The New Pest Control Products Act (2002) received Royal Assent on December 12, 2002, and came into force on June 28th, 2006.

• New Pest Control Products Act
  (Dept. of Justice, 2002)
  
  
• Order for bringing the new Pest Control Products Act into force
  (Canada Gazette, Part II, June 28, 2006)
  
  
• Regulations under the new Pest Control Products Act
  
  
• Information Note on the new Pest Control Products Act
  
  
• Questions and Answers
  New Pest Control Products Act
  
  
• Getting Involved in Canada's Pesticide Regulatory Process - 45Kb
  
  
  • Questions and Answers
    Transparency under the new Pest Control Products Act
    
    

Background Documents on the New Act

• Passage of the new PCPA through the Legislative Process
  
  
News Releases
• The Honourable Anne McLellan, Minister of Health, Introduces a Bill to Modernize Pesticide Legislation and Protect Canadians
  
  
• Legislation to modernize pesticide legislation and protect Canadians receives Royal Assent (December 23, 2002)
  
  
• The Proposed new Pest Control Products Act: Pest Management Regulation in the 21st Century
  
  
• A Comparison of the Proposed and Existing Pest Control
  Products Acts
  
  
• Fact Sheet on the Regulation of Pesticides in Canada
  October 2001 - 66Kb