Ontario Municipal Clothing Donation Bin Regulation Review

Municipality

Legislation

License/Permit Requirements

Fees

Toronto

Toronto

Municipal

Code

Chapter

395,

Clothing

Drop 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

Clothing

Donation

Box By-law

No. 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

Clothing

Donation

Bin By-law

2016-33

  • 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)