O. Reg. 559/24: ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, Filed December 19, 2024 under Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sched. 1
ontario regulation 559/24
made under the
Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016
Made: December 12, 2024
Filed: December 19, 2024
Published on e-Laws: December 19, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 4, 2025
Amending O. Reg. 558/22
(ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES)
1. (1) Part IV of Ontario Regulation 558/22 is revoked and the following substituted:
PART IV
TRANSITION
Transition
12. Despite the amendments made to this Regulation by Ontario Regulation 559/24 and despite the amendments made to a regulation made under the Act set out in Column 1 of the Table to this section by a regulation set out opposite that regulation in Column 2 of the Table,
(a) an order may be issued on or after January 1, 2025 in respect of a contravention of a provision set out in Column 1 of the Tables to Schedules 1 and 2 as they read on December 31, 2024 if the contravention occurred on or before that day; and
(b) the regulations in Column 1 as they read on December 31, 2024 continue to apply in respect of a contravention that occurred on or before that day.
TABLE
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
1. | Ontario Regulation 225/18 (Tires) | Ontario Regulation 555/24 |
2. | Ontario Regulation 30/20 (Batteries) | Ontario Regulation 556/24 |
3. | Ontario Regulation 522/20 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) | Ontario Regulation 557/24 |
4. | Ontario Regulation 449/21 (Hazardous and Special Products) | Ontario Regulation 558/24 |
(2) Section 12 of the Regulation, as remade by subsection (1), is amended by adding the following subsection:
(2) Despite the revocation of Item 3 of Table 4 to Schedule 2 and despite the revocation of section 19 of Ontario Regulation 522/20 made under the Act,
(a) an order may be issued on or after July 1, 2025 in respect of a contravention of section 19 of Ontario Regulation 522/20 as it read on June 30, 2025 if the contravention occurred on or before that day; and
(b) section 19 of Ontario Regulation 522/20 as it read on June 30, 2025 continues to apply in respect of a contravention that occurred on or before that day.
2. Table 2 to Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Table 2
non-continuing Contraventions of Ontario Regulation 225/18 (Tires)
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
1. | Subsection 3.1 (1), in respect of the requirement under clause 11 (2) (a) | Failure to satisfy the requirement set out in clause 11 (2) (a) | $200,000 | $40,000 |
2. | Subsection 3.1 (1), in respect of the requirement under clause 12 (3) (a) | Failure to satisfy the requirement set out in clause 12 (3) (a) | $200,000 | $40,000 |
3. | Subsection 11 (1), in respect of requirements under subsections 11 (2) to (5) | Failure to establish and operate a system for managing collected tires in accordance with the requirements set out in subsections 11 (1) to (5) | $200,000 | $40,000 |
4. | Subsection 11 (1), in respect of the requirement under subsection 11 (6) | Failure to ensure that specified activities under subsection 11 (3) are undertaken with respect to tires as required under subsection 11 (6) | $2,500 | $500 |
5. | Subsection 12 (2), in respect of the requirements under subsections 12 (3) to (6) | Failure to establish and operate a system for managing collected tires in accordance with the requirements set out in subsections 12 (1) to (6) | $200,000 | $40,000 |
6. | Subsection 12 (2) in respect of the requirement under subsection 12 (8) | Failure to ensure that specified activities under subsection 12 (4) are undertaken with respect to tires as required under subsection 12 (8) | $2,500 | $500 |
7. | Subsection 12 (2) in respect of the requirement under subsection 12 (9) | Failure to ensure that specified amount of tires is attributable to large tires as required under subsection 12 (9) | $2,500 | $500 |
8. | Section 25 | Failure to keep records | $120,000 | $24,000 |
3. (1) Item 1 of Table 2 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “10” in Columns 1 and 2 and substituting “10.1”.
(2) Items 9 and 13 of Table 2 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
(3) Item 3 of Table 3 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked.
(4) Table 3 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:
11.1 | Section 21.1 | Failure to ensure information is verified in accordance with any requirements set out in the Verification and Audit Procedure | $4,000 | $800 | $120,000 | $24,000 |
(5) Table 3 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:
16.1 | Section 28.1 | Failure to ensure information is verified in accordance with any requirements set out in the Verification and Audit Procedure | $4,000 | $800 | $120,000 | $24,000 |
(6) Item 3 of Table 4 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked.
(7) Item 7 of Table 4 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked.
(8) Table 4 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:
12.1 | Section 22.1 | Failure to ensure information is verified in accordance with any requirements set out in the EEE Verification and Audit Procedure | $4,000 | $800 | $120,000 | $24,000 |
(9) Items 13, 14 and 15 of Table 4 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
(10) Table 4 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:
20.1 | Section 29.1 | Failure to ensure information is verified in accordance with any requirements set out in the EEE Verification and Audit Procedure | $4,000 | $800 | $120,000 | $24,000 |
(11) Items 1 and 2 of Table 6 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
1. | Subsection 7 (1) | Failure to register with the Authority | $4,000 | $800 | $120,000 | $24,000 |
2. | Subsection 7 (2) | Failure to submit updated information | $2,500 | $500 | $75,000 | $15,000 |
(12) Items 17 and 22 of Table 6 to Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
Commencement
4. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
(2) Subsection 1 (1), section 2 and subsections 3 (1) to (5) and (7) to (12) come into force on the later of January 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.
(3) Subsections 1 (2) and 3 (6) come into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.