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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 purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to inform registrants, other interested parties and agencies about registration requirements for adjuvant products.

The Master Copy Registration Process has been put in place to streamline product registration procedures in the interests of improving operating efficiency and service to clients. Once a registered product is granted Master Product status, it may be used as a precedent for the registration of subsequent Master Copies. Master Product status may be requested in the initial submission for registration or, through amending a currently registered product.

Canada regularly inspects registrants that sell or distribute pest control products. These registrants are usually companies that own the pesticide registrations. Every year, PMRA inspect about 10% of companies. Inspections usually take 4 to 8 weeks; an additional 4 weeks may be needed if samples have been sent to the federal laboratory for testing.

The Registration of Canadians Abroad service enables government officials to contact you to provide important information in preparation for an emergency. This dataset provides information on the daily changes to the total number registrants per region.

Notice: Our apologies for the unavailability of regular updates of this dataset, but due to technical issues out of our control, we have been unable to send those updates with the latest data to the Open Data portal. Once these technical issues are resolved, we will pursue those regular updates of the dataset.

The purpose of this document is to inform registrants, user groups, government agencies and other interested stakeholders about the procedure for registering pesticides or amending registrations for emergency control of pest infestations where currently registered pesticides and non-chemical control methods or practices are insufficient to address the pest outbreak.

Animal registrations and transfers for purebred and non-purebred animals, including those animals' species, breeds, genders, quantities, and their origins.

Data Source:

Canadian Livestock Records Corporation and/or Breed Associations as compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division.

The purpose of this Regulatory Directive is to inform registrants, other interested parties and agencies about the legislation and policy on the advertising of pest control products, and to provide some guideline on wording in promotional material and timing of advertising of control products.

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 timeframe specified by PMRA.

The AIRS registration code must be submitted in the commodity details section of the declaration as per the rules in the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD), the CFIA appendix, and AIRS.