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Etobicoke News Business New Ontario Environmental Fee starting April 1st, 2009
| New Ontario Environmental Fee starting April 1st, 2009 |
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| Written by Richard Riofrio |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:23 |
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As some of you may or may not know the province of Ontario is introducing a new Environmental Levy Fee starting next week. This means that for the purpose of properly disposing of electronic product you buy in Ontario you will be charged an upfront fee. This fee will be remitted back to the government to fund the program (http://www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca/), just think of it as another tax. So what does that mean for you and me… well although we are not entirely sure how the retail sector is planning on handling this fee as of April 1st, I can say that distributors, have already started making the needed adjustments to charge these fees on invoices. If your not shopping for electronic/computer equipment at the moment then you could stop reading, but if you have planned to buy any of the listed electronic equipment below sometime this year… then I recommend you do it pre-April 1st to save yourself a few bucks. Type / Fee
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Comments (9)
  written by Don Goodman, October 10, 2009
Is this fee a taxable item? I ask as I purchasda new Monitor from Walmart and they taxed the fee.
 written by Scam and a half!, January 06, 2010
Unbe-fing-lievable....the environment is fine...the greedy government and the powerful interests that control it have an agenda in place...including taxing us to death...and this environmental tax...which will be the worlds first GLOBAL tax...funding an emerging WORLD GOVERNMENT which is 110% totalitarian. What a $#$#ing scam! Time to hit the streets...
 written by Nancy Moisan, May 07, 2010
Don't we pay a fee for disposing of electronic products, if I shop to purchase any of these products, I will make sure the retailer gets the tab for this fee. They can include it in the price, or no sale, period. I'm not paying an environmental fee twice for the same product. Not they're charging it on paint, do these guys ever sleep at night?
 written by al truscott, May 17, 2010
I was charged $26.25 ECO FEE on the purchase of a 32 inch TV at Costco in Barrie on May 16. Looks like a rip-off to me. What is my recourse??
written by al truscott, May 17, 2010
I was cgarged $26.50 ECO fee at Costco in barrie for purchase of a 32 inch tv. Acceptable???
 written by Sara, June 25, 2010
Actually for larger tv's around 30" and more, the fee is over $26 not $10. What a total rip off! This should be included in the price of electronics, we should not have to pay it on top of the retail price. Another cash-grab for this corrupt government. Canada is as corrupt as all of them. Sick
 written by Judy, July 12, 2010
I purchased a computer package at Costco in June 2010 and was charged an eco fee of $20.85.................when does it stop!!!!!!!!!! What are we do?
 written by skorpio, July 13, 2010
small mini speaker USB POWER SOUND BAR $14.96 EHF $2.75 &HST 2.30 =$20.01 from Soursecanada 2 bloor st west 416-924-8267 which is Bell Canada july 13 2010 time 15.35 thanks tha 30% fee
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