Canada's EPR Data

*Details are based on the total fee budget outlined by the province and may not necessarily reflect the fee collected

+ Ontario is transitioning to a new program structure in 2026 under the Blue Box Program. Totals are based on 2025 data

**Based on the projected total amount to be financed as published by the PRO, Éco Entreprises Québec
+ +2016 regulations were replaced in 2023 to move from a shared responsibility model (producers cover 75% of the program cost) to a model fully operated by producers
Province	Year Law Passed	Implementation Date	Fee Structure	Total Budget Outlined*	Forecasted and Collected Tonnage	Use of fees
Alberta	2022³⁶	2025	100% industry funded; 83c/kg³⁷	$185.9 M³⁸	Forecast Tonnes: 220,899 Collected Tonnes: 226,392³⁹	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
British Columbia	2011⁴⁰	2014⁴¹	100% industry funded; 80c/kg⁴²	$199.7 M⁴³	Forecast Tonnes: 219,624 Collected Tonnes: 248,300⁴⁴	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
Manitoba	2008⁴⁵	2010⁴⁶	80% industry funded; 28c/kg	$24.7 M	Forecast Tonnes: 61,546 Collected Tonnes: 85,759⁴⁷	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
New Brunswick	2021⁴⁸	2023⁴⁹	100% industry funded; 88c/kg	$35.2 M	Forecast Tonnes: 31,471 Collected Tonnes: 40,279⁵⁰	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
Nova Scotia	2023⁵¹	2025⁵²	100% industry funded; 99c/kg	$49.9 M	Forecast Tonnes: 47,556 Collected Tonnes: 50,511⁵³	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
Ontario	2021⁵⁴	2023⁵⁵	100% industry funded	$ 43.5 M⁺⁵⁶	Forecast Tonnes: 1,512,500 Collected Tonnes: 1,330,000^{57, 58, 59}	Steward obligation to municipalities, Program operations costs, Transition costs
Quebec	2022⁶⁰	2025⁶¹	100% industry funded	$483.4 M**⁶²	No Data Available	Fees and fund management, collection and sorting, recovery and disposal
Saskatchewan	2023⁶³	2016⁺⁺	100% industry funded; 62c/kg	$30.9 M	Forecast Tonnes: 2,333 Collected Tonnes: 2,066⁶⁴	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost
Yukon Territory	2024⁶⁵	2025	100% industry funded; 227c/kg	$4.7 M	Forecast Tonnes: 39,339 Collected Tonnes: 49,879⁶⁶	Supply chain cost, promotion and education cost, Program management cost

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