PMRA Guidance Document, Health Canada's Approach to Environmental Risk Assessment for Pest Control Products
Health Canada – Pest Management Regulatory Agency
20 September 2023
Document history (revision/update)
| Updated | Update/Rationale |
|---|---|
| 20 September 2023 | Initial Publication |
Summary
This guidance document provides an overview of Health Canada's decision framework for assessing the environmental risks from the use of pest control products (pesticides) in Canada.
The environmental risk assessment is a scientific evaluation of the likelihood that exposure to a pesticide can cause adverse effects on individual organisms, populations, or ecological systems.
This document includes general details about the process and the science-based approaches used by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to assess and manage environmental risks from pesticide use.
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This is one component of Health Canada's decision framework for assessing risks, which is described in PMRA Guidance Document: A Framework for Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Pest Control Products.
For more information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.