Tires

For registrants with questions about regulatory requirements or using the registry, we encourage you to explore our self-serve resources.

Tire collection site operators and haulers experiencing challenges getting tires picked up or processed should contact RPRA’s Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or 1-833-600-0530 for assistance.

We are currently experiencing higher-than-normal call and email volumes, which may result in longer response times. Our team is working diligently to respond to all inquiries as quickly as possible.

The Tires Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 designates tires as a regulated material under Ontario’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulatory framework.

EPR makes producers accountable for their products and packaging once consumers are finished with them; sets mandatory and enforceable requirements for resource recovery; and gives producers choices for resource recovery services in a competitive market.

Under the EPR framework, tire producers are individually accountable and financially responsible for collecting and reusing, retreading or recycling their tires when consumers discard them.

Tires

A tire is a component designed to surround the rim of a vehicle’s wheel that has an actual weight of 1 kg or more.

  • Automobile tires
  • Motorcycle tires
  • Motor assisted bicycle tires (e.g. mopeds, non-kick scooters)
  • Tractor tires
  • Tires on industrial and agricultural vehicles and equipment
  • Transport truck tires
  • Trailer tires (e.g. boat trailers, RVs)
  • All-terrain vehicle tires
  • Riding lawn mower tires
  • Aircraft tires if not supplied on aircraft
  • Snow blower tires
  • Muscle-powered vehicle tires used to transport a person (e.g. bicycles, strollers, kick scooters)
  • Power-assisted bicycle tires, specifically bicycles with an electric motor
  • Personal mobility device tires (e.g. wheelchairs)

How does the Tires Regulation affect you?

Click the headings below to learn more about your requirements.

A person is considered a producer under the Tires Regulation if they supply tires into Ontario and one of the following apply:

  • Are the brand holder of the tire and have residency in Canada.
  • Have residency in Ontario, import tires from outside of Ontario, and supply them in Ontario.
  • Have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g. online sales).
  • Do not have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g. online sales).
  • Are the vehicle manufacturer and have residency in Canada.
  • Have residency in Ontario and import new vehicles for sale in Ontario.

Learn more about producers

  • A hauler is a person that arranges the transport of tires used in Ontario that are destined for processing, reuse, retreading or disposal.
  • A retreader is a person that replaces the tread on worn tires so they can continue to be used as tires.
  • A processor is a person that receives and processes tires for the purpose of resource recovery or disposal.

Learn more about service providers

If you are a First Nation, municipality, retailer or organization that collects tires whether through a depot, collection events or on-site collection containers, you are not required to facilitate collection services, register or report as a collector under the Tires Regulation. However, if you are also a tire producer, hauler, retreader or processor, additional responsibilities may apply.

Learn more about collection site operators

A PRO is a person retained by a producer for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the following producer regulatory obligations under the Tires Regulation:

  • Arranging the establishment or operation of collection and management systems (hauling, retreading or processing services).
  • Establishing or operating a collection or management system.
  • Preparing and submitting reports.

Learn more about PROs

Wind up of Ontario Tire Stewardship’s program for used tires

On December 31, 2018, Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) ended the Used Tires Program that kept light truck, medium truck, and off-the-road tires out of landfills so that they could be reused and recycled. On January 1, 2019, used tires moved to the new extended producer responsibility framework. Visit RPRA’s used tires program wind up page for more information.