Transportation Industry

The Canadian transportation industry includes users of the different modes of transportation (land, sea, air) of people, goods and animals in Canada and abroad. From a pest management standpoint, it includes issues that can arise from invasive alien species and the quarantine of vessels, products, greenhouses and even areas.

There are many associations and organizations representing the transportation of commodities in Canada. These include the Canadian Trucking Alliance, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the Railway Association of Canada, Air Canada and other air carriers, Transport Canada, as well as commodity producers such as the Canadian Horticultural Council, etc.

To benefit the transportation industry, Health Canada has dedicated staff which facilitates interactions between pest specialists, pesticide distributors, researchers, scientists, registrants and regulators to work towards reducing risks in pesticide use. The goal is to help pesticide users to better understand the regulatory system and best meet their pest control needs.

This work provides stakeholders with:

• an understanding of pest control product issues from the user perspective
• assistance in understanding the processes and requirements of the regulatory system
• facilitated interactions between users and registrants of pesticides to address pest control issues
• monitoring of regulatory decisions to identify and follow issues affecting the industry to facilitate resolutions in their early stages
• assistance in identifying potential alternatives and reduced-risk pesticides inside and outside of Canada

The Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency welcomes your questions or comments. Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service. If emailing, please specify "Transportation Sectors" in the subject line. If calling, please request to speak with the Transportation Facilitator.

Related Information

Some of the following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question.

• Pesticide Registration Process
• Canadian Trucking Alliance
• St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
• Railway Association of Canada
• Transport Canada
• Canadian Horticultural Council