Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a comprehensive notice with respect to the reporting of certain plastic manufactured items for 2024, 2025, and 2026 in the Canada Gazette, Part 1. This notice follows the previous notice of intent and consultation process, for which NQAC provided feedback.
Some Highlights:
- This notice applies to the calendar years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
- Information pertaining to the 2024 calendar year shall be provided no later than September 29, 2025.
- Information pertaining to the 2025 calendar year shall be provided no later than September 29, 2026.
- Information pertaining to the 2026 calendar year shall be provided no later than September 29, 2027.
- Persons subject to this notice shall submit the information required by this notice using the online portal.
- “producer”, means:
(a) a brand owner or intellectual property holder who resides in Canada;
(b) if there is no resident brand owner in Canada, then the producer is the first resident person in Canada to import or manufacture the product;
(c) if there is no person as described in part (a) or (b) above, the producer is the Canadian retailer who supplied the product to the consumer; or
(d) if the producer is a retailer and that retailer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator that contracts with the marketplace seller shall be deemed to be the producer.
- This notice applies to all plastic resins and plastic products that are manufactured in Canada, imported into Canada, or placed on the market in Canada, including:
Plastic packaging, filled and unfilled, within the following subcategories:
- (1) Rigid:
- (a) Beverage container
- (b) Food contact material
- (c) Packaging for hazardous materials
- (d) Other packaging
- (2) Flexible:
- (a) Beverage container
- (b) Food contact material
- (c) Packaging for hazardous materials
- (d) Other packaging