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  "family": "ESG-CPG",
  "jurisdiction": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "language": "en",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-17",
  "source_of_record": "ESG-REG-MASTER — GSC reconciled register, 17 Aug 2026 (five inputs reconciled to primary sources)",
  "rules": [
    "HOLD items never ship",
    "DRAFT items always say DRAFT",
    "states instruments — name, number, status, dates; does not interpret how they apply",
    "negative facts (no such mandate) are register entries too"
  ],
  "operator": "GreenCore Solutions Corp.",
  "operator_role": "operator of the scaffolding — not verifier, auditor, rater or certifier",
  "held_unshipped": [
    "CEPA 1999 + NPRI [MAJ]"
  ],
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      "block": "Canada — federal instruments",
      "language": "en",
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          "instrument": "Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Bill S-211)",
          "reference": "S.C. 2023, c. 9 (R.S.C. F-10.6)",
          "status": "In force; annual report (ss. 9–13).",
          "source": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-10.6/",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Competition Act — environmental-claims amendments (Bill C-59)",
          "reference": "Competition Act, as amended 20 Jun 2024; final guidelines 5 Jun 2025",
          "status": "In force (greenwashing / substantiation).",
          "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2025/06/competition-bureau-issues-final-guidelines-regarding-environmental-claims.html",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards CSDS 1 / CSDS 2",
          "reference": "Canadian Sustainability Standards Board",
          "status": "Adopted, VOLUNTARY; CSA climate rule paused.",
          "source": "https://www.frascanada.ca/en/cssb/news-listings/csds1_csds2_launch",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations",
          "reference": "SOR/2022-138 under CEPA",
          "status": "In force — UPHELD January 2026 (prior litigation uncertainty resolved).",
          "source": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2022-138/",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "OSFI Guideline B-15 — Climate Risk Management",
          "reference": "Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions",
          "status": "In force, phasing in (federally regulated financial institutions).",
          "source": "https://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/en/guidance/guidance-library/climate-risk-management",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Federal Plastics Registry — CEPA 1999 s. 46(1) information-gathering notice",
          "reference": "Canada Gazette Part I, 20 Apr 2024; amending notice 14 Mar 2026",
          "status": "Notice in force (not a regulation; expires every three years and must be republished). Amending notice 14 Mar 2026 POSTPONED Phases 2 and 3; Phase 1 continues for 2024, 2025 and 2026 data, due 29 September of the following year; penalties under CEPA ss. 272–273. ECCC to issue a new notice for 2027–2029 — reporting restarts fresh, no retrospective reporting.",
          "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/reduce-plastic-waste/federal-plastics-registry.html",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "block": "Canada — provincial instruments (Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Alberta)",
      "language": "en",
      "items": [
        {
          "instrument": "Ontario — Blue Box Regulation, O. Reg. 391/21 (Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016)",
          "reference": "O. Reg. 391/21",
          "status": "In force (full producer responsibility since 1 Jan 2026).",
          "source": "https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/210391",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Québec — consigne élargie et collecte sélective modernisée (EPR)",
          "reference": "MELCCFP; AQRCB / Éco Entreprises Québec designated 24 Oct 2022",
          "status": "In force, phasing in.",
          "source": "https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/matieres/consigne-collecte/index.htm",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "British Columbia — Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 449/2004 (Environmental Management Act)",
          "reference": "B.C. Reg. 449/2004, last amended B.C. Reg. 170/2025 (21 Nov 2025); PRO Recycle BC",
          "status": "In force; small-producer exemption <$1M BC revenue or <1 tonne.",
          "source": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/449_2004",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Alberta — Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Alta Reg 194/2022 (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, RSA 2000 c E-12)",
          "reference": "In force 30 Nov 2022; amended AR 132/2024, AR 47/2025, OC 69/2025 (narrow flexible-plastic exemption); ARMA administers, Circular Materials operates",
          "status": "In force. s.18(2): by 1 Oct 2026 a producer must provide, at no charge, a common collection system to multiple-family dwellings in communities registered with the Authority not receiving recycling service when the Regulation came into force. Small-producer thresholds set by ARMA bylaws. Third-party verification deferred for the 2026 reporting cycle (attestation).",
          "source": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=2022_194.cfm&leg_type=Regs",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "block": "Canada — instruments fédéraux",
      "language": "fr",
      "items": [
        {
          "instrument": "Loi sur la lutte contre le travail forcé et le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement (projet de loi S-211)",
          "reference": "L.C. 2023, ch. 9 (L.R.C. F-10.6)",
          "status": "En vigueur ; rapport annuel (art. 9 à 13).",
          "source": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-10.6/",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Loi sur la concurrence — modifications relatives aux déclarations environnementales (projet de loi C-59)",
          "reference": "Loi sur la concurrence, modifiée le 20 juin 2024 ; lignes directrices finales du 5 juin 2025",
          "status": "En vigueur (écoblanchiment / justification).",
          "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2025/06/competition-bureau-issues-final-guidelines-regarding-environmental-claims.html",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Normes canadiennes d'information sur la durabilité NCID 1 / NCID 2 (CSDS 1 / CSDS 2)",
          "reference": "Conseil canadien des normes d'information sur la durabilité",
          "status": "Adoptées, VOLONTAIRES ; règle climatique des ACVM en pause.",
          "source": "https://www.frascanada.ca/en/cssb/news-listings/csds1_csds2_launch",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Règlement interdisant les plastiques à usage unique",
          "reference": "DORS/2022-138 (LCPE)",
          "status": "En vigueur — CONFIRMÉ en janvier 2026 (incertitude judiciaire antérieure levée).",
          "source": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2022-138/",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Ligne directrice B-15 du BSIF — Gestion des risques climatiques",
          "reference": "Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières",
          "status": "En vigueur, mise en œuvre progressive (institutions financières fédérales).",
          "source": "https://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/en/guidance/guidance-library/climate-risk-management",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Registre fédéral sur les plastiques — avis de collecte de renseignements en vertu de l'art. 46(1) de la LCPE (1999)",
          "reference": "Gazette du Canada, Partie I, 20 avr. 2024 ; avis modificatif du 14 mars 2026",
          "status": "Avis en vigueur (pas un règlement ; expire tous les trois ans et doit être republié). L'avis modificatif du 14 mars 2026 a REPORTÉ les phases 2 et 3 ; la phase 1 se poursuit pour les données 2024, 2025 et 2026, exigibles le 29 septembre de l'année suivante ; sanctions en vertu des art. 272–273 de la LCPE. ECCC publiera un nouvel avis pour 2027–2029 — reprise à zéro, sans déclaration rétroactive.",
          "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/reduce-plastic-waste/federal-plastics-registry.html",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "block": "Canada — instruments provinciaux (Ontario, Québec, Colombie-Britannique, Alberta)",
      "language": "fr",
      "items": [
        {
          "instrument": "Ontario — Blue Box Regulation, O. Reg. 391/21 (Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016)",
          "reference": "O. Reg. 391/21",
          "status": "En vigueur (pleine responsabilité des producteurs depuis le 1er janv. 2026).",
          "source": "https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/210391",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Québec — consigne élargie et collecte sélective modernisée (REP)",
          "reference": "MELCCFP ; AQRCB / Éco Entreprises Québec désignés le 24 oct. 2022",
          "status": "En vigueur, mise en œuvre progressive.",
          "source": "https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/matieres/consigne-collecte/index.htm",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Colombie-Britannique — Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 449/2004 (Environmental Management Act)",
          "reference": "B.C. Reg. 449/2004, modifié en dernier lieu par le B.C. Reg. 170/2025 (21 nov. 2025) ; OGR Recycle BC",
          "status": "En vigueur ; exemption des petits producteurs (< 1 M$ de revenus en C.-B. ou < 1 tonne).",
          "source": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/449_2004",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Alberta — Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Alta Reg 194/2022 (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, RSA 2000 c E-12)",
          "reference": "En vigueur depuis le 30 nov. 2022 ; modifié par AR 132/2024, AR 47/2025, OC 69/2025 (exemption étroite de certains plastiques souples) ; administré par ARMA, exploité par Circular Materials",
          "status": "En vigueur. Art. 18(2) : d'ici le 1er oct. 2026, le producteur doit fournir sans frais un système de collecte commun aux immeubles multifamiliaux des collectivités inscrites auprès de l'Autorité qui ne bénéficiaient pas d'un service de recyclage à l'entrée en vigueur. Seuils des petits producteurs fixés par règlement administratif de l'ARMA. Vérification par un tiers reportée pour le cycle 2026 (attestation).",
          "source": "https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=2022_194.cfm&leg_type=Regs",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
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