CIF has developed a Blue Box Producer Calculator to help municipalities and First Nation communities determine their producer status and whether they have reporting and management obligations.

The Calculator will help groups to quickly determine if they:

• exceed small producer exemptions for revenue and paper material supply;
• must register as a producer, track and report their material supply, and pay fees to RPRA; and
• must satisfy producer management responsibilities.

RPRA has approved this calculator for use by municipalities and First Nations for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 reporting years. They have also provisionally agreed that a similar calculator will be provided for reporting in 2024, however, the per household supply rate for paper may be updated to reflect further data being collected by CIF.

RPRA does not anticipate that it will allow municipalities and First Nations groups to rely on a similar calculator for reporting in 2025 and onwards. Instead, it is expected that groups will report and verify their data in accordance with the Blue Box Verification and Audit Procedure, beginning in 2025.

The Calculator is supported by a guidance document that describes how to use it as well as potential registration and reporting obligations.

The document can be found on the CIF Transition Portal.

For more information, please reach out to Jessica Landy