Our industry is facing complex and costly challenges from new provincial Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations for packaging. To understand the full impact of Canadian EPR programs on our sector, Western Growers is collaborating with the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) to conduct a comprehensive survey.

A Collaborative Effort for a Deeper Understanding

Your participation is crucial. The data gathered from this survey will be shared among all participating associations, including our own. This collaborative approach will give us a much deeper, industry-wide understanding of the financial and operational burdens our members are facing.

This collective data will strengthen our advocacy efforts and help us develop the practical resources you need to navigate these new rules.

Who Should Respond?

We need to hear from everyone. Whether your company is a:

• Directly Obligated Producer (legally responsible for reporting and paying fees); or
• A Supplier, Grower or Partner (experiencing indirect impacts, such as new data requests or costs passed on by customers).

The survey is open until Dec. 31, 2025, and takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. All individual responses will be kept strictly confidential and will only be reported in an aggregated, anonymized format.

Thank you for lending your voice to this critical industry initiative.

You can take the survey here.