Health Canada

The purpose of this document is to inform pesticide registrants and other interested groups and agencies about the current regulatory status of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act.

This Regulatory Directive outlines Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) policy on the regulation of formulants contained in pest control products (Part I). It also provides practical guidance to applicants and registrants on implementation of the Formulants Policy (Part II).

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform registrants of the efficacy data which will be required in support of the registration of antimicrobial products. For information on requirements for new antimicrobial active ingredients, consult Trade Memorandum T-1-223 and the Registration Guidelines.

The aim of the regulation of pest control products is to ensure that pest control products offered for sale and use in Canada are safe to use, effective, and provide a demonstrated benefit or value. Value assessment is an important element of the pre-market evaluation of pest control products....

The purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to request that registrants provide additional residue data so that pre-harvest intervals (PHI) can be established for the safe grazing or cutting for hay of immature crops treated with pesticides.

The purpose of this document is to outline the current toxicological data requirements for chemical pest control products in Canada.

The purpose of this document is to communicate a revised procedure for amending the Product Register to reflect a change in a registrant's name or a change in registrant.

In this Regulatory Directive, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) describes new provisions for the protection of proprietary interests in data submitted to the PMRA in support of registration, re-evaluation and special review of pesticides, including technical grade active...

The purpose of this document is to communicate to industry and other interested parties, revisions to the requirements for submitting documents to Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) in support of applications to register or amend a pest control product registration,...

This directive outlines the requirements for the registration of microbial pest control agents and products proposed for pest management in Canada at this time.

The regulatory system that has been in place for the past 25 years requires modernization in order to keep pace with current realities. The PMRA is now building a stronger pesticide regulatory program that will further strengthen the protection of Canadians’ health and the environment.

Find information on how Canada monitors and enforces pesticide compliance.

Pollinators are organisms that help transfer pollen from one flowering plant to another. This fertilizes plants so that they can produce seeds and fruit.

Sustainable pest management (SPM) is designed to meet society's current and future needs for the protection of human health and the environment for the production of food, feed and fibre, and for the use of natural resources.

Conditional registrations have been granted on occasion when the scientific review determines that the risks of a pesticide are acceptable, but additional information is required to confirm the results of the risk assessment. Registrants are required to compile the additional information within a...

In accordance with the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations, pesticide registrants and applicants are required to report to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) all incidents associated with their products.

A pesticide incident is a negative effect (adverse reaction) to humans, animals (pets or livestock) or the environment (plants or wildlife) that can result from being exposed to a pesticide.

Microorganisms like bacteria and viruses can live in swimming pool and spa water. Even clear water can have microorganisms in it. Maintaining proper water balance with sanitizers reduces the numbers of microorganisms to safe levels.

Health Canada encourages all Canadians to use pesticides responsibly and avoid overexposure.

Information on how to deal with common household pests like spiders, bedbugs, ants, cockroaches and mice.