD",
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-AB-deadline",
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      "leafPath": "CA-AB.deadlines[collection_service_2026]",
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      "value": "2026-10-01",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf",
        "quote": "A PPP Producer must provide, by October 1, 2026, to single-family dwellings in Registered Communities that were not receiving recycling service",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-SK-obligated",
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      "leafPath": "CA-SK.obligated",
      "statement": "Saskatchewan carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.skrecycles.ca/low-volume-producers/",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "cmp-CA-SK-regime",
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      "statement": "The regime in Saskatchewan is recorded as Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.skrecycles.ca/low-volume-producers/",
        "quote": "Businesses supplying less than 1,000 kg of packaging and paper annually to Saskatchewan residents are exempt from registration and reporting requirements.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-SK-organisation",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.skrecycles.ca/producers/register/are-you-a-producer/",
        "quote": "If a business or organization supplies packaging to consumers in Saskatchewan and is the brand owner resident in Canada",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-SK-registration",
      "leafPath": "CA-SK.registration",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.skrecycles.ca/producers/register/are-you-a-producer/",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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    },
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      "id": "cmp-CA-SK-threshold",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia#cmp-CA-SK-threshold",
      "leafPath": "CA-SK.thresholds[low_volume_weight]",
      "statement": "Saskatchewan sets a packaging weight threshold of 1,000 kg.",
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      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nNova Scotia requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations). The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator. We record 2 thresholds and 4 dated deadlines."
    },
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "heading": "Packaging EPR in Nova Scotia: what we have verified",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"overview\"></a>\n\n## Packaging EPR in Nova Scotia: what we have verified\n\nThis page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Nova Scotia. 9 of 15 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 6 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on November 4, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 5, 2026.\n\n- **Regime**: [Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations)](#regime)\n- **Regulator**: [Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator](#regulator)\n- **Producers obliged**: [Yes](#obligated)\n- **System**: [a single producer responsibility organisation](#organisation)\n- **Registration**: Not yet published\n- **Fee schedules**: 2\n\n<a id=\"regime\"></a>The packaging EPR regime in Nova Scotia is recorded as Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations).\n\n<a id=\"regulator\"></a>The regulator named for Nova Scotia is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator.\n\n<a id=\"obligated\"></a>Producers placing packaging on the market in Nova Scotia carry a packaging EPR obligation.\n\n> For the purposes of these regulations, the implementation date is December 1, 2025.\n>\n> Source: Regime (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Nova Scotia: treatment of affiliates, registration, labelling, targets, penalties, and filing languages. Each of these stays blank until a primary source is verified; we do not fill gaps from memory or from other jurisdictions."
    },
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      "id": "who",
      "heading": "Who is the producer in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"who\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer in Nova Scotia\n\nIn Nova Scotia, packaging EPR obliges producers to organise or fund the collection and recycling of the packaging they place on the market. The sections below set out who counts as the producer, which thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, and what has to be filed.\n\nThe producer hierarchy decides who answers for a pack when several businesses touch it. For Nova Scotia, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.\n\n<a id=\"producer-hierarchy\"></a>**Who is the producer in Nova Scotia, by packaging level**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer roles recorded |\n| --- | --- |\n| primary (sales) packaging | brand owner, importer, seller |\n| secondary packaging | brand owner, importer, seller |\n| tertiary (transport) packaging | brand owner, importer, seller |\n\n<a id=\"producer-default\"></a>In Nova Scotia, the party that carries the obligation by default is the brand owner, importer, and seller.\n\n> the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident\n>\n> Source: Producer hierarchy (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"transfer\"></a>In Nova Scotia, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.\n\nTransfer detail: Franchisor is the producer if it has NS franchises\n\n<a id=\"affiliates\"></a>Whether affiliates are counted together in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Affiliate aggregation not read.\n\n<a id=\"revenue-scope\"></a>Where a revenue test applies in Nova Scotia, it is measured on revenue earned in the jurisdiction over annual, in CAD.\n\nRoles matter because an online seller, an importer and a brand owner can each be the producer for the same pack, and a pack is counted once. If you sell into Nova Scotia through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting."
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    {
      "id": "thresholds",
      "heading": "Thresholds that apply in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Thresholds that apply in Nova Scotia\n\nThresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Nova Scotia publishes 2 verified thresholds.\n\n<a id=\"thresholds-table\"></a>**Thresholds recorded for Nova Scotia**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [revenue](#threshold-small_producer_revenue) | CA$1,000,000.00 | the producer is exempt below it | Small producer: under CAD 1,000,000 gross NS revenue |\n| [tonnage](#threshold-small_producer_tonnage) | 1 tonne | the producer is exempt below it | Or under 1 tonne |\n\n<a id=\"threshold-small_producer_revenue\"></a>Nova Scotia sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,000,000.00; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the revenue threshold: gross Nova Scotia revenue.\n\n> “small producer” means (i) a producer whose gross annual revenue in the Province is less than $1 000 000\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"threshold-small_producer_tonnage\"></a>Nova Scotia sets a tonnage threshold of 1 tonne; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the tonnage threshold: designated material supplied in the Province.\n\n> a producer who supplies less than 1 tonne of designated material in\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
    },
    {
      "id": "exemptions",
      "heading": "Exemptions in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions in Nova Scotia\n\nAn exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Nova Scotia lists 1 exemption in the dataset. Some apply automatically; others only apply if you ask the regulator for them, usually within a window.\n\n<a id=\"exemption-small_producer\"></a>Exemption in Nova Scotia: Small producers and societies (except educational) are exempt. It applies without a separate application.\n\n> a small producer.\n>\n> Source: Exemption (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
    },
    {
      "id": "registration-system",
      "heading": "Registration and the system in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"registration-system\"></a>\n\n## Registration and the system in Nova Scotia\n\nRegistration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Nova Scotia asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.\n\n<a id=\"registration\"></a>Registration in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Producer registration wording not read.\n\n<a id=\"organisation\"></a>In Nova Scotia, the system runs through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.\n\n> A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its\n>\n> Source: Organisation (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n<a id=\"categories\"></a>The packaging taxonomy in Nova Scotia has 33 categories. Granularity: material category."
    },
    {
      "id": "deadlines",
      "heading": "Deadlines in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"deadlines\"></a>\n\n## Deadlines in Nova Scotia\n\nNova Scotia records 4 deadlines, 4 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Nova Scotia.\n\nThe next dated obligation we hold for Nova Scotia falls on April 30, 2030. No later dated obligation is recorded.\n\n1 obligation recurs on a fixed day each year rather than on a single date.\n\nSee every deadline for Nova Scotia, with its period and what it requires, on the [Nova Scotia deadlines page](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia/deadlines).\n\nA deadline is a date the regulator published, not a date we set. We can estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file; you sign and submit it in the regulator's own portal."
    },
    {
      "id": "fees-reporting",
      "heading": "Fees and reporting in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"fees-reporting\"></a>\n\n## Fees and reporting in Nova Scotia\n\nNova Scotia publishes 2 fee schedules, for fee years 2026 and 2027. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.\n\n- [Nova Scotia 2026 fees](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia/fees/2026): rates by material for fee year 2026.\n- [Nova Scotia 2027 fees](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia/fees/2027): rates by material for fee year 2027.\n\nThe report you file is a defined file or form. Nova Scotia records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.\n\nNova Scotia producer annual report is a csv file submitted through WeRecycle Portal. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.\n\nColumns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Nova Scotia report format page."
    },
    {
      "id": "obligations",
      "heading": "Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"obligations\"></a>\n\n## Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Nova Scotia\n\n<a id=\"labelling\"></a>Labelling in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: On-pack labelling rules were not read for this jurisdiction.\n\n<a id=\"languages\"></a>Languages in Nova Scotia: not yet published. Reason: Portal language rules not read.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Recycling and recovery targets for Nova Scotia: Not yet published. Reason: Targets were not read from the regulation.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Penalties for Nova Scotia: Not yet published. Reason: Penalty provisions were not read.\n\nLabelling, language, target and penalty rules are the parts of a regime that are easiest to miss. A report filed in the wrong language or a pack without a required mark can cost as much as a late payment, so read each of these against your own products."
    },
    {
      "id": "compare",
      "heading": "Nova Scotia compared with nearby places",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"compare\"></a>\n\n## Nova Scotia compared with nearby places\n\nRules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Nova Scotia usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Nova Scotia against the places closest to it that have verified data.\n\n<a id=\"neighbours\"></a>**Nova Scotia read against neighbouring and similar places**\n\n| Place | Producers obliged | Regulator | Registration |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-NB-obligated) | [Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)](#cmp-CA-NB-regulator) | Required |\n| Ontario | [Yes](#cmp-CA-ON-obligated) | [Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA)](#cmp-CA-ON-regulator) | Required |\n| [British Columbia](https://instica.com/epr/british-columbia) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-BC-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-QC-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Manitoba](https://instica.com/epr/manitoba) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-MB-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Yukon](https://instica.com/epr/yukon) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-YT-obligated) | [Government of Yukon, Ministry of the Environment](#cmp-CA-YT-regulator) | Not yet published |\n| [Alberta](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-AB-obligated) | [Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA)](#cmp-CA-AB-regulator) | Not yet published |\n| [Saskatchewan](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-SK-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |"
    },
    {
      "id": "compare-records",
      "heading": "Records behind the comparison",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"compare-records\"></a>\n\n## Records behind the comparison\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-NB-regime\"></a>The regime in New Brunswick is recorded as Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-NB-organisation\"></a>New Brunswick runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-NB-threshold\"></a>New Brunswick sets a revenue threshold of CA$2,000,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-NB-deadline\"></a>New Brunswick has a registration deadline on June 30, 2025.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-ON-regime\"></a>The regime in Ontario is recorded as Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-ON-organisation\"></a>Ontario runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-ON-threshold\"></a>Ontario sets a revenue threshold of below CA$2,000,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-ON-deadline\"></a>Ontario has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-BC-regime\"></a>The regime in British Columbia is recorded as Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 449/2004 (packaging and paper product category).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-BC-organisation\"></a>British Columbia runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Recycle BC.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-BC-threshold\"></a>British Columbia sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,000,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-QC-regime\"></a>The regime in Québec is recorded as Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials (Q-2, r. 46.01).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-QC-organisation\"></a>Québec runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-QC-threshold\"></a>Québec sets a tonnage threshold of 1 tonne.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-QC-deadline\"></a>Québec has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-MB-regime\"></a>The regime in Manitoba is recorded as Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation, M.R. 195/2008.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-MB-organisation\"></a>Manitoba runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Recycle Manitoba (MMSM).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-MB-threshold\"></a>Manitoba sets a revenue threshold of CA$750,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-YT-regime\"></a>The regime in Yukon is recorded as Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, OIC 2024/19 (effective 2024-01-25; launched 2025-11-01).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-YT-organisation\"></a>Yukon runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-YT-threshold\"></a>Yukon sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,000,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-AB-regime\"></a>The regime in Alberta is recorded as Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (packaging, paper products).\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-AB-threshold\"></a>Alberta sets a revenue threshold of CA$1,500,000.00.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-AB-deadline\"></a>Alberta has a deadline of another kind on October 1, 2026.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-SK-regime\"></a>The regime in Saskatchewan is recorded as Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-SK-organisation\"></a>Saskatchewan runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: SK Recycles.\n\n<a id=\"cmp-CA-SK-threshold\"></a>Saskatchewan sets a packaging weight threshold of 1,000 kg."
    },
    {
      "id": "pairs",
      "heading": "Nova Scotia read against each neighbour",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"pairs\"></a>\n\n## Nova Scotia read against each neighbour\n\nEach paragraph reads Nova Scotia against one place from the table above, using only records verified for both. A part is left out when either side is not yet published.\n\nNova Scotia and [New Brunswick](#cmp-CA-NB-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator in Nova Scotia and [Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)](#cmp-CA-NB-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first threshold is CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia against [CA$2,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-CA-NB-threshold) in New Brunswick, so a seller can be in scope here and below the line next door. The earliest recorded deadline is January 1, 2024 in Nova Scotia and [June 30, 2025](#cmp-CA-NB-deadline) in New Brunswick, 546 days earlier here.\n\nNova Scotia and [Ontario](#cmp-CA-ON-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator in Nova Scotia and [Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA)](#cmp-CA-ON-regulator) next door. Nova Scotia runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Ontario runs [more than one producer responsibility organisation](#cmp-CA-ON-organisation). The first threshold is CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia against [CA$2,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-CA-ON-threshold) in Ontario, so a seller can be in scope here and below the line next door. The earliest recorded deadline is January 1, 2024 in Nova Scotia and [May 31, 2026](#cmp-CA-ON-deadline) in Ontario, 881 days earlier here.\n\nNova Scotia and [British Columbia](#cmp-CA-BC-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first threshold is the same in both, CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue. \n\nNova Scotia and [Québec](#cmp-CA-QC-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia and [1 tonne of tonnage](#cmp-CA-QC-threshold) in Québec, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is January 1, 2024 in Nova Scotia and [May 31, 2026](#cmp-CA-QC-deadline) in Québec, 881 days earlier here.\n\nNova Scotia and [Manitoba](#cmp-CA-MB-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first threshold is CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia against [CA$750,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-CA-MB-threshold) in Manitoba, so a small seller can be in scope next door while below the line here. \n\nNova Scotia and [Yukon](#cmp-CA-YT-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator in Nova Scotia and [Government of Yukon, Ministry of the Environment](#cmp-CA-YT-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first threshold is the same in both, CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue. \n\nNova Scotia and [Alberta](#cmp-CA-AB-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator in Nova Scotia and [Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA)](#cmp-CA-AB-regulator) next door. The first threshold is CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia against [CA$1,500,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-CA-AB-threshold) in Alberta, so a seller can be in scope here and below the line next door. The earliest recorded deadline is January 1, 2024 in Nova Scotia and [October 1, 2026](#cmp-CA-AB-deadline) in Alberta, 1004 days earlier here.\n\nNova Scotia and [Saskatchewan](#cmp-CA-SK-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: CA$1,000,000.00 of revenue in Nova Scotia and [1,000 kg of packaging weight](#cmp-CA-SK-threshold) in Saskatchewan, so the figures cannot be compared directly."
    },
    {
      "id": "position",
      "heading": "Where Nova Scotia sits among the places we cover",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"position\"></a>\n\n## Where Nova Scotia sits among the places we cover\n\nCounted by verified core records, Nova Scotia holds 9 of 17 and ranks 20 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (10), [Spain](https://instica.com/epr/spain) (10), [Croatia](https://instica.com/epr/croatia) (10), [Latvia](https://instica.com/epr/latvia) (10), [Norway](https://instica.com/epr/norway) (10) and [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (10). The places just behind it are [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (9), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (9), [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) (9), [Sweden](https://instica.com/epr/sweden) (9), [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) (9) and [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (9).\n\nCounting every verified record, not only the core fields, Nova Scotia holds 16 and ranks 20 of 53. Ahead of it are [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) (17), Czechia (17), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (17), [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (17), [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) (17) and [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) (16). Behind it are [Saskatchewan](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan) (16), [Switzerland](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland) (16), [Croatia](https://instica.com/epr/croatia) (16), [Spain](https://instica.com/epr/spain) (15), [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/italy) (15) and [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) (15).\n\n9 of the 13 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Nova Scotia sits with the places that have one.\n\nOrdered by earliest verified deadline, Nova Scotia comes 3 of 41, on January 1, 2024. Before it come [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) (January 1, 2023, 365 days earlier) and Czechia (January 1, 2023, 365 days earlier). After it come [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) (June 30, 2025, 546 days later), [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) (July 1, 2025, 547 days later), [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (January 1, 2026, 731 days later), [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (March 1, 2026, 790 days later), Ontario (May 31, 2026, 881 days later) and [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (May 31, 2026, 881 days later).\n\nAmong places whose first threshold is also counted in revenue, Nova Scotia sits 3 of 7 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.\n\n<a id=\"threshold-ladder\"></a>**First thresholds near Nova Scotia, lowest first**\n\n| Place | First threshold | Against this page |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [Manitoba](https://instica.com/epr/manitoba) | CA$750,000.00 | Lower |\n| [British Columbia](https://instica.com/epr/british-columbia) | CA$1,000,000.00 | Equal |\n| [Nova Scotia](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia) | CA$1,000,000.00 | This page |\n| [Yukon](https://instica.com/epr/yukon) | CA$1,000,000.00 | Equal |\n| [Alberta](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) | CA$1,500,000.00 | Higher |\n| [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) | CA$2,000,000.00 | Higher |\n| Ontario | CA$2,000,000.00 | Higher |"
    },
    {
      "id": "prepare",
      "heading": "What to prepare for Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"prepare\"></a>\n\n## What to prepare for Nova Scotia\n\n1. Work out whether you are the producer for each product you sell in Nova Scotia, using the producer roles above.\n2. Compare your Nova Scotia revenue and packaging weight with each threshold in the table; keep the working.\n3. Put every dated deadline above in your calendar, with the period it covers.\n4. Collect packaging weights by material so the report file can be prepared to the format above.\n5. Sign and submit your filings yourself in the regulator's portal; Instica never stores portal credentials and never files for you.\n\nInstica measures packaging, estimates what you may owe and prepares the report file. It does not decide whether you are obliged; that stays with you and the regulator."
    },
    {
      "id": "method",
      "heading": "How to read this page",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"method\"></a>\n\n## How to read this page\n\nEvery statement on this page is generated from a verified record, and each record keeps its source address, the date we retrieved it, and, where the source is a statute or notice, the quoted text. A value marked \"not yet published\" has no verified source yet; we show the reason instead of a number.\n\nQuotes are shown in the language of the source with a labelled summary in English. The summary helps you read; the quote is what the source says. If the two ever differ, the quote governs.\n\nNova Scotia has 9 of 15 core fields verified. The remaining 6 are listed in the overview. When one of them is published, the page changes and the \"last verified\" date moves; until then, the safest assumption is that the answer is unknown, not that it is no."
    },
    {
      "id": "gaps",
      "heading": "What is still open for Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"gaps\"></a>\n\n## What is still open for Nova Scotia\n\nNova Scotia has 6 of 15 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.\n\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Reason recorded: Affiliate aggregation not read.\n- **Registration**: Reason recorded: Producer registration wording not read.\n- **Labelling**: Reason recorded: On-pack labelling rules were not read for this jurisdiction.\n- **Targets**: Reason recorded: Targets were not read from the regulation.\n- **Penalties**: Reason recorded: Penalty provisions were not read.\n- **Filing languages**: Reason recorded: Portal language rules not read."
    },
    {
      "id": "gaps-meaning",
      "heading": "What an open field means in practice",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"gaps-meaning\"></a>\n\n## What an open field means in practice\n\nA field is marked not yet published when no primary source we can cite says what it needs to say. Below, each open field for Nova Scotia is listed with the reason we recorded and what it means for a business that sells there while the field stays open.\n\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Whether affiliates are added together affects group companies; keep group revenue and tonnage by entity.\n- **Registration**: Without registration rules, do not register on a guess; confirm with the regulator whether a registry exists and who may use it.\n- **Labelling**: Labelling rules decide whether a pack needs a mark or a sorting instruction; check pack artwork before printing a large run.\n- **Targets**: Targets show how fast the rules are expected to tighten, which helps you plan for higher fees later.\n- **Penalties**: Without published penalties you cannot size the risk of a late or missing filing; assume an unpublished penalty is not a small one.\n- **Filing languages**: The filing language decides whether you need a translation of your report; confirm before you prepare the file.\n\nWe re-check open fields when a source changes and when a reviewer flags one. If you hold a primary source that answers an open field for Nova Scotia, the data-gaps page explains how to send it; we publish a field only after we can cite the source and its date."
    },
    {
      "id": "scenarios",
      "heading": "What this means for different sellers in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scenarios\"></a>\n\n## What this means for different sellers in Nova Scotia\n\nBecause Nova Scotia records a packaging EPR obligation, each of the following sellers should expect to do some work. What differs is who the producer is and which threshold applies.\n\n#### A brand owner that makes or packs its own goods\n\nYou are the likeliest producer. Count the packaging you put into Nova Scotia by material, compare it with the thresholds, and register if the registry asks for it. Keep the weights; every later step starts from them.\n\n#### An importer or reseller of branded goods\n\nImporters are named producers in many regimes. Check the producer roles above: if the importer is listed for a packaging level, the duty for that pack can move to you from the brand owner, and the brand owner may ask for proof that you handle it.\n\n#### A seller that ships through an online marketplace\n\nSome regimes make the marketplace answerable and some leave the duty with you. This page lists the roles recorded for Nova Scotia; where the marketplace role is not listed, assume you remain responsible and check the marketplace's own seller guidance.\n\n#### A small seller that sells only a few parcels a year\n\nCompare your figures with the 2 verified thresholds above. Being under a threshold can mean no fee, a simplified report or only a registration; read the effect column, because it is not always full relief."
    },
    {
      "id": "mistakes",
      "heading": "Common mistakes with Nova Scotia packaging EPR",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"mistakes\"></a>\n\n## Common mistakes with Nova Scotia packaging EPR\n\nMost problems with packaging EPR do not come from the rule itself; they come from a few repeated slips. These are the ones to avoid when you work from the records for Nova Scotia.\n\n- Treating \"not yet published\" as \"no\". An open field means we do not know, and the safe reading is that a duty may exist.\n- Using another place's threshold. Nova Scotia sets its own figures (see the table); a neighbour's number does not carry over.\n- Measuring in the wrong unit. Thresholds are written in kilograms, tonnes or a currency; convert before you compare.\n- Counting the wrong period. The period a deadline covers is part of the rule, and the table shows it where it is published.\n- Assuming a marketplace or a supplier handles reporting. Confirm in writing who the producer is for each pack and who is responsible for submission.\n- Filing on a calendar you copied from last year. Dates move; use the dated records on this page and recheck near the deadline.\n\nThe records show what the published sources say. A decision with real exposure belongs with the regulator or a qualified adviser."
    },
    {
      "id": "paa-is-extended-producer-responsibility-mand",
      "heading": "Is Extended Producer Responsibility mandatory?",
      "kind": "paa",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"paa-is-extended-producer-responsibility-mand\"></a>\n\n## Is Extended Producer Responsibility mandatory?\n\nOur records for this page do not speak directly to “Is Extended Producer Responsibility mandatory”. What they do establish: [Producers placing packaging on the market in Nova Scotia carry a packaging EPR obligation.](#obligated) [The packaging EPR regime in Nova Scotia is recorded as Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations).](#regime)"
    },
    {
      "id": "paa-how-does-epr-work-in-canada",
      "heading": "How does EPR work in Canada?",
      "kind": "paa",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"paa-how-does-epr-work-in-canada\"></a>\n\n## How does EPR work in Canada?\n\nOur records for this page do not speak directly to “How does EPR work in Canada”. What they do establish: [Producers placing packaging on the market in Nova Scotia carry a packaging EPR obligation.](#obligated) [The packaging EPR regime in Nova Scotia is recorded as Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations).](#regime)"
    },
    {
      "id": "paa-what-does-extended-producer-responsibili",
      "heading": "What does \"extended producer responsibility\" mean?",
      "kind": "paa",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"paa-what-does-extended-producer-responsibili\"></a>\n\n## What does \"extended producer responsibility\" mean?\n\nOur records for this page do not speak directly to “What does \"extended producer responsibility\" mean”. What they do establish: [Producers placing packaging on the market in Nova Scotia carry a packaging EPR obligation.](#obligated) [The packaging EPR regime in Nova Scotia is recorded as Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, Part IX (packaging and paper EPR regulations).](#regime)"
    },
    {
      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Questions about packaging EPR in Nova Scotia",
      "kind": "faq",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Questions about packaging EPR in Nova Scotia\n\n### <a id=\"faq-obliged\"></a>Do I need to take part in packaging EPR in Nova Scotia?\n\nNova Scotia records a packaging EPR obligation for producers, with thresholds that decide who is in scope; compare your figures with the thresholds table. Whether you are the producer depends on the roles listed for each packaging level.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-who\"></a>Who is the regulator in Nova Scotia?\n\nThe regulator recorded for Nova Scotia is Resource Recovery Fund Board (Divert NS), as Administrator.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-threshold\"></a>Is there a small-business threshold in Nova Scotia?\n\nNova Scotia records 2 verified thresholds; see the table above for the amounts and what each one changes.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-deadline\"></a>When are filings due in Nova Scotia?\n\nNova Scotia records 4 verified deadlines; they are listed with the period each covers.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-register\"></a>Do I have to register in Nova Scotia?\n\nRegistration in Nova Scotia is not yet published.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-submit\"></a>Does Instica file my report?\n\nNo. We measure your packaging, estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file. You review it, sign it and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores regulator-portal credentials.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-source\"></a>How do I know the data is current?\n\nEach record shows the source address and the date we retrieved it. This page was last verified on November 4, 2026.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-legal\"></a>Can I rely on this page for a decision?\n\nIt summarizes published sources to help you prepare. For a decision that carries real risk, ask the regulator or a qualified adviser."
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