Health Canada RSS - Pesticides & Pest Management

Approximately 1000 comments were received from the general public, growers/users, health professionals, academia, the pesticide industry, and non-governmental organizations on the proposed maximu...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-maximum-residue-limit/2021/metalaxyl-response-comments-received.html

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of Disparvirus Technical and BoVir...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-registration-decisions/2024/lymantria-dispar-multicapsid-nucleopolyhedrovirus/document.html

Nimby Wildlife & Pest Control Inc., was fined $10,000 for the use of a pest control product in a way that is inconsistent with the directions on the label.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/compliance-enforcement/enforcement-bulletins.html

Mosquito Man Franchising Corp. was fined $40,000 for using two pest control products in a way that is inconsistent with the directions on the labels, for failing to comply with an order, and for ...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/compliance-enforcement/enforcement-bulletins.html

This information note provides details and reasoning on the data used by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) in its dietary risk assessments of pesticides. It compares food...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/reports-publications/pesticides-pest-management/fact-sheets-other-resources/information-note-comparing-food-drink-consumption-data-canada-united-states.html

Health Canada has recently appointed Dr. Maryse Bouchard and Dr. Brian Laird to serve as members on the Science Advisory Committee on Pest Control Products (SAC-PCP). Please visit the SAC-PCP mem...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/science-advisory-committee-pest-control-products/membership.html

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of EcoSwing Technical and EcoSwing...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-registration-decisions/2024/swinglea-glutinosa-ecoswing-botanical-fungicide.html

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has updated its guidance on vegetative filter strips for runoff mitigation. This guidance provides growers and commercial users of pesticides with details on...

https://canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/growers-commercial-users/runoff-mitigation.html

Health Canada is consulting Canadians on the continued registration of the following uses of methyl bromide: general space fumigant, enclosed space fumigant and gas tight (tarpaulin) fumigant to ...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-re-evaluation-decisions/2024/methyl-bromide.html

Health Canada has evaluated the aspects of concern that prompted the special review of pest control products containing methyl bromide. Health Canada is proposing continued registration of methyl...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-special-review-decision/2024/methyl-bromide.html

The next SAC-PCP meeting will take place via web participation on April 17, 2024. The meeting agenda is posted on the webpage. Observers must register with the Secretariat at pmra.sacpcp-ccspa.ar...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/science-advisory-committee-pest-control-products/meetings/agenda-april-17-2024.html

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) invites stakeholders to comment on the Framework for Pesticide Water Monitoring Programs in Canada. The framework is intended to serve a...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/framework-pesticide-water-monitoring-programs.html

PMRA is implementing a process to notify the public when a new application to set or change pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) to permit imports has been accepted for review. These notices a...

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/registrants-applicants.html

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has initiated a special review of registered pest control products containing the active ingredient Novaluron. More details on the initi...

https://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/application-details.html?q=2024-1092

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has initiated a special review of registered pest control products containing the active ingredient Halohydantoins. More details on the ...

https://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/application-details.html?q=2024-0779