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Update: Proposed Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Product Exemptions and Pest Control Devices)

 

Update

PMRA will be holding information sessions for stakeholders, partners and the public on PRO2025-01 and PRO2025-02.

 You can register using the following links:

Product Exemptions: 20 May 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. 

https://hc-sc-gc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U3UD8d6VTneExkJ6dTscgw 

Pest Control Devices : 21 May 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. 

https://hc-sc-gc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2hXfgxI7QySpbJxg4iiUKA

Pre-Consultation - Proposed Regulatory Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Product Exemptions) 

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) Health Canada

Webinar, May 20, 2025, ET

Agenda

2:00–2:05 Opening remarksJohanna Jennings, Section Head, Regulatory Affairs and Applied Analysis Section, Policy and Operations Directorate
2:05–2:30 PresentationBradley Tink, Economic and Socioeconomic Research Analyst
2:30–2:55 Questions and AnswersAll
2:55–3:00 ClosingremarksJohanna Jennings, Section Head, Regulatory Affairs and Applied Analysis Section, Policy and Operations Directorate

Pre-Consultation - Proposed Regulatory Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Pest Control Devices) 

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) Health Canada

Webinar, May 21, 2025, ET

Agenda

2:00–2:05 Opening remarksJohanna Jennings, Section Head, Regulatory Affairs and Applied Analysis Section, Policy and Operations Directorate
2:05–2:30 PresentationBradley Tink, Economic and Socioeconomic Research Analyst
2:30–2:55 Questions and AnswersAll
2:55–3:00 ClosingremarksJohanna Jennings, Section Head, Regulatory Affairs and Applied Analysis Section, Policy and Operations Directorate

 

Update April 30, 2025

The consultation period has been extended for PRO2025-01 and PRO2025-02. Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments by 5 June 2025.

Information sessions on the proposals will be held after the caretaker period but before the end of the consultation period to help inform comments. We will inform all interested parties of the dates as soon as possible.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published regulatory proposals for the initiative ‘Regulations Amending the Pest Control Product Regulations (Product Exemptions and Pest Control Devices)’ for consultation.

Original message from March 7, 2025:

We are proposing regulatory amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations to:

  • exempt certain classes of pest control devices and products from the registration requirements under the Pest Control Products Act
    • for example, to eliminate regulatory duplication, codify current policies and ensure appropriate oversight of regulated products
  • clarify the scope of the requirements for devices to ensure there are no regulatory gaps

We identified this regulatory initiative in the Agri-food and Aquaculture Sector Regulatory Review Roadmap. It is also associated with Health Canada's Regulatory Stock Review Plan.

 

PMRA will accept written comments on these proposed amendments for 60 days. Please use the links to find more information on how to get involved and information sessions.

 

Regulatory Proposal PRO2025-01, Pre-consultation – Proposed Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Product Exemptions) 
Regulatory Proposal PRO2025-02, Pre-Consultation – Proposed Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Pest Control Devices) 

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