In this Regulation,
“waste electrical and electronic equipment” means a device that is waste, that required an electric current to operate and that is,
a household appliance, whether used inside or outside a home, including any device listed in Schedule 1,
information technology equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 2,
telecommunications equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 3,
audio-visual equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 4,
a toy, leisure equipment or sports equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 5,
an electrical or electronic tool, including any device listed in Schedule 6, but not including a large-scale stationary industrial tool, or
a navigational, measuring, monitoring, medical or control instrument, including any device listed in Schedule 7, but not including any implanted or infected medical instrument.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment is prescribed as a designated waste for the purposes of the Act.
(1) The board of Ontario Electronic Stewardship shall be composed of the following members:
Four members appointed by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada.
Three members appointed by the Retail Council of Canada.
One member appointed jointly by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada.
Any members appointed under subsection (2).
A majority of the members appointed under paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection (1) may appoint up to two further members of the board.
A maximum of two members of the board of directors may be persons who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and who are not ordinarily resident in Canada.
The following rules apply for the purpose of determining quorum under section 19 of the Act:
If no members are appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 8 members.
If one member is appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 9 members.
If two members are appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 10 members.
A member of the board appointed under subsection (1) or (2) shall hold office for a term of no more than two years beginning on the date the appointment is made.
Members of the board are eligible for reappointment, subject to section 4.
If the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada do not jointly appoint a board member described in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) within 30 days after the position becomes vacant, the chair of Ontario Electronic Stewardship may, after providing 30 days notice to the two organizations, appoint an individual to fill the vacancy until the earlier of,
the day a member is jointly appointed by the organizations; and
the day that is two years after the date the chair makes the appointment.
The term of a member of the board of directors appointed by the chief executive officer of Ontario Electronic Stewardship under subsection 5 (2) of Ontario Regulation 393/04 (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) made under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 expires on the earlier of,
the day a member is jointly appointed by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada to replace the member appointed by the chief executive officer; and
the day that is two years after the date the chief executive officer made the appointment.
Ontario Electronic Stewardship shall maintain on its website a list of members of its board of directors along with an indication of who appointed each member and when each member’s term expires.
(1) An individual may be appointed as a member of the board of directors only if the individual,
is a director, officer or employee of,
a corporation that supplies a product from which waste electrical and electronic equipment is derived, or
an organization or industry association representing a corporation mentioned in subclause (i); and
is at least 18 years of age.
Despite subsection (1), an individual shall not be appointed as a member of the board of directors if the individual,
has the status of bankrupt; or
has been found, under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or the Mental Health Act, to be incapable of managing property.
Sections 46 and 85 of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 apply, with necessary modifications, to Ontario Electronic Stewardship. O. Reg. 389/16, s. 6.
Omitted (provides for amendments to this Regulation).
Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).
schedule 1 household appliances
Air purifier
Air conditioner
Answering machine
Barbeque starter
Blender
Bottle or can dispenser
Can opener
Carpet sweeper
Clock
Clothes dryer
Clothes washer
Coffee grinder
Coffee maker
Curling iron
Dehumidifier
Dishwashing machine
Electric hot plate
Fan
Food processor
Freezer
Fryer
Glue gun
Hair dryer
Heat gun
Heater
Hot drink dispenser
Humidifier
Iron
Kettle
Knitting machine
Microwave oven
Mixer
Radiator
Razor
Refrigerator
Scissors
Sewing machine
Slicing machine
Solid product dispenser
Stove
Toaster
Toaster oven
Toothbrush
Vacuum cleaner
Vacuum sealer
Watch
Water purifier
Weaving machine
Weigh scale
schedule 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
Analog computer
Automatic teller machine (ATM)
Bar code scanner
Calculator
CD-ROM drive
Computer disk drive
Computer keyboard
Computer mouse
Computer terminal
Copier
Joystick
Mainframe computer
Microcomputer
Minicomputer
Monitor (CRT)
Monitor (LCD)
Monitor (Plasma)
Personal computer (Desktop)
Personal computer (Handheld)
Personal computer (Laptop)
Personal computer (Notebook)
Personal computer (Notepad)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Point-of-sale (POS) terminal
Printer
Computer router
Computer flatbed scanner
Typewriter
schedule 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Antenna, transmitting or receiving
Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio or television
Cable television transmitting or receiving equipment
Citizens’ band (CB) radio
Closed circuit television equipment
Fax machine
Global positioning system (GPS)
Infrared wireless device
Intercom system
Local area network (LAN) communication equipment
Modem
Pager
PBX (private branch exchange)
Satellite television transmitting or receiving equipment
Switching equipment
Telephone (Cellular)
Telephone (Cordless)
Telephone (Wire line)
Telephone answering machine
Telephone carrier line equipment
Telephone carrier switching equipment
Telex machine
Traffic signal
Wide area network communications equipment
schedule 4 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT
Amplifier
Audio player (tape, disk, digital)
Audio recorder (tape, disk, digital)
Camera (film, tape, disk, digital)
Equalizer
Headphone
Microphone
Mixing board
Musical instrument
Preamplifier
Public address system
Radio
Receiver
Speaker
Television (CRT)
Television (LCD)
Television (Plasma)
Television (Rear projection)
Tuner
Turntable
Video player or projector (tape, disk, digital)
Video recorder (tape, disk, digital)
schedule 5 TOYS, LEISURE EQUIPMENT AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Action figure and accessories
Arts, crafts or hobby device
Building set
Doll
Game or puzzle
Infant or preschool toy
Learning or exploration toy
Outdoor or sports toy
Plush toy
Vehicle
Video game and accessories
schedule 6 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TOOLS
Bender
Blower
Cutter
Disperser
Drill
Fastener
Folder
Grinder
Hammer
Joiner
Lathe
Lawn mower
Mill
Nail gun
Nibbler
Planer
Polisher
Punch
Riveter
Router
Sander
Saw
Screwdriver
Shear
Soldering gun
Sprayer
Spreader
Staple gun
Trimmer
Vacuum
Welder
Wrench
schedule 7 NAVIGATIONAL, MEASURING, MONITORING, MEDICAL OR CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
Alarm system
Analyzer
Automatic environmental controller or regulator
Cardiology equipment
Dialysis equipment
Drafting instrument
Fertilization tester
Fire detection and alarm system
Freezer
Hearing aid
Heating regulator
Humidistat
Instrument for industrial process control
Irradiation equipment
Laboratory analytical instrument
Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis
Medical equipment, ultrasonic
Medical radiation therapy equipment
Meteorological instrument
Meter
Nuclear medicine equipment
Oscilloscope
Process controller
Pulmonary ventilator
Radiation detection or monitoring instrument
Radiotherapy equipment
Refractometer
Scanner (CT/CAT)
Scanner (MRI)
Scanner (PET)
Smoke detector
Soil testing or analysis instrument
Surgical support system
Surveying instrument
Temperature instrument
Thermostat