Ontario EPR Updates: Tire Rules Accelerate And $1 Million Penalty Cap Ends

Ontario recently updated its extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework, increasing tire management targets and ending the $1 million cap on administrative monetary penalties. These changes demand stricter compliance and more detailed financial reporting from producers and producer responsibility organizations (PROs). This update directly impacts businesses supplying regulated products, tire haulers and collection site operators across the province.

What clients need to know:

• The $1 million penalty limit is being removed. For contraventions occurring after Sept. 21, 2026, administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) will no longer be subject to the previous aggregate $1 million cap. Exposure may materially increase where non-compliance generates economic benefits through cost avoidance;