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In accordance with government policy  , cost recovery for the regulation of pesticides was introduced in April 1997 after extensive consultation with stakeholders. The PMRA charges one-time application fees in accordance with a prescribed fee schedule for the review of applications for the registration of pesticides and an annual maintenance fee per registered product for the right to manufacture or sell a product in Canada. Fee reductions apply to both types of fees.
Biopesticides and proposals for user requested minor use label expansion (URMULE) are exempt from fees. Refer to the Cost Recovery Fees page.
In June 2004, the evaluation of the PMRA's Cost Recovery Initiative (CRI) was completed. The objective of the evaluation was to provide a value-added analysis for the PMRA, including substantiated recommendations, in order for the Agency to make informed decisions regarding:
- any alternatives and/or modifications which may be required to the application and maintenance fees charged, and
- activities, including (but not limited to) fee levels, structure and/or other related cost recovery program parameters.
The scope of the review was to examine:
- the implementation of the CRI,
- the effectiveness of the PMRA costing model,
- whether and how the PMRA performance has been affected by the CRI, and
- the impact of the CRI on a broad range of stakeholders.
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