TIRES

CONTENTS Interpretation 1. Interpretation 1.1 Population Designated Class 2. Tires Producers 3. Producers 3.1 Producer responsibility organizations Tire Collection and Management 4. Determination of average weight of supply 4.1 Exemptions, etc. 5. Tire collection system, producer requirements 6. Tire collection, large producers 6.1 Call-in collection 7. Tire collection, small producers 8. Tire collection, producers without a retail location 9. Tire collection, producers of large tires 10. Tire collection, general requirements 10.1 Tire collection sites in adjacent municipalities 11. Management of tires, pre-2025 12. Management of tires, 2025 and subsequent years Registration 15. Registration, producers 15.1 Submission of registration information by volunteer organization 16. Registration, producer responsibility organizations 17. Registration, tire haulers, processors and retreaders Reporting, Auditing and Record Keeping 18. Reports, producers 18.1 Submission of reports by third parties 19. Reports, producer responsibility organizations 21. Reports, tire haulers 22. Reports, tire processors 23. Reports, tire retreaders 25. Records 26. Audit, management systems 27. Access to information and privacy Interpretation Interpretation 1. (1) In this Regulation, “Audit Guideline” means the document entitled “Registry Procedure – Audit” published by the Authority and dated February 20, 2018, as amended from time to time, and available on the Registry; (“Guide de vérification”) “average weight of supply” means, when used in reference to a producer with respect to a calendar year, the applicable number calculated in accordance with subsection 4 (1); (“poids moyen de produit fourni”) “calculated weight” means weight calculated in accordance with subsection (2); (“poids calculé”) “council of the band” has the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada); (“conseil de bande”) “end-of-life vehicle” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 85/16 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act — End-of-life Vehicles) made under the Environmental Protection Act; (“véhicule hors d’usage”) “Far North” has the same meaning as in the Far North Act, 2010; (“Grand Nord”) “land disposed” has the same meaning as “land disposal” in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act; (“éliminé en milieu terrestre”) “large tire” has the meaning set out in the Weight Conversion Guideline; (“gros pneu”) “local municipality” means a single-tier municipality or a lower-tier municipality; (“municipalité locale”) “local services board” has the same meaning as “Board” as defined in section 1 of the Northern Services Boards Act; (“régie locale des services publics”) “motor assisted bicycle” has the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act; (“cyclomoteur”) “motor vehicle” includes an automobile, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle, tractor, transport truck, aircraft and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does not include a power-assisted bicycle or personal mobility device; (“véhicule automobile”) “muscular-powered equipment” means equipment, with tires, that is propelled or drawn by muscular power, but does not include equipment designed to transport a person; (“équipement fonctionnant au moyen de la force musculaire”) “personal mobility device” means a device, with tires, driven by muscular power or any other kind of power that is designed for a person whose mobility is limited by one or more conditions or physical impairments; (“appareil de mobilité personnelle”) “power-assisted bicycle” has the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act; (“bicyclette assistée”) “processed materials” means materials that result from the processing of tires; (“matériaux transformés”) “processing”, in respect of a tire, means, (a) transforming a tire into constituent materials, including by shredding, chipping, grinding, cutting or cryogenic crushing, and (b) any activity designed to chemically alter a tire, such as depolymerization; (“transformation”) “producer” means a person who is required to carry out responsibilities relating to tires, as determined in accordance with section 3; (“producteur”) “producer responsibility organization” means a person retained by a producer for the purposes of carrying out one or more of the following producer responsibilities relating to tires: 1. Arranging for the establishment or operation of a collection or management system. 2. Establishing or operating a collection or management system. 3. Preparing and submitting reports; (“organisme assumant les responsabilités d’un producteur”) “resident in Canada” means a person having a permanent establishment in Canada; (“résident du Canada”) “resident in Ontario” means a person having a permanent establishment in Ontario; (“résident de l’Ontario”) “small tire” means a tire that has an actual weight of one kilogram or more but less than five kilograms; (“petit pneu”) “territorial district” means a geographic area, other than a municipality, named and described in Schedule 2 to Ontario Regulation 180/03 (Division of Ontario into Geographic Areas) made under the Territorial Division Act, 2002; (“district territorial”) “tire” means a component that is designed to surround the rim of a vehicle’s wheel and has an actual weight of one kilogram or more; (“pneu”) “tire collection site” means a site where tires are collected for the purposes of resource recovery or disposal and includes a site where end-of-life vehicles with tires are managed; (“lieu de collecte de pneus”) “tire collector” means a person who owns or operates a tire collection site in Ontario, but does not include, (a) a person who, in addition to collecting tires at the tire collection site, retreads or processes tires at the site, (b) a person who collects tires for private domestic purposes, or (c) a person who owns or operates a site where tires are only collected from the on-site servicing of vehicles the person owns or operates; (“collecteur de pneus”) “tire hauler” means a person who arranges for the transport of tires that are used by consumers in Ontario and are destined for processing, reuse, retreading or disposal, but does not include a person who arranges for the transport of tires initially generated by that person; (“transporteur de pneus”) “tire processor” means a person who receives and processes tires collected in Ontario for the purposes of resource recovery or disposal; (“transformateur de pneus”) “tire retreader” means a person who replaces the tread on worn tires with a new tread in order for the tire to be used for its original purpose; (“rechapeur de pneus”) “tire type” means, (a) large tires, or (b) tires other than large tires; (“type de pneus”) “trailer” means any equipment, with tires, that is suitable for being attached to and drawn by a motor vehicle; (“remorque”) “vehicle” includes motor vehicles, muscular-powered equipment and trailers; (“véhicule”) “volunteer organization” means a person who owns a brand that is used in respect of tires and is not resident in Canada; (“organisme bénévole”) “Weight Conversion Guideline” means the document entitled “Registry Procedure – Weight Conversion Factors (Tires)” published by the Authority and dated February 20, 2018, as amended from time to time, and available on the Registry. (“Guide de conversion du poids”) O. Reg. 225/18, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 1; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of the definition of “calculated weight” in subsection (1), calculated weight is, (a) the actual weight of tires; or (b) the corresponding weight of tires determined in accordance with the Weight Conversion Guideline. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 1 (2). (3) For greater certainty, any reference in this Regulation to the calculated weight of a tire or the actual weight of a tire does not include the weight of the rim the tire surrounds. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 1 (3). Population 1.1 A reference in this Regulation to the population of a municipality or territorial district in a calendar year is a reference to the population as reported by Statistics Canada in the most recent official census that was published before the preceding calendar year. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 2. Designated Class Tires 2. For the purposes of section 60 of the Act, tires are a designated class of material. Producers Producers 3. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “producer” in subsection 1 (1), the producer is, (a) subject to subsections (2) and (3), with respect to new vehicles marketed to consumers in Ontario, on which new tires are provided, (i) subject to subsection (4), if the manufacturer of the vehicle is resident in Canada, the manufacturer, (ii) if there is no person described in subclause (i) and the vehicle is imported into Ontario by a person resident in Ontario, the importer, (iii) if there is no person described in subclause (i) or (ii) and the vehicle is marketed by a person resident in Ontario, the first person who marketed the vehicle, or (iv) if there is no person described in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the vehicle is marketed by a person not resident in Ontario, the person who marketed the vehicle; or (b) with respect to new tires marketed to consumers in Ontario separately from a vehicle, (i) if the brand holder of the tires is resident in Canada, the brand holder, (ii) if there is no person described in subclause (i) and the tires are imported into Ontario by a person resident in Ontario, the importer, (iii) if there is no person described in subclause (i) or (ii) and the tires are marketed by a person resident in Ontario, the first person who marketed the tires, or (iv) if there is no person described in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the tires are marketed by a person not resident in Ontario, the person who marketed the tires. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 2; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 3 (1). (2) For the purposes of clause 61 (6) (c) of the Act, a person referred to in clause (1) (a) of this section is required to carry out the responsibilities of a producer under Part IV of the Act with respect to tires if they market a new vehicle in Ontario on which new tires are provided. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 3 (2). (3) Clause (1) (a) does not apply with respect to a new vehicle that is an aircraft. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 3 (3). (4) For the purposes of subclause (1) (a) (i), if there are two or more manufacturers of the vehicle, the producer is the manufacturer most directly connected to the production of the vehicle. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 3 (2). Producer responsibility organizations 3.1 (1) Every producer responsibility organization that has entered into an agreement with a producer to provide collection services or management services under this Regulation is required to satisfy the requirements set out in sections 6 to 10.1 and clause 11 (2) (a) or 12 (3) (a), as the case may be, that apply to that producer with respect to the services covered in that agreement. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 3; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 4 (1). (2) In sections 6 to 10.1 and clauses 11 (2) (a) and 12 (3) (a), a reference to a producer includes a producer responsibility organization to which subsection (1) applies. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 3; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 4 (2). (3) For the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 61 (2) of the Act, the condition that must be met by a person in respect of tires is that the person must be a producer responsibility organization. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 3. (4) For the purposes of clause 61 (6) (c) of the Act, the criterion that the person must satisfy is that the person must be a producer responsibility organization or a producer. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 3. (5) For the purposes of clause 62 (1) (d) of the Act, the criterion that the person must satisfy is that the person must be a producer responsibility organization or a producer. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 3. Tire Collection and Management Determination of average weight of supply 4. (1) For the purposes of this Regulation, a producer’s average weight of supply in respect of tires and in respect of a calendar year is determined using the formula, (Y3 + Y4 + Y5) / 3 in which, “Y3” is the calculated weight of the producer’s tires supplied or provided on vehicles supplied in Ontario in the calendar year three years prior, “Y4” is the calculated weight of the producer’s tires supplied or provided on vehicles supplied in Ontario in the calendar year four years prior, and “Y5” is the calculated weight of the producer’s tires supplied or provided on vehicles supplied in Ontario in the calendar year five years prior. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 5. (2) The producer shall calculate the producer’s average weight of supply for a calendar year using the data submitted under paragraph 4 of subsection 18 (2) with respect to each of Y3, Y4 and Y5. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 5. Exemptions, etc. 4.1 (1) A producer is exempt from sections 5 to 10.1 and 26 in a calendar year if the producer’s average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than 1,175 kilograms. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 5. (2) Sections 6 to 8 do not apply to a producer who, in the previous calendar year, only supplied large tires or vehicles on which large tires were provided. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 5. Tire collection system, producer requirements 5. (1) In every calendar year, producers shall establish and operate a collection system for tires in accordance with the applicable requirements set out in sections 6 to 10.1. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 6 (1). (2) For greater certainty, a tire collection site may be operated by or on behalf of one or more producers and may be relied on by one or more producers to satisfy the requirements set out in sections 6 to 10.1. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 6 (2). Tire collection, large producers 6. Every producer with an average weight of supply in a calendar year that is at least 11,765 kilograms shall ensure that the requirements in either paragraph 1 or 2 are satisfied with respect to the collection system in that calendar year: 1. The producer shall ensure the following: i. In each local municipality that had, at any point in the previous calendar year, one or more retail locations that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires were provided to consumers, as many tire collection sites as are equal to or greater than 75 per cent of the highest number of those retail locations that were operating at the same time during the previous calendar year, rounded up to the nearest whole number, are established and operated. ii. In each local municipality with a population of 5,000 or more in the calendar year but that did not have, at any point in the previous calendar year, a retail location that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires are provided to consumers, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. iii. In each territorial district that had, at any point in the previous calendar year, one or more retail locations that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires were provided to consumers, at least one tire collection site is established and operated within 30 kilometers of each of those retail locations. iv. In each territorial district with a population of 1,000 or more in the calendar year but that did not have, at any point in the previous calendar year, a retail location that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires are provided to consumers, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. 2. The producer shall ensure the following: i. In each local municipality with a population of 1,000 to less than 3,000 in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. ii. In each local municipality with a population of 3,000 to 500,000 in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site for every 3,000 people or portion thereof is established and operated. iii. In each local municipality with a population of more than 500,000 in the calendar year, at least 167 tire collection sites for the first 500,000 people and at least one tire collection site for every 6,000 people or portion thereof for the portion that surpasses 500,000, are established and operated. iv. In each territorial district with a population of 1,000 or more in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 7. Call-in collection 6.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a producer referred to in section 6 receives a notice from a representative of one of the following entities that more than 200 tires have been collected, the producer shall collect all of the tires from the entity or operation within one year of being notified: 1. A council of the band. 2. A municipality that is not located in the Far North. 3. A local services board that is not located in the Far North. 4. A depot where tires are collected that is owned or operated by the Crown in right of Ontario and that is not located in the Far North. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 7. (2) A producer who is notified under subsection (1) by a representative of a council of the band regarding tires located on a reserve in the Far North shall make reasonable efforts to collect the tires within one year of being notified. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 7. Tire collection, small producers 7. Every producer shall ensure that, if, for the calendar year, the producer’s average weight of supply is less than 11,765 kilograms, the following requirements are satisfied: 1. In each local municipality that had, at any point in the previous calendar year, one or more retail locations that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires were provided to consumers, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. 2. In each territorial district that had, at any point in the previous calendar year, one or more retail locations that supplied the producer’s tires or vehicles on which their tires were provided to consumers, a tire collection site is established and operated within 30 kilometres of each of those retail locations. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 8. Tire collection, producers without a retail location 8. In each calendar year, every producer whose sole means of supplying tires or vehicles on which tires are provided to consumers in Ontario in the previous calendar year was through the Internet, using a catalogue or telephone order system or by any other remote sales method, shall ensure that the requirements in either paragraph 1 or 2 are satisfied with respect to the tire collection system: 1. The producer shall ensure a tire collection program is operated in the calendar year that provides for one of the following, throughout Ontario, at no charge: i. A service through which the producer’s tires are collected from consumers. ii. A mail or courier service through which consumers may return the producer’s tires to the producer, including the provision of necessary packaging or shipping materials. 2. The producer shall ensure the following: i. In each local municipality with a population of 1,000 to less than 3000 in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. ii. In each local municipality with a population of 3,000 to 500,000 in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site for every 3,000 people or portion thereof is established and operated. iii. In each local municipality with a population of more than 500,000 in the calendar year, at least 167 collection sites for the first 500,000 people and at least one tire collection site for every 6,000 people or portion thereof for the portion that surpasses 500,000 are established and operated. iv. In each territorial district with a population of 1,000 or more in the calendar year, at least one tire collection site is established and operated. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 9. Tire collection, producers of large tires 9. In each calendar year, every producer who supplies large tires or a vehicle on which large tires are provided to consumers in Ontario shall ensure a tire collection program is operated in the calendar year that provides for one of the following, throughout Ontario, at no charge: 1. A service through which the producer’s tires are collected from consumers. 2. A mail or courier service through which consumers may return the producer’s tires to the producer, including the provision of necessary packaging or shipping materials. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 10. Tire collection, general requirements 10. (1) Every producer shall ensure that, with respect to each tire collection site that is part of the producer’s tire collection system, the following requirements are satisfied: 1. The tire collection site must be readily accessible to the public. 1.1 If the tire collection site is not owned or operated by a municipality or local services board, it must accept tires during normal business hours throughout the calendar year. 1.2 If the tire collection site is owned or operated by a municipality or local services board, the site must not have been promoted as a collection event by the municipality or local services board. 1.3 The tire collection site must accept small tires. 2. The tire collection site must accept tires that are still attached to rims. 3. If the tire collection site is not owned or operated by a municipality, local services board or the Crown in right of Ontario, the tire collection site at which new tires are supplied or provided on a new vehicle must accept, at a minimum, i. tires that are of a similar rim size and calculated weight as those supplied or provided at the site, and ii. up to 10 tires per day from any person that are of a similar rim size and calculated weight as those supplied or provided at the site. 4. Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 11 (3). 5. If the tire collection site is owned or operated by a municipality, a local services board or the Crown in right of Ontario, it must accept, at a minimum, i. passenger and light truck tires, and ii. up to 10 passenger and light truck tires per day from any person. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 10 (1); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 11 (1-4). (2) A producer may replace a portion of tire collection sites the producer is required to establish and operate in a local municipality or territorial district under section 6, 7 or 8, as the case may be, with public tire collection events in accordance with the following rules: 1. A producer may replace up to 25 per cent of the total number of tire collection sites the producer is required to provide in Ontario, rounded up to the nearest whole number, with the same number of public tire collection events. 2. A public tire collection event must be readily accessible to the public, must operate for at least four consecutive hours on the day it is held and must accept all tires other than large tires. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 11 (5). Tire collection sites in adjacent municipalities 10.1 (1) In this section, “base municipality” means the local municipality in which a producer is required to establish and operate tire collection sites under sections 6, 7 and 8. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 12. (2) Despite the requirements in sections 6, 7 and 8 and subject to subsection (3), the total number of tire collection sites that a producer is required to establish and operate in a base municipality may include sites established and operated by the producer in an adjacent local municipality, if those sites in the adjacent municipality accept tires that would otherwise have been accepted at a site in the base municipality. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 12. (3) The total number of tire collection sites that are established and operated in other local municipalities under subsection (2) shall not exceed 10 per cent of the tire collection sites that the producer is required to establish and operate under this Regulation, rounded up to the nearest whole number. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 12. Management of tires, pre-2025 11. (1) Every producer shall, in addition to establishing and operating a collection system for tires, establish and operate a system for managing the collected tires in accordance with the requirements set out in this section. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (1). (2) The producer shall ensure that, with respect to tires collected in 2024, for the purpose of satisfying the minimum amount requirement under section 4, as that section read on December 31, 2024, for that calendar year, (a) one or more of the reuse, retreading or processing activities referred to in subsection (3) are undertaken with respect to the collected tires by March 31 in the following calendar year; and (b) the calculated weight of the tires that were reused or retreaded or the weight of the processed materials used in place of raw materials, or a combination thereof, amounts in total to at least 85 per cent of the calculated weight of the collected tires. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (2); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 13 (1). (3) The activities referred to in subsection (2) are the following: 1. The tires are sold and reused for their original purpose, i. without modification, or ii. with modification, including repair but not including retreading. 2. The tires are reused without modification for a new purpose, including for the purpose of being reused as a bumper or similar apparatus for absorbing shock or preventing damage, but not including for the purpose of being deposited on land. 3. The tires are retreaded by a tire retreader registered under section 17. 4. The tires are processed by a tire processor registered under section 17 and the processed materials are used in place of raw materials in the making of new products or packaging, including the following: i. Blasting mats. ii. Paving products used in pavement, including products used to maintain or repair pavement. iii. Rubber products used for indoor or outdoor surfaces, including poured-in-place rubber products, mats, curbs, carpeting, or athletic or recreational surfacing. iv. Rubber products used for bases to support signage. v. Subject to subsection (5), mulch and landscaping material. vi. Subject to subsection (5), tire-derived aggregate used in roadbed construction or repair. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (3); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 6. (4) The producer shall not include the following in the 85 per cent minimum requirement referred to in clause (2) (b): 1. The calculated weight of tires or the weight of processed materials that are land disposed. 2. The calculated weight of tires, the weight of processed materials or the weight of any products or packaging derived from tires or processed materials that are incinerated or used as a fuel or a fuel supplement. 3. The calculated weight of tires or the weight of processed materials that are stored, stockpiled or otherwise deposited on land, unless they are deposited on land in a manner set out under paragraph 4 of subsection (3). O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (4). (5) Mulch and landscaping material and tire-derived aggregate used in roadbed construction or repair must not, separately or combined, account for more than 20 per cent of the 85 per cent minimum requirement referred to in clause (2) (b). O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (5). (6) Any producer who collects tires in a calendar year despite being exempt from the requirement to collect tires in that calendar year pursuant to subsection 4 (7), as it read on December 31, 2024, shall ensure that the activities referred to in subsection (3) of this section are undertaken with respect to those tires. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 11 (6); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 13 (2). Management of tires, 2025 and subsequent years 12. (1) In this section, “management target” means a producer’s average weight of supply multiplied by 0.65 if the management target year is 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 or 2029 and 0.70 if the management target year is any subsequent year; (“cible de gestion”) “management target year” means the calendar year in respect of which a management target is calculated. (“année de la cible de gestion”) O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (2) Every producer shall establish and operate a system for managing collected tires in accordance with the requirements set out in this section. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (3) The producer shall ensure that, with respect to tires collected in a calendar year for the purpose of satisfying the management target for that calendar year, (a) one or more of the reuse, retreading or processing activities referred to in subsection (4) are undertaken with respect to the collected tires by March 31 in the following calendar year; (b) no tires were collected from outside Ontario; (c) collected tires are picked up by a tire hauler registered under section 17 and provided to a tire processor or tire retreader registered under section 17; (d) the calculated weight of the tires that were reused or retreaded or the weight of the processed materials used in place of raw materials are only counted once and are not counted by more than one producer; and (e) the calculated weight of the tires that were reused or retreaded or the weight of the processed materials used in place of raw materials, or a combination thereof, is greater than or equal to the management target for that year. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (4) The activities referred to in clause (3) (a) are the following: 1. The tires are sold and reused for their original purpose, i. without modification, or ii. with modification, including repair but not including retreading. 2. The tires are reused without modification for a new purpose, including for the purpose of being reused as a bumper or similar apparatus for absorbing shock or preventing damage, but not including for the purpose of being deposited on land. 3. The tires are retreaded by a tire retreader registered under section 17. 4. The tires are processed by a tire processor registered under section 17 and the processed materials are used in place of raw materials in the making of new products or packaging, including the following: i. Blasting mats. ii. Paving products used in pavement, including products used to maintain or repair pavement. iii. Rubber products used for indoor or outdoor surfaces, including poured-in-place rubber products, mats, curbs, carpeting, or athletic or recreational surfacing. iv. Rubber products used for bases to support signage. v. Subject to subsection (6), mulch and landscaping material. vi. Subject to subsection (6), tire-derived aggregate used in roadbed construction or repair. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (5) The producer shall not include the following in the management target requirement referred to in clause (3) (e): 1. The calculated weight of tires or the weight of processed materials that are land disposed. 2. The calculated weight of tires, the weight of processed materials or the weight of any products or packaging derived from tires or processed materials that are incinerated or used as a fuel or a fuel supplement. 3. The calculated weight of tires or the weight of processed materials that are stored, stockpiled or otherwise deposited on land, unless they are deposited on land in a manner set out under paragraph 4 of subsection (4). O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (6) Mulch and landscaping material and tire-derived aggregate used in roadbed construction or repair must not, separately or combined, account for more than 20 per cent of the management target requirement referred to in clause (3) (e). O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (7) For the purposes of satisfying the management target requirement referred to in clause (3) (e), a producer may include small tires collected as part of the producer’s system for managing collected tires during the management target year. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (8) Any producer who collects tires in a calendar year despite subsection 4.1 (1) providing that the producer is not required to collect tires in that calendar year shall ensure that the activities referred to in subsection (4) are undertaken with respect to those tires. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. (9) Every producer who supplies large tires or a vehicle on which large tires are provided shall ensure that the amount of large tires to be reused, retreaded or processed under clause (3) (a) in a calendar year equals at least 60 per cent of the producer’s average weight of supply for that calendar year that is attributable to large tires supplied or provided on vehicles supplied to consumers in Ontario. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 14. 13. Revoked: O. Reg. 552/22, s. 7. 14. Revoked: O. Reg. 42/23, s. 1. Registration Registration, producers 15. (0.1) Subject to subsection (3), this section does not apply in a calendar year if the producer’s average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than 1,175 kilograms. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (1). (1) Every producer shall register with the Authority through the Registry by submitting the information set out under subsection (2) within 30 days of marketing tires or a vehicle on which tires are provided, in Ontario. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 9 (1). (2) The following information is required to be submitted for registration: 1. The producer’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The designated class of materials the producer collects or is required to collect. 3. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 4. The name and contact information of an employee of the producer who has authority to bind the corporation or entity and who is responsible for having the registration complete and up to date. 5. A description of how the producer is fulfilling or plans to fulfil their responsibilities relating to tires, including the following: i. If subparagraph 1 i of section 6 applies to the producer, a list of retail locations in Ontario where the producer supplies tires or vehicles on which tires are provided. ii. If subparagraph 1 iii of section 6 or paragraph 2 of section 7 applies, the location of any retail locations where the producer supplies tires or vehicles on which tires are provided. iii. If paragraph 1 of section 7 applies, the location of one retail location within the municipality. iv. The name and contact information of each tire collector that is part of the producer’s tire collection system, and the location of each tire collection site that is part of the system. v. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of each tire hauler, tire processor and tire retreader that is part of the producer’s tire collection or management system. vi. A description of any collection services provided by the producer that are available other than at a tire collection site. 6. The date the producer first marketed tires or provided tires on vehicles marketed in Ontario. 7. Revoked: O. Reg. 552/22, s. 9 (2). O. Reg. 225/18, s. 15 (2); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 9 (2); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (2-4). (3) If a producer’s average weight of supply for a calendar year is less than 1,175 kilograms but the producer collects tires in the calendar year, the producer shall register with the Authority through the Registry by submitting the information set out under subsection (4) within 30 days of first collecting tires. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (5). (4) The following information is required to be submitted for registration under subsection (3): 1. The producer’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The designated class of materials the producer collects. 3. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 4. The name and contact information of an employee of the producer who has authority to bind the corporation or entity and who is responsible for having the registration complete and up to date. 5. A description of how the producer is fulfilling or plans to fulfil their responsibilities relating to tires, including the following: i. The name and contact information of each tire collector that is part of the producer’s tire collection system, and the location of each tire collection site that is part of the system. ii. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of each tire hauler, tire processor and tire retreader that is part of the producer’s tire collection or management system. iii. A description of any collection services provided by the producer that are available other than at a tire collection site. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (5). (5) A producer that is required to register under this section shall submit updated information within 15 days after any change to the information required to be submitted under this section. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (6). (6) Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 15 (6). Submission of registration information by volunteer organization 15.1 (1) A producer of tires who is not the brand holder of the tires may enter into a written agreement that authorizes a volunteer organization that owns a brand used in respect of the tires to submit information set out under section 15 on behalf of the producer. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 10. (2) A volunteer organization that enters into an agreement referred to in subsection (1) shall submit the information set out under section 15 on behalf of the producer at least 15 days before the producer is required to register under that section and shall also submit the following information: 1. The volunteer organization’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of any producer responsibility organization retained by the volunteer organization. 3. The name and contact information of an employee of the volunteer organization who has authority to bind the corporation or entity and who is responsible for ensuring the registration is complete and up to date. 4. The brand of tires that is owned by the volunteer organization and in respect of which the registration relates. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 10. (3) The volunteer organization shall submit updated information within 15 days after any change to the information required under subsection (2), 15 (2) or 15 (4). O. Reg. 552/22, s. 10; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 16. Registration, producer responsibility organizations 16. (1) Every producer responsibility organization shall, within 30 days of being retained by a producer, register with the Authority through the Registry by submitting the following information: 1. The producer responsibility organization’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The designated class of materials in respect of which the producer responsibility organization is retained. 3. Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 17 (1). 4. A description of how tires or processed materials collected by the producer responsibility organization are allocated among producers who have retained the organization’s services for the purposes of meeting their requirements under section 11 or 12, as the case may be. 5. The name and contact information of an employee of the producer responsibility organization who has authority to bind the corporation or entity and who is responsible for having the registration complete and up to date. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 16 (1); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 17. (2) The producer responsibility organization shall submit updated information within 15 days of any change to the information required to be submitted under this section. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 16 (2). Registration, tire haulers, processors and retreaders 17. (1) Revoked: O. Reg. 552/22, s. 11 (1). (2) Every tire hauler, tire processor and tire retreader shall, within 30 days of having transported, processed or retreaded tires, register with the Authority through the Registry by submitting the information set out under subsection (4). O. Reg. 225/18, s. 17 (2); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 11 (2). (3) Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 18 (1). (4) The following information is required to be submitted for registration: 1. The name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of the tire hauler, tire processor or tire retreader, as the case may be. 2. The name and contact information of an employee of the tire hauler, tire processor or tire retreader, as the case may be, who has authority to bind the corporation or entity and who is responsible for having the registration complete and up to date. 3. Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 18 (4). 4. If the person is a tire hauler, the tire types the person is transporting. 5. If the person is a tire processor, the tire types the person is processing, the location of each site where the person receives and processes tires and the types of processed materials that result from the processing. 6. If the person is a tire retreader, the tire types the person is retreading and the location of each site where the person retreads tires. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 17 (4); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 18 (2-4). (5) The tire hauler, tire processor or tire retreader, as the case may be, shall submit updated information within 15 days of any change to the information required to be submitted under this section. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 17 (5); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 18 (5). Reporting, Auditing and Record Keeping Reports, producers 18. (1) Subject to subsection (5), this section does not apply in a calendar year if the producer’s average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than 1,175 kilograms. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 19 (1). (2) On or before May 31 in each year, every producer shall submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year or such other specified period: 1. A description of the actions taken by the producer to fulfil their responsibilities relating to the requirements set out under sections 5 to 12. 2. The number and calculated weight of tires for each tire type collected by the producer, including amounts collected by any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 3. A description of the activities referred to in subsection 11 (3) or 12 (4), as the case may be, engaged in by the producer and by any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer, including the following information: i. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were reused. ii. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were retreaded. iii. The weight of processed materials, by material type, that resulted from the processing of tires. iv. A list of the types of products and packaging that were made with the processed materials referred to in subparagraph iii. v. The number and calculated weight of tires and the weight of processed materials that were, A. land disposed, B. incinerated, C. used as a fuel or a fuel supplement, or D. stored, stockpiled, or otherwise deposited on land. 4. Subject to subsection (4), with respect to tires supplied or provided on vehicles supplied in Ontario in the calendar year two years prior to the year in which the report is due, the number and calculated weight of tires for each tire type. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 19 (2). (3) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection (2), the number and calculated weight of tires for each tire type shall be calculated using data determined and verified in accordance with the Audit Guideline. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 12 (4). (4) For the purposes of reporting the calculated weight of tires supplied in Ontario in 2023 or any subsequent year under paragraph 4 of subsection (2), the producer is not required to include the weight of the producer’s small tires supplied in Ontario. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 19 (3). (5) If a producer’s average weight of supply for a calendar year is less than 1,175 kilograms but the producer collects tires in the calendar year, the producer shall, on or before May 31 in the following year, submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year or such other specified period: 1. The number and calculated weight of tires for each tire type collected by the producer, including amounts collected by any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 2. A description of the activities referred to in subsection 11 (3) or 12 (4), as the case may be, engaged in by the producer and by any producer responsibility organization retained by the producer, including the following information: i. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were reused. ii. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were retreaded. iii. The weight of processed materials, by material type, that resulted from the processing of tires. iv. A list of the types of products and packaging that were made with the processed materials referred to in subparagraph iii. v. The number and calculated weight of tires and the weight of processed materials that were, A. land disposed, B. incinerated, C. used as a fuel or a fuel supplement, or D. stored, stockpiled, or otherwise deposited on land. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 19 (4). Submission of reports by third parties 18.1 (1) A producer may enter into a written agreement that authorizes a third party, including a volunteer organization, to submit a report under this Regulation on behalf of the producer. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 13. (2) If the third party that submits a report under subsection (1) is a volunteer organization, the volunteer organization shall submit the report on behalf of the producer at least 15 days before the producer is required to submit the report. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 13. Reports, producer responsibility organizations 19. On or before May 31 in each year, every producer responsibility organization shall create and submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year: 1. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were collected by the producer responsibility organization. 2. Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 20 (1). 3. The calculated weight of tires or the weight of processed materials allocated to each producer who retained the producer responsibility organization’s services for the purposes of meeting their requirements under section 11 or 12, as the case may be. 4. The number and location of tire collection sites or public tire collection events arranged, established or operated on behalf of each producer by the producer responsibility organization and the producer’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 19; O. Reg. 552/22, s. 14; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 20. 20. Revoked: O. Reg. 555/24, s. 21. Reports, tire haulers 21. On or before May 31 in each year, every tire hauler shall create and submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year: 1. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, picked up from a tire collector or other person and the tire collector’s or other person’s name and contact information. 2. The number and calculated weight of tires referred to in paragraph 1, for each tire type, that the tire hauler sold or provided for reuse. 3. For each tire retreader to whom the tire hauler provided tires referred to in paragraph 1, the number and calculated weight of tires provided, for each tire type, and the tire retreader’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 4. For each tire processor to whom the tire hauler provided tires referred to in paragraph 1, the number and actual weight of tires provided, for each tire type, and the tire processor’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 5.

If the tire hauler is part of a producer’s tire collection system, the name and contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of the producer or of the producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 6. If any of the tires referred to in paragraph 1 were collected from outside of Ontario, the number and calculated weight of those tires for each tire type. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 21; O. Reg. 552/22, s. 16; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 22. Reports, tire processors 22. On or before May 31 in each year, every tire processor shall create and submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year: 1. The number and actual weight of tires, for each tire type, received from a tire hauler at each site where the tire processor receives and processes tires and the tire hauler’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The number and calculated weight of tires referred to in paragraph 1, for each tire type, that the tire processor sold or provided for reuse. 3. A description of the processing activities undertaken by the tire processor, including the number and actual weight of tires referred to in paragraph 1 that were processed and the weight of the processed materials, by material type. 4. With respect to the processed materials referred to in paragraph 3, i. a list of the types of products and packaging that were made by the tire processor and the weight of the processed materials that were used in the making of such products and packaging, and ii. the weight of the processed materials that were sent by the tire processor to another person for the purposes of making products and packaging and the types of products and packaging that were made by the other person with the processed materials. 5. The number and actual weight of tires referred to in paragraph 1 and the weight of processed materials referred to in paragraph 3 that were, i. land disposed, ii. incinerated, iii. used as a fuel or a fuel supplement, or iv. stored, stockpiled, or otherwise deposited on land. 6. If the tire processor is part of a producer’s tire management system, the name and contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of the producer or of the producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. 7. If any of the tires referred to in paragraph 1 were collected from outside of Ontario, the number and calculated weight of those tires for each tire type. 8. If the tire processor received processed materials derived from tires collected outside of Ontario, the weight of those processed materials. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 22; O. Reg. 552/22, s. 17. Reports, tire retreaders 23. On or before May 31 in each year, every tire retreader shall create and submit to the Authority through the Registry an annual report that contains the following information with respect to the previous calendar year: 1. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, received from a tire hauler and the tire hauler’s name, contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar. 2. The number and calculated weight of tires referred to in paragraph 1, for each tire type, in respect of which each of the following activities referred to in subsection 11 (3) or 12 (4), as the case may be, was undertaken at each site where the person receives and retreads tires: i. Tires that were retreaded. ii. Tires that were sold or provided for reuse, without retreading first. iii. Tires that were sent to a tire processor for processing. iv. Tires that were land disposed, incinerated, used as a fuel or a fuel supplement, or that were stored, stockpiled or otherwise deposited on land. 3. If any of the tires referred to in paragraph 1 were collected from outside of Ontario, the number and calculated weight of those tires for each tire type. 4. If the tire retreader is part of a producer’s tire management system, the name and contact information and any unique identifier assigned by the Registrar of the producer or of the producer responsibility organization retained by the producer. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 23; O. Reg. 552/22, s. 18; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 23. 24. Revoked: O. Reg. 552/22, s. 19. Records 25. Every producer, producer responsibility organization, tire collector, tire hauler, tire processor and tire retreader shall keep the following records in a paper or electronic format that can be examined or accessed in Ontario for a period of five years from their date of creation: 1. Records related to arranging for the establishment or operation of a collection or management system for the purposes of fulfilling their responsibilities relating to tires. 2. Records related to establishing or operating a collection or management system for the purposes of fulfilling their responsibilities relating to tires. 3. Records related to information required to be submitted to the Authority through the Registry. 4. Records related to implementing a promotion and education program required under this Regulation. 5. Any agreements that relate to paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4. Audit, management systems 26. (1) Every producer shall cause an audit to be undertaken of the practices and procedures the producer implemented in order to comply with section 11 or 12, as the case may be, with respect to tires collected in the previous calendar year. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 26 (1); O. Reg. 555/24, s. 24 (1). (2) The audit referred to in subsection (1) must be conducted by an independent auditor who is licensed or holds a certificate of authorization under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 and in accordance with the procedures set out in the Audit Guideline. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 26 (2). (3) On or before October 31, 2024 and on or before October 31 in every third subsequent year, the producer shall prepare and submit a copy of a report on the audit to the Authority through the Registry that includes the following with respect to tires collected in the previous three calendar years: 1. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were reused. 2. The number and calculated weight of tires, for each tire type, that were retreaded. 3. The weight of processed materials, by material type, that resulted from the processing of tires. 4. A list of types of products and packaging that were made with the processed materials referred to in paragraph 3, by material type. 5. The number and calculated weight of tires and the weight of processed materials, by material type, that were land disposed, incinerated, used as a fuel or a fuel supplement, or stored, stockpiled or otherwise deposited on land. 6. A statement confirming whether the producer met their management target in accordance with section 12. O. Reg. 225/18, s. 26 (3); O. Reg. 552/22, s. 20; O. Reg. 555/24, s. 24 (2). (4) For the purposes of a report on an audit submitted on or before October 31, 2027, the report shall also include a statement confirming whether the producer satisfied the requirement in clause 11 (2) (b) for the year 2024. O. Reg. 555/24, s. 24 (3). Access to information and privacy 27. (1) Subject to subsection (2), information and data submitted under this Regulation to the Authority through the Registry shall not be posted on the Registry, unless it is posted in a manner that is consistent with the “Access and Privacy Code” published by the Authority and dated December 14, 2017, as amended from time to time, and available on the website of the Registry. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 21. (2) For greater certainty, the Authority shall not post information, including data, that is, (a) provided by or on behalf of a producer and that relates to the producer’s supply of, or management of, tires; or (b) classified as “commercially sensitive information”, “confidential information” or “personal information”, as those terms are defined in the “Access and Privacy Code” referred to in subsection (1), as amended from time to time. O. Reg. 552/22, s. 21. 28. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).