Steward Registration

Any business that supplies, distributes or sells packaged products or printed paper in Manitoba may be affected by new provincial legislation that goes into effect April 1. The Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation requires affected companies to register as product stewards and to remit fees that are used to cover up to 80% of the cost of municipal recycling programs. View the document Rules for Stewards for a glossary of terms and the rules by which stewards must register and report their obligations. To find out if your company must register and pay fees, view our guidebook: Are You Obligated?

To understand reporting requirements, stewards should read the guidebook Get Ready to File a Steward's Report.

To view a brief summary of the two guidebooks, click here.

Stewards should also view Procedures to Become a Voluntary Steward and Voluntary Steward Agreement.

For a list of materials covered under the Packaging and Printed Paper Program, click here.

To view Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about registration and reporting requirements, click here.

To obtain information on reporting calculators or to apply for use, click here. Reporting calculators are available primarily to assist First Importers and distributors who may not have access to actual packaging data.

To register as a steward, click here. Stewards must register no later than March 31, 2010.

To file a report using the online steward reporting system, click here. To understand how to use the online steward reporting system, Stewards should read the guidebook How to File a Steward's Report.