Consultation on the Revised Environmental Data Requirements, Regulatory Proposal PRO2026-02

Notice to the reader:

The online consultation is now closed.

Health Canada is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada and requires applicants to provide sufficient information to assess that risks to human health and the environment and the value of a product are acceptable. Regulatory Proposal PRO2026-02, Revised Environmental Data Requirements, includes revisions to the environmental information requirements that reflect scientific and regulatory advancements, addresses public comments received on Regulatory Proposal PRO2016-01, Revised Environmental Data Requirements, and presents updated guidance to assist applicants when preparing the environmental portion of the data package.

How to Get Involved

This consultation is open for comment from 29 June 2026 and 29 July 2026 (30 calendar days). Open the “Consultation Document” link to access the document.

If you would like to comment on the regulatory proposal, see the Pesticides Publications Section page for contact information. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

Before making a final decision on the revised environmental data requirements, the comments received during the consultation period that are directly related to this regulatory proposal will be taken into consideration.

Reporting to Canadians

Health Canada will make the results of this consultation available on this website. The final version of the policy will be published on PMRA’s Policies and Guidelines webpage.

If you have any questions, contact the Pest Management Information Service.

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Contact Us

Health Canada
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Pesticides Regulatory Directorate
2 Constellation Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9
Address Locator: 2608A
Email: pesticides-info@hc-sc.gc.ca