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What Informed Communities Should Know About Pesticide Control In Ontario

What Informed Communities Should Know About Pesticide Control In Ontario. Terri Cordeiro, Regional Pesticide Specialist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment Town of Tillsonburg Public Meeting Mar 10, 2008. Comprehensive Regulatory Framework. Pest Control Products (PCP) Act

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What Informed Communities Should Know About Pesticide Control In Ontario

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  1. What Informed Communities Should Know About Pesticide Control In Ontario Terri Cordeiro, Regional Pesticide Specialist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment Town of Tillsonburg Public Meeting Mar 10, 2008

  2. Comprehensive Regulatory Framework • Pest Control Products (PCP) Act • Reviews/approves pesticides for sale and use in Canada • detailed health, environmental and efficacy assessments for safety, value and merit FEDERAL Pest Management Regulatory Agency • Pesticides Act and Regulation 914 • Classifies federally registered pesticide products • Controls sale, use, storage, transportation and disposal PROVINCIAL Ministry of the Environment Ontario Ministry of the EnvironmentFor Discussion Purposes Only

  3. Pesticide Control Agencies and Groups

  4. Pesticide Control Agencies and Groups

  5. Review/comment on all Ontario Government pesticides publications • Commission and fund pesticide research • Maintain list of classified products on the internet • www.opac.gov.on.ca

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  7. How Is Access to Pesticides Restricted?

  8. Who are the Pesticide Users? • Vendors (~4,600) • Operators (pesticide service providers ~1,500) • Exterminators (commercial application~11,000) • Technicians (assisting the exterminators ~2500) • Certified Growers (farmers ~25,000) • Homeowners (unknown)

  9. Pesticide Licensing There are 18 types of pesticide licenses issued by MOE • Operator (1) • Vendor (2) • Exterminator (15) • Land (5 classes) • Structural (7 classes) • Water (3 classes)

  10. Certification of Unlicensed Assistants • Technicians • Trainees • Certified Agriculturists (growers/farmers)

  11. Additional Controls on Use • Signs are required to notify the public of commercial pesticide applications to land • Use permits are required for higher risk pesticides Restrict pesticide use to protect environmentally sensitive areas

  12. MOE Compliance: Presence In the Community

  13. Regional Pesticide Specialists

  14. MOE Presence in the Community • Environmental Officers • Respond to complaints, environmental incidents/spills • Assess compliance through site visits/inspections • make inspections without a warrant or court order

  15. Investigations & Enforcement Branch (IEB) Investigators

  16. Sector Compliance Branch Strategic inspections of specific industry sectors

  17. MOE Inspections

  18. Education/Outreach Notice of Violation Abatement Plans Voluntary Abatement Inspections Complaints Control Order Orders Stop Order Tickets Set Fines Convictions Investigations Prosecutions Fines Imprisonment MOE Compliance / Enforcement Measures Provincial Officer Order

  19. Tying The Framework Together Health Canada Product Registration • ProductEvaluation • Human Health, Environment & Value Assessment ProductClassification + Federal Working Groups F/P/T Committee pesticide related issues raised at the federal or provincial levels of government are presented for F/P/T consideration Classification Harmonization National National Standards for Education/ Certification/ Licensing Healthy Lawns Strategy ESSD Pesticides Act& Regulation 914 Ministry of the Environment EAAB • Provincial Responsibilities • Sale • Permits • Use • Notification • Storage • Certification/licencing • Disposal • Guidelines/policies • Transport • Compliance/enforcement OD Provincial Ontario Pesticides Advisory Committee Product Classification products placed into Provincial Schedules

  20. Public Recourse (Pesticide Complaints) • Report suspected violations of the Pesticides Act to the local MOE District Office • Contact nearest MOE Regional Pesticides Specialist for information • Health related inquiries can be directed to Health Canada’s toll free # 1-800-267-6315 • By-law complaints will be deferred to the municipality

  21. Provincial Ban on the Cosmetic Use of Pesticides • Spring 2008 • Exemptions: Agricultural, Rural areas, Golf courses, Forestry • Sale • Timing

  22. Key Information Websites • PMRA (Health Canada) www.pmra-arla.gc.ca • Provincial Pesticides Legislation www.elaws.gov.on.ca • MOE www.ene.gov.on.ca • OPAC www.opac.gov.on.ca • Healthy Lawns (Health Canada)www.healthylawns.net Thank You, Questions?

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