Pest Control Products Regulations (SOR/2006-124)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2010-06-03. Previous Versions

PRODUCT CLASSES

Marginal note:Designation

 The following are the classes of pest control products:

  • (a) “DOMESTIC”, if the pest control product is to be distributed primarily to the general public for personal use in or around their homes;

  • (b) “COMMERCIAL”, if the pest control product is to be distributed for use in commercial activities that are specified on the label;

  • (c) “RESTRICTED”, if the pest control product is one for which the Minister, out of concern for its health or environmental risks, has set out additional information to be shown on the label concerning essential conditions respecting the display, distribution or limitations on use of, or qualifications of persons who may use, the product; and

  • (d) “MANUFACTURING”, if the pest control product is to be used only in the manufacture of a pest control product or a product regulated under the Feeds Act or the Fertilizers Act.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

Marginal note:Contents
  •  (1) An application to register or amend the registration of a pest control product must include all of the following information:

    • (a) the applicant’s name, address and signature or, if the application is made by a representative of the applicant, both the representative’s and applicant’s name and address and the representative’s signature;

    • (b) the name and address of the place of manufacture of the pest control product;

    • (c) the product name referred to in paragraph 26(1)(a);

    • (d) the product type referred to in paragraph 26(1)(b);

    • (e) the product’s physical form referred to in paragraph 26(1)(c);

    • (f) the registration number referred to in paragraph 26(1)(i), if there is one;

    • (g) in the case of

      • (i) a chemical pest control product that is an active ingredient, its chemical name, common chemical name and CAS registry number, its percentage of the total weight of the product in which it is contained, the name of each contaminant and other impurity that it contains, and the percentage of total weight of each contaminant and impurity,

      • (ii) a chemical pest control product other than an active ingredient, the chemical name, common chemical name and CAS registry number of each active ingredient in the product, each active ingredient’s percentage of the total weight of the product, and the registration number of each active ingredient or other pest control product used to manufacture the product, and

      • (iii) any other pest control product, any specifications that are relevant to its health or environmental risks or value;

    • (h) in the case of a pest control product that contains one or more formulants, the name of each formulant, its CAS registry number, if there is one, the name and address of the supplier of each formulant, each formulant’s percentage of the total weight of the product, and the purpose of each formulant in the product;

    • (i) the size, type and specifications of the package in which the pest control product is to be distributed; and

    • (j) the guarantee statement described in paragraph 26(1)(h).

  • Marginal note:Electronic copy of label

    (2) The applicant must include an electronic copy of the proposed label with every application to register a pest control product and with any application to amend the registration of a pest control product that would result in a change to the label.

  • Marginal note:Certification

    (3) The applicant must include with every application to register or amend the registration of a pest control product a statement signed by the applicant certifying that the information in the application is accurate and complete.