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  "locale": "en",
  "lang": "en-US",
  "title": "Do I owe EPR fees Québec | Instica",
  "h1": "Do I owe EPR fees Québec",
  "description": "Under the rules we hold, Québec has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
  "answer": "Under the rules we hold, Québec has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 1 tonne, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-04",
  "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, “Do I owe EPR fees Québec”, https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
  "about": [
    {
      "name": "Québec"
    }
  ],
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      "id": "obligated",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#obligated",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.obligated",
      "statement": "Québec: a packaging EPR obligation applies.",
      "value": true,
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/assets/pdf/Cadre-legal/EN/Regulation-respecting-a-system-of-selective-collection-of-certain-residual-materials.pdf",
        "quote": "Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "level-other",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-other",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.other",
      "statement": "Québec: for other packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
        "quoteLang": "fr",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "level-primary",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-primary",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.primary",
      "statement": "Québec: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
        "quoteLang": "fr",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "level-secondary",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-secondary",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.secondary",
      "statement": "Québec: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
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        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "level-service",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-service",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.service",
      "statement": "Québec: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
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      "id": "level-shipping",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-shipping",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.shipping",
      "statement": "Québec: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
        "quoteLang": "fr",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
      }
    },
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      "id": "level-tertiary",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#level-tertiary",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.producer_hierarchy.levels.tertiary",
      "statement": "Québec: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.",
      "value": "brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller",
      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
        "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
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    },
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      "id": "revenue-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#revenue-basis",
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      "statement": "Québec: the revenue test, where one applies, counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "revenue-period",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#revenue-period",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.revenue_scope.period",
      "statement": "Québec: revenue is measured over the year.",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "revenue-currency",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#revenue-currency",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.revenue_scope.currency",
      "statement": "Québec: revenue limits are stated in CAD.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
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      "statement": "Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne.",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
        "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "id": "threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-effect",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-effect",
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      "statement": "Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
        "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "id": "threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-logic",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-logic",
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      "statement": "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.",
      "value": "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",
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      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
        "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "id": "threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-basis",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[payment_exempt_tonnage].basis",
      "statement": "Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials.",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
        "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_tonnage",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_tonnage]",
      "statement": "Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-effect",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-effect",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_tonnage].effect",
      "statement": "Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-logic",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-logic",
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      "statement": "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).",
      "value": "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)",
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      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-basis",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-basis",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_tonnage].basis",
      "statement": "Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials placed on the market.",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_revenue",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_revenue",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_revenue]",
      "statement": "Québec: the revenue limit is CA$1,300,000.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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    },
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_revenue-effect",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_revenue-effect",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_revenue].effect",
      "statement": "Québec: at the revenue limit of CA$1,300,000, the producer is exempt below it.",
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      "unit": null,
      "pending": false,
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
        "label": null
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      "id": "threshold-report_exempt_revenue-logic",
      "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe#threshold-report_exempt_revenue-logic",
      "leafPath": "CA-QC.thresholds[report_exempt_revenue].logic",
      "statement": "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).",
      "value": "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)",
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      "pending": false,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
        "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
        "status": "verified",
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      "statement": "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).",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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    },
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      "statement": "Québec: exemption 1 applies without an application.",
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      "pending": false,
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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        "status": "verified",
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      "statement": "Québec: the rules cover these sales channels: retail, online sales, and distance sales.",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
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        "quoteLang": "en",
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      "statement": "Québec: for case 1 (Packaging of 0.5 tonnes: below the limit) the engine's result is more data needed.",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
        "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
        "quoteLang": "en",
        "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
        "status": "verified",
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      }
    },
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      "id": "case-vol_above_payment_exempt_tonnage",
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      "leafPath": "calc.owe[CA-QC:vol-above:payment_exempt_tonnage]",
      "statement": "Québec: for case 2 (Packaging of 2 tonnes: above the limit) the engine's result is obligated.",
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        "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
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      "id": "case-vol_below_report_exempt_tonnage",
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      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nUnder the rules we hold, Québec has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 1 tonne, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging."
    },
    {
      "id": "tool",
      "heading": "Check your own case",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"tool\"></a>\n\n## Check your own case\n\nChoose 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.\n\nInteractive tool: Do-I-owe checker (works on the web page)\n\nThe Instica free plan covers the threshold check, exemption tracking, the deadline calendar, packaging templates and fee sources, so you can start without paying. [See what the free plan includes](https://app.instica.com/epr/free-plan)"
    },
    {
      "id": "how",
      "heading": "How the checker reaches a result",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"how\"></a>\n\n## How the checker reaches a result\n\nThe 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.\n\n1. 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.\n2. Do you sell into Québec? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.\n3. 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.\n4. 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.\n5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared."
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      "id": "producer",
      "heading": "Who is the producer in Québec?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"producer\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer in Québec?\n\nThe 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.\n\n<a id=\"producer-levels\"></a>**Producer by packaging level in Québec**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer |\n| --- | --- |\n| other packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-other) |\n| primary (sales) packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-primary) |\n| secondary packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-secondary) |\n| service packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-service) |\n| shipping packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-shipping) |\n| tertiary (transport) packaging | [brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller](#level-tertiary) |\n\n- [Québec: for other packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-other)\n- [Québec: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-primary)\n- [Québec: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-secondary)\n- [Québec: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-service)\n- [Québec: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-shipping)\n- [Québec: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-tertiary)\n\nFind 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."
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "heading": "Does revenue matter in Québec?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"revenue\"></a>\n\n## Does revenue matter in Québec?\n\n[Where a revenue limit applies, Québec counts revenue earned in the jurisdiction.](#revenue-basis) [The revenue figure is taken over the year.](#revenue-period) [Limits are stated in CAD; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.](#revenue-currency)\n\n> **Not yet published**: how affiliated companies are counted: not yet published. Reason: Not read."
    },
    {
      "id": "thresholds",
      "heading": "Size limits in Québec",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Size limits in Québec\n\nSome 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.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>The tonnage limit: 1 tonne\n\n[Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne.](#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage) [Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-effect) [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.](#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-logic) [Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials.](#threshold-payment_exempt_tonnage-basis)\n\n> Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²\n>\n> Source: eeq.ca: fee schedule to help with your report (https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the tonnage limit at 1 tonne.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>The tonnage limit: 1 tonne\n\n[Québec: the tonnage limit is 1 tonne.](#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage) [Québec: at the tonnage limit of 1 tonne, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-effect) [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).](#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-logic) [Québec: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: targeted materials placed on the market.](#threshold-report_exempt_tonnage-basis)\n\n> your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.\n>\n> Source: eeq.ca: preparing and submitting your report step by step (https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step), Retrieved: October 7, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the tonnage limit at 1 tonne.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-report_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>The revenue limit: CA$1,300,000\n\n[Québec: the revenue limit is CA$1,300,000.](#threshold-report_exempt_revenue) [Québec: at the revenue limit of CA$1,300,000, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-report_exempt_revenue-effect) [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).](#threshold-report_exempt_revenue-logic) [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).](#threshold-report_exempt_revenue-basis)"
    },
    {
      "id": "exemptions",
      "heading": "Exemptions in Québec",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions in Québec\n\nAn exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.\n\n#### <a id=\"exemption-small_business-heading\"></a>Exemption 1\n\n[Exemption 1: Under 1 tonne AND sales under 1.3 million: no report.](#exemption-small_business) [Québec: exemption 1 applies without an application.](#exemption-small_business-apply)"
    },
    {
      "id": "scope",
      "heading": "What the rules cover in Québec",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scope\"></a>\n\n## What the rules cover in Québec\n\nA duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for Québec.\n\n> **Not yet published**: whether the duty can be passed to another party: not yet published. Reason: Sections summarised.\n\n[Québec: the rules cover these sales channels: retail, online sales, and distance sales.](#scope-channels)"
    },
    {
      "id": "cases",
      "heading": "Every case, worked through",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"cases\"></a>\n\n## Every case, worked through\n\nBelow, 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.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_below_payment_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 0.5 tonnes: below the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-vol_below_payment_exempt_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_above_payment_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 2 tonnes: above the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-vol_above_payment_exempt_tonnage) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_below_report_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 0.5 tonnes: below the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-vol_below_report_exempt_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_above_report_exempt_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 2 tonnes: above the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-vol_above_report_exempt_tonnage) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_below_report_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$650,000: below the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-rev_below_report_exempt_revenue) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_at_report_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$1,300,000: exactly at the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-rev_at_report_exempt_revenue) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_above_report_exempt_revenue-heading\"></a>Revenue of CA$2,600,000: above the limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-rev_above_report_exempt_revenue) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-all_above-heading\"></a>Above every limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and every figure is above every limit on record. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-all_above) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace."
    },
    {
      "id": "after",
      "heading": "If you owe: what happens next",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"after\"></a>\n\n## If you owe: what happens next\n\nIf 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.\n\n[Québec: registration is made with ÉEQ declaration portal.](#registration-registry) [Québec: registration is made by this party: The brand owner or first supplier.](#registration-who)\n\n[Québec: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation.](#organisation-model) [Québec: the organisations on record are Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ).](#organisation-names) [Québec: membership of an organisation is required.](#organisation-membership) [Québec: an authorised representative is not required.](#organisation-ar)\n\n#### Deadlines on record\n\n- [Québec: the reporting deadline is May 31, 2026.](#deadline-annual_report)\n- [Québec: the other deadline is June 30, 2026.](#deadline-bonus_application)\n- [Québec: the payment deadline is January 31, 2027.](#deadline-pfp_2027_installment_1)\n- [Québec: the payment deadline is April 30, 2027.](#deadline-pfp_2027_installment_2)\n- [Québec: the payment deadline is July 31, 2027.](#deadline-pfp_2027_installment_3)\n- [Québec: the payment deadline is October 31, 2027.](#deadline-pfp_2027_installment_4)\n- [Québec: the other deadline is May 31, 2028.](#deadline-amendment_request_2026_declaration)\n\n#### Flat fees on record\n\n- [Québec: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$1,430.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2026-qc_flat_1)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$3,070.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2026-qc_flat_2)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 5 to 10 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$6,150.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2026-qc_flat_3)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 10 to 15 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is CA$10,240.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2026-qc_flat_4)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$1,580.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2027-qc_flat_1)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$3,380.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2027-qc_flat_2)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 5 to 10 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$6,760.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2027-qc_flat_3)\n- [Québec: for packaging of 10 to 15 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is CA$11,270.00.](#tier-ca_qc_2027-qc_flat_4)"
    },
    {
      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Frequently asked questions",
      "kind": "faq",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### <a id=\"faq-owe\"></a>Do I owe packaging EPR in Québec?\n\nUnder the rules we hold, Québec has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 1 tonne, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-producer\"></a>Who is the producer in Québec?\n\nAt the primary packaging level the producer is the brand owner, first distributor, online marketplace, or seller. The table above lists the other levels.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-limit\"></a>Is there a size limit in Québec?\n\nYes. The limit on record is 1 tonne; below it the rules treat you differently, as the cases above show.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-organisation\"></a>Do I have to join a producer responsibility organisation in Québec?\n\nMembership of an organisation is required. The organisations on record: Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ).\n\n### <a id=\"faq-register\"></a>Will Instica register or file for me in Québec?\n\nNo. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-legal\"></a>Is this legal advice?\n\nNo. This page is information about published rules and an estimate from them, not legal advice. Check the sources named beside each figure before you act."
    },
    {
      "id": "estimate",
      "heading": "How to read these figures",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials.\n\nEvery figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice."
    },
    {
      "id": "review",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"review\"></a>\n\n[Our reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers)."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
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      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/assets/pdf/Cadre-legal/EN/Regulation-respecting-a-system-of-selective-collection-of-certain-residual-materials.pdf",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/rc/Q-2,%20r.%2046.01",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "incombent à la personne domiciliée ou qui a un établissement au Québec qui y agit à titre de premier fournisseur, à l’exclusion du fabricant",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/fee-schedule-to-help-with-your-report",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Are a retailer with a single outlet with a floor space of less than 929 m²",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-07",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "your business generates less than one metric ton of targeted materials and has annual sales of less than $1.3 million.",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/preparing-and-submitting-your-report-step-by-step",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "You run an online store, with or without a place of business in Quebec.",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/important-dates-for-your-report",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Reporting deadline: May 31, 2026",
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/en/companies-all-about-your-role/important-dates-for-your-report",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Deadline to submit a Bonus application: June 30, 2026",
      "quoteLang": "en"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/les-dates-a-retenir-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Date limite pour payer chacun des quatre versements de PFP 2027 : 31 janvier 2027, 30 avril 2027, 31 juillet 2027, 31 octobre 2027",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/les-dates-a-retenir-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-11-04",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Date limite pour formuler une demande de modifications : 31 mai 2028",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "> 1 tm et < 2,5 tm 1 430 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
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      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "> 2,5 tm et < 5 tm 3 070 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
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      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "> 5 tm et < 10 tm 6 150 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
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      "quote": "> 10 tm et < 15 tm 10 240 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Plus de 1 t à 2,5 t 1 580 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Plus de 2,5 t à 5 t 3 380 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
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      "quote": "Plus de 5 t à 10 t 6 760 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.eeq.ca/entreprises-tout-sur-votre-role/grilles-de-taux-utiles-pour-votre-declaration",
      "label": null,
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "verified",
      "quote": "Plus de 10 t à 15 t 11 270 $",
      "quoteLang": "fr"
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      "name": "Packaging EPR",
      "url": "https://instica.com/epr"
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      "name": "Québec EPR",
      "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec"
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    {
      "name": "Do I owe EPR fees Québec",
      "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe"
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    {
      "heading": "More for this jurisdiction",
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        {
          "anchor": "Québec EPR fee rates 2026",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/fees/2026"
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          "anchor": "Québec EPR fee schedule 2027",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/fees/2027"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Québec EPR fee calculator",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/fee-calculator"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/deadlines"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Amazon EPR Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/quebec"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Québec EPR deadlines 2026",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/updates"
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        {
          "anchor": "Bags EPR fees Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/quebec"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Bottles packaging EPR Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/bottle/quebec"
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        {
          "anchor": "Cans packaging EPR Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/can/quebec"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Cartons packaging EPR Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/carton/quebec"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Jars EPR fees Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/quebec"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Pouches packaging EPR Québec",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/pouch/quebec"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Related pages",
      "links": [
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Saskatchewan",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan/do-i-owe"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Spain",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/spain/do-i-owe"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "United Kingdom EPR do I have to register",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/uk/do-i-owe"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Alberta",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/alberta/do-i-owe"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Austria",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/austria/do-i-owe"
        },
        {
          "anchor": "Do I owe EPR fees Belgium",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/belgium/do-i-owe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "hreflang": "en-US",
      "href": "https://instica.com/epr/quebec/do-i-owe"
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      "hreflang": "de",
      "href": "https://instica.com/de/epr/quebec/do-i-owe"
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      "hreflang": "fr",
      "href": "https://instica.com/fr/epr/quebec/do-i-owe"
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