Registering Your Company As A Manufacturer
A manufacturer* is defined in the Beverage Container Recycling Regulation as a person who manufactures a beverage and includes:
- A person who carries on the business of filling containers with a beverage; and
- A person who imports a beverage in a container into Alberta for the purpose of distribution or sale in Alberta.
Retailers: Prior to registering your company bold body text and beverage containers, please contact your manufacturers/distributors and ask for the beverage containers’ Alberta Registration Numbers. If the beverage containers are registered, you do not need to register them yourself. If the manufacturer/distributor does not have the beverage containers registered one of the following must occur prior to their sale:
BCMB REQUIREMENTS
- A SIMS Portal account
- $60 non-refundable registration fee (fee information and payment instructions can be found in your portal account)
- Your Alberta Incorporation Certificate or Extra-Provincial Registration Certificate* number will be required in order to setup your portal account
- Acceptance of the Manufacturer Agreement (Agreement is accepted electronically within your portal account)
- Completed BCMB requirement documentation and BCMB inquiries related to registering a company can be sent to registrations@bcmb.ab.ca
*Please note: Out-of-province registrants are required to be registered or incorporated in Alberta to conduct business in Alberta. Potential registrants have an option to register their Corporation, Trade Name, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership in Alberta or they can choose to incorporate their business in Alberta.