Policies, Guidelines and Codes of Practice

In this section, you will find the series of regulatory documents addressed to stakeholders that detail the Agency's guidelines, policies and regulation proposals. As well, science issues and any other regulatory issues are included.

Preparing an Application

• PRO96-01: Management of Submission Policy
• DIR2006-05: Requirements for Submitting Data Index, Documents and Forms
• REG2003-01: Guidance on Selecting the Correct Category for Pest Control Product Submissions
• PMRA Electronic Regulatory System (e-PRS)
• Guidance on Pest Control Product Cost Recovery Fees
• DIR2007-03: Protection of Proprietary Interests in Pesticide Data in Canada
• DIR2005-02: Administrative Process for a Change in a Registrant's Name or a Change in Registrant for a Pest Control Product
• DIR2001-04: Notification / Non-notification
• Form 6005: Application for New or Amended Registration
  • Guidance
• Form 6003: Product Specification Form
  • Updated: Guidance
• Form 6011: Fee Form
• e-Index Builder
• Evaluation Templates

Data Requirements

General

• Use Site Category DACO Tables
• DIR2006-05: Requirements for Submitting Data Index, Documents and Forms
• DIR98-01: Good Laboratory Practices
• DIR2006-03: Confidential Business Information Designation and Segregation Part 1: Submission of Test Data
• DIR2006-04: Confidential Business Information Designation and Segregation Part 2: Previously Provided Test Data
• DIR97-01: Comprehensive Data Summaries
• DIR96-04: Aerial Application of Pesticides (Also under Labelling)
• DIR93-13: Chemigation
• Pest Control Products Containing Active Ingredients or Sources of Active Ingredients that are Not Currently Registered in Canada

Chemistry

• DIR98-04: Chemistry Requirements for the Registration of a Technical Grade Active Ingredient or and Integrated System Product
• DIR98-03: Chemistry Requirements for the Registration of a Manufacturing Concentrate or an End-use Product Formulation from Registered Technical Grade Active Ingredient or Integrated System Products
• DIR98-02: Residue Chemistry Guidelines (a) Residue Chemistry Guidelines (b) Residue Chemistry Guidelines (c)

Toxicology

• DIR2005-01: Guidelines for Developing a Toxicological Database for Chemical Pesticides Products
• DIR93-18: Pre-Harvest Intervals for Grazing and Cutting for Hay of Immature Crops Treated with Pesticides

Environment

• T-1-255: Guidelines for Determining Environmental Chemistry and Fate of Pesticides

Efficacy

• DIR2003-04: Efficacy Guidelines for Plant Protection Products
• REG2002-04: Category C Submissions Efficacy Reviews
• T-1-215: Efficacy Data for Antimicrobial Products

Formulants

• DIR2006-02: Formulants Policy and Implementation Guidance Document
• DIR93-11: Chlorofluorocarbons in Pesticides Products

Renewal

• Registration Renewal for Pest Control Products Registered Under the Pest Control Products Act

Research Authorizations

• DIR98-05: Chemical Pesticide Research Permit Guidelines
• DIR93-14: Classification of Beans on Labels and Research Requirements

Special Groups or Products

Adjuvants

• DIR93-15: Registration Requirements for Adjuvant Products

Antifouling

• Antifouling - International Maritime Organization

Devices

• DIR99-01: Regulatory Status of Electrical Devices Intended for the Control of Flying Insect Pests

Import and Export

• DIR95-06: Pesticide Export Guidelines

Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Combinations

• REG2000-07: Personal Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Combinations

Microbial Pest Control Products

• DIR2001-02: Guidelines for the Registration of Microbial Pest Control Agents and Products

Plant Growth Regulators

• DIR93-09: Plant Growth Regulators

Pool and Spa Chemicals

• DIR93-05: Scheduling of Selected Pool and Spa Chemicals

Special Categories of Submission

Reduced Risk Pesticides

• DIR2002-02: The PMRA Initiative for Reduced Risk Pesticides

Emergency Registration

• DIR2001-05: Registration of Pesticides for Emergency Use

Importation for Manufacturing and Export Program

• DIR95-05: Importation for Manufacturing and Export Program

Initial Product / Private Label

• DIR93-21: Initial Product/Private Label Registration Process

Master Copy Products

• DIR93-20: Master Products/Master Copy Registration Process

User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion

• DIR2001-01: User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion (URMULE)

User Requested Minor Use Registration (URMUR)

• DIR99-05: User Requested Minor Use Registration (URMUR)

Incident Reporting

• Pesticide Incident Reporting Information for Registrants and Applicants

Decision Making

• DIR93-17: Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Pesticides
• DIR-93-19: Registration of Products Sold in Response to an Invitation to Tender
• Value and Efficacy Assessments
• DIR99-03: The Pest Management Regulatory Agency's Strategy for Implementing the Toxic Substances Management Policy (TSMP)
• DIR2001-03: PMRA Re-evaluation Program
• PRO2005-06: Agricultural Buffer Zone Strategy Proposal
• SPN2000-01: A Decision Framework for Risk Assessment and Risk Management in the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
• SPN2001-01: Guidance for Identifying Pesticides that have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity for Human Health Risk Assessment
• SPN2003-01: Choosing a Percentile of Acute Dietary Exposure as a Threshold of Concern
• SPN2003-02: Assigning Values to Nondetected/Nonquantified Pesticide Residues in Food
• SPN2003-03: Assessing Exposure from Pesticides in Food A User's Guide
• SPN2003-04: General Principles for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments
• SPN2003-05: Guidance for Refining Anticipated Residue Estimates for use in Acute Dietary Probabilistic Risk Assessment
• SPN2004-01: Estimating the Water Component of a Dietary Exposure Assessment

Labelling of Products

• Checklist of Labelling Requirements
• Bilingual Labelling Lexicon
• LPS2011-04: Guidance for Designing Peel-Back and Multi-Component Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products
• LPS2011-03: Designing Marketplace Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products
• LPS2011-02: Guidance to Improve Statements on Labels of Domestic Class Pest Control Products
• LPS2011-01: Pesticide Labelling Framework
• LPS2003-02: Label Process Changes Part 2: Guidance to Industry
• LPS2003-01: Label Process Changes Part 1: Overview
• DIR2007-01: First Aid Labelling Statements
• DIR99-04: Disposal Statements for Control Product Labels
• REG2001-05: Residue Level Label Statement
• DIR2002-01: Canadian Label Improvement Program for Pesticides Used on Companion Animals
• C92-07: Label Improvement Program, Mercury in-Can Paint Preservatives and Copper and Zinc Naphthenate Wood Preservatives
• DIR96-04: Aerial Application of Pesticides
• C90-14: Use of Natural/Naturel and Organic/Biologique on Pesticide Labels
• DIR93-06: Model Labels for Pool and Spa Products Not Eligible for Scheduling
• C91-04: Labelling Requirements for Pesticides Exported from the US to Canada
• DIR93-10: Pesticides for Use in Forest and Woodlands Management
• DIR93-12: Pesticides for Aquatic Applications
• DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) Statement of Guarantee and Labelling Allowances
• DIR96-02: Environment Label Claims and Advertising of Pest Control Products
• DIR99-06: Voluntary Pesticide Resistance-Management Labelling Based on Target Site/Mode of Action
• RRD: Active specific label requirements may be identified in Re-evaluation Decision Documents (RDD)
• T-1-242: Rates and Labelling Requirements for Metered Pyrethrin Products
• DIR94-06: Colour Standards for Seed Treatment Products and Labelling of Treated Seed

Other Policies

• PMRA and the EPA Commit to the Harmonization of the Registration Process
• DIR99-02: Advertising Pest Control Products
• REG2001-02: Communications with Registrants, Applicants and Agents: Electronic Distribution of Information on the PMRA Web Site
• REG2001-07: Online Product Information Search Capability
• The Report of the Federal Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Committee on Pest Management and Pesticides Workshop on User Compliance