Ontario Municipal Clothing Donation Bin Regulation Review

Municipality	Legislation	License/Permit Requirements	Fees
Toronto	TorontoMunicipalCodeChapter395,ClothingDrop Boxes	Bin owner and operator contact information Organization ownership and contact information Address and site plan image of bin location Written permission from property owner Proof of charitable status, if appropriate Declaration stating owner has not been charged and/or convicted more than three (3) times under the by-law Proof of insurance ($2,000,000) Engineer’s statement that bin appropriately mitigates potential injury Zoning: no restrictions identified	$549.99 License Fee $232.23 Renewal Fee $113.12 Permit Fee per bin
Ottawa	ClothingDonationBox By-lawNo. 2013-98	No license or permit required Bin signage including: Owner name and address, including business name if applicable CRA charitable registration number or type of organization (if not a charity) Operator name, address and phone number Schedule of pick-up times Location of alternate donation boxes of the same operator Zoning: commercial or institutional zones only	None
Newmarket	ClothingDonationBin By-law2016-33	Bin owner and operator contact information Organization ownership and contact information Address and site plan image of bin location Letter of Understanding from property owner Letter of Understanding from bin owner Proof of charitable status, if appropriate List of all bins operated by the organization Zoning: prohibited in residential zones	$200.00 Annual Fee per bin$75.00 Annual Fee per bin (charities)