What are the reporting and payment deadlines and the penalties for non-compliance?
Reporting and Payment Deadlines for the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 obligation years are 93 days from each steward’s date of notification for each obligation year. See the Rules to determine when Payment of fees was required for each obligation year. The reporting and payment schedule for the 2009 obligation year is shown in Appendix C of the 2009 Rules. Companies that file Steward’s Reports and make full payments as outlined in the Rules for each obligation year are considered to be members in good standing with Stewardship Ontario. If a company receives a notification letter, but fails to file a Steward’s Report and make appropriate payment within 93 days as defined by the Rules, it is a ‘non-compliant’ steward. Non-compliant stewards may be subject to enforcement actions prescribed under Sections 36- 41 of the WDA. Stewardship Ontario will assess one-time penalties of 10% on fees owing and interest charges of prime plus 3% daily on balances owing to stewards who fail to pa
