Do I owe EPR fees Québec

Check your own case

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

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How the checker reaches a result

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

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

Who is the producer in Québec?

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

• Québec: for other packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.
• Québec: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.
• Québec: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.
• Québec: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.
• Québec: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.
• Québec: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.

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

Does revenue matter in Québec?

Where a revenue limit applies, Québec counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction. The revenue figure is taken over the year. Limits are stated in CAD; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.

Size limits in Québec

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

The tonnage limit: 1 tonne

Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne. Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it. Québec: the tonnage rule reads, in plain words: Payment waiver if any one applies - under 1 tonne, or revenue of 1M or less (1.3M as of 2024), or single-outlet retailer under 929 m². It waives payment only; reporting follows report_exempt. Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials.

The tonnage limit: 1 tonne

Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne. Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it. Québec: the tonnage rule reads, in plain words: Reporting is waived only when this AND report_exempt_revenue both hold (less than one metric tonne and annual sales under CAD 1.3 million). Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials placed on the market.

The revenue limit: CA$1,300,000

Québec: the revenue limit is CA$1,300,000. Québec: at the revenue limit of CA$1,300,000, the producer is exempt below it. Québec: the revenue rule reads, in plain words: Reporting is waived only when this AND report_exempt_tonnage both hold (annual sales under CAD 1.3 million and less than one metric tonne). Québec: the revenue limit is counted as follows: annual sales (the fee schedule page says 1M or less, 1.3M as of 2024; the step-by-step reporting page says less than 1.3M).

Exemptions in Québec

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

Exemption 1

Exemption 1: Under 1 tonne AND sales under 1.3 million: no report. Québec: exemption 1 applies without an application.

What the rules cover in Québec

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

Québec: the rules cover these sales channels: retail, online sales, and distance sales.

Every case, worked through

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

Packaging of 0.5 tonnes: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 0.5 tonnes of packaging, half the limit of 1 tonne. The rules for Québec set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Packaging of 2 tonnes: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2 tonnes of packaging, twice the limit of 1 tonne. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. Result: obligated. Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

Packaging of 0.5 tonnes: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 0.5 tonnes of packaging, half the limit of 1 tonne. The rules for Québec set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Packaging of 2 tonnes: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2 tonnes of packaging, twice the limit of 1 tonne. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. Result: obligated. Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

Revenue of CA$650,000: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$650,000, half the limit of CA$1,300,000. The rules for Québec set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Revenue of CA$1,300,000: exactly at the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$1,300,000, exactly the limit of CA$1,300,000. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. Result: obligated. Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

Revenue of CA$2,600,000: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is CA$2,600,000, twice the limit of CA$1,300,000. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. Result: obligated. Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

Above every limit

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

If you owe: what happens next

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

Québec: registration is made with ÉEQ declaration portal. Québec: registration is made by this party: The brand owner or first supplier.

Québec: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation. Québec: the organisations on record are Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ). Québec: membership of an organisation is required. Québec: an authorised representative is not required.

Deadlines on record

• Québec: the reporting deadline is May 31, 2026.
• Québec: the other deadline is June 30, 2026.
• Québec: the payment deadline is January 31, 2027.
• Québec: the payment deadline is April 30, 2027.
• Québec: the payment deadline is July 31, 2027.
• Québec: the payment deadline is October 31, 2027.
• Québec: the other deadline is May 31, 2028.

Flat fees on record

• Québec: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$1,430.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$3,070.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 5 to 10 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$6,150.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 10 to 15 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$10,240.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$1,580.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$3,380.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 5 to 10 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$6,760.00.
• Québec: for packaging of 10 to 15 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$11,270.00.