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Federal Plastics Registry reporting (CEPA s.46 notice)

Reporting rule covering plastic in Canada, set by Environment and Climate Change Canada. In force.

By the SPI teamRule ID PR-CA-002Source consulted 13 October 2026Verified 13 October 2026
Sourced facts

The rule

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Jurisdiction
Canada
Authority
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Rule type
Reporting
Materials
Plastic
Status
In force Enacted
Adopted or published
20 April 2024
From the source

“Reporting for Phases 2 and 3 of the Federal Plastics Registry has been postponed.”

Official source Canada.ca: Federal Plastics RegistryOfficial (government or regulator) · consulted 13 October 2026

Deadlines

Key dates

  1. Adopted or published 2 years and 5 months ago

  2. Source consulted by the SPI team today

  3. Re-checked by a second SPI team member today

SPI analysis

What it means

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SPI summary

Producers of plastic products, including packaging, must report quantities placed on the Canadian market under a CEPA section 46 notice, starting in September 2025 on 2024 data. Phase 2 and 3 reporting has been postponed and a new notice covering 2027-2029 is planned.

In practice

Producers placing plastic packaging, electrical and electronic equipment or single-use plastic products on the Canadian market report the quantities to the Federal Plastics Registry under a CEPA section 46 notice. For packaging companies the practical task is data: resin and format tonnages by year, at the level of detail the notice asks for. Reporting runs annually for 2024, 2025 and 2026 data, while later phases have been postponed and a new notice for 2027 to 2029 is planned.

Who is in scope

  • Phase 1: producers that manufacture, import or place on the market plastic packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, or single-use or disposable plastic products
  • Calendar years 2024, 2025 and 2026, with reports due in 2025, 2026 and 2027

Who is not

  • Producers and importers placing less than 1,000 kg of plastic on the market in a calendar year
  • Resin manufacturers, waste generators and service providers for 2025 and 2026 reporting
  • Phase 2 and 3 reporting, which has been postponed

What to do and by when

  1. NowCheck whether Canadian plastic packaging placed on the market exceeds the 1,000 kg threshold.
  2. NowPrepare 2025 data and confirm the 2026 reporting deadline in the amended notice of 14 March 2026.
  3. 2027Plan the report on 2026 data, the last year under the current notice.
  4. When the 2027-2029 notice is publishedReview new categories and data fields and adjust data systems.

Related rules

  • PR-CA-001 Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138)
    Same CEPA listing of plastic manufactured items underpins both measures.
  • PR-CA-003 Ontario Blue Box Regulation (O. Reg. 391/21) full producer responsibility
    Ontario producers also report Blue Box supply data to RPRA, an overlapping data task.
  • PR-CA-004 British Columbia packaging and paper product EPR (Recycle BC)
    British Columbia producers report packaging quantities through Recycle BC.
  • PR-IN-001 EPR Guidelines for plastic packaging (PWM Rules Schedule II)
    Another national plastic packaging registration and returns system.

Where the record is unclear

  • The exact reporting deadline day for each year is set in the notice, not on the overview page reviewed.
  • Scope and timing of the planned 2027-2029 notice are not yet published; only a notice of intent of 14 March 2026 is available.

Sources for this note

  1. Canada.ca: Federal Plastics Registry Consulted 13 October 2026

Note written by the SPI team on 13 October 2026.

Where it sits in the tracker

  • One of 6 packaging rules we track in Canada, of which 1 are reporting rules.
  • In all, 1 reporting rules are tracked across 1 jurisdictions.

Company profiles that map to this rule

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Audit trail

Change history

Verified: a second SPI team member re-checked every fact above against the source on 13 October 2026. Any later change to the facts sends the rule back to Sourced and is logged here.

  1. Verified by a second SPI team member

  2. Changed: rate note

  3. Added to the tracker

Spotted an error? Write to sales@strategicpackaginginsights.com quoting PR-CA-002 and the source. Corrections are logged in this history.

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