Government of Yukon

Yukon government launches rebate for packaging EPR fees

The Yukon government has opened a rebate programme covering up to 65 per cent of local businesses' 2026 packaging and paper extended producer responsibility invoices. The territory has set aside USD 2.1m (CAD 3m) in its 2026-27 operations and maintenance budget, citing per-product fees two and a half times those in Alberta and British Columbia. Applications are first-come, first-served until 31 December 2026, with corporate and multinational businesses excluded.

Why this mattersA territorial government subsidising EPR costs highlights how fee disparities between jurisdictions can strain producer-responsibility schemes and complicate compliance for packaging obligors.

• Rebate covers up to 65 per cent of 2026 packaging and paper EPR invoices for Yukon-owned businesses
• The Yukon government allocated USD 2.1m (CAD 3m) in its 2026-27 operations and maintenance budget for the programme
• Per-product packaging and paper EPR fees in Yukon are 2.5 times those in Alberta and British Columbia
• Packaging and paper accounts for roughly 85 per cent of all local EPR costs
• Applications are accepted first-come, first-served until 31 December 2026
• Expansion of EPR collection to glass, styrofoam, flexible plastics and aerosols is paused until 1 January 2029

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