Why Toronto matters
Canada's largest EV fleet catchment and policy centre. Active names in and around the city include TTC e-bus, Geotab.
Metro zones are where vehicles live and retire: ride-hailing and delivery fleets, e-bus depots, multi-brand workshops and dealer service centres. Volumes are steady but spread across many small sites, with a wide mix of chemistries and conditions.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Serving site | Toronto — Ontario Recovery Campus (Integrated Recovery Campus) |
| Pickup SLA | 48 hours |
| Coverage radius | 154 km |
| Collection cadence | Scheduled milk runs, weekly in dense areas |
| Regulatory framework | Provincial extended producer responsibility regulations |
How collection works here
Collection runs as a scheduled milk run across depots, dealers and workshops, so single packs never sit for weeks in unventilated storage. Fleet operators can plan retirements against telematics data and book depot collections in batches.
Loads move in Class 9 compliant transport with pre-filled dangerous goods paperwork to Toronto, Ontario, where they are weighed, logged and graded.
- Ride-hailing and delivery fleets
- Electric bus depots
- Dealer and multi-brand workshops
- Battery swap operators
What the rules require in Canada
Canada regulates battery end-of-life at provincial level. Ontario's Batteries Regulation and similar programmes in other provinces place collection duties on producers, though coverage of large EV batteries varies by province and is still being extended. Provincial approvals govern processing sites, and federal rules cover transport and cross-border movement.
Movements follow the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and cross-border shipments need permits under the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations.
- Check whether your battery category is covered by the provincial EPR programme where it is sold
- Register and report to the provincial authority where required
- Use approved waste management facilities for storage and processing
- Obtain export or import permits for hazardous recyclables moving across the border
Field note
What you get paid and what you file
Settlement is quoted per pack after measured state of health, not by guesswork on age. Modules holding 75% or more of rated capacity settle at second-life rates; the remainder settle against black mass metal content.
Certificates carry achieved recovery percentages and downstream vendor disclosure for reporting under Provincial extended producer responsibility regulations.