Mandatory Incident Reporting for Registrants and Applicants
If you are a member of the public and wish to report a pesticide incident, see the Pesticide Incident Reporting section.
In accordance with the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations (IRR), pesticide registrants and applicants are required to report to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) all incidents associated with their products. For details on the reporting requirements, such as the type of incidents that must be reported and the time frames for reporting them, please refer to the Regulations and related Guidance Document below.
To report an incident to the PMRA, please use the electronic Incident Reporting Form for Registrants and Applicants. The PMRA is also providing the XML Schema of its Incident Reporting Form for registrants who would prefer to render their Incident Reports from their proprietary systems. Please contact the Pesticide Incident Reporting Program to receive an electronic copy of the XML Schema.
Should you require further information, contact the Pest Management Information Service.
Notice on regulatory amendments and updated Incident Reporting Form
On 1 January 2022, the PMRA amended the IRR, which created or changed obligations for registrants and applicants. The amendments can be found at Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 153, Number 12: Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations.
Amendments to the IRR include:
- New and revised definitions
- Change in the categories of incidents
- Removal of degree of severity classification for most incidents
- Changes to reporting requirement timelines
- Amendment to the trigger for providing an annual summary
- Removal of reporting requirements for excessive residues in food
While certain flexible measures were previously exercised, as of 8 January 2025, the updated Incident Reporting Form is available for registrants and applicants to use.
Incident Reporting Form
As of 8 January, 2025, all incident reports must be submitted using the updated Incident Reporting Form.
The previous version (03.02.21) of the form 7003 is no longer valid and will not be accepted. To access the updated form, visit Forms for registrants and applicants
Examples of completed incident report forms can be found in the Pesticide Product Information Database of the Public Registry.
Registrants and applicants are expected to follow the new timelines to submit incident reports, as outlined in the amended IRR.
Health Canada follows an established compliance and enforcement policy to promote and enhance fair treatment of the regulated community.
Should you require further information, contact the Pest Management Information Service.
User Guide - Version 3.0
The Incident Reporting Form User Guide has been updated to provide Registrants and Applicants with the required functional and technical information to complete the updated Incident Reporting Form and submit it to PMRA.
To obtain an electronic copy of the document Incident Reporting Form User Guide - Version 3.0, as well as a consolidated list of changes that were made between Version 1.02 and 3.0 of the Form, contact the Pesticide Incident Reporting Program by email at pmra-incident-arla@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Guidance Document
The Guidance Document for the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations should be read in conjunction with the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations (IRR). In the event of any discrepancy between the guidance document and the regulations, the IRR prevail. It is not a stand-alone document and does not replace IRR requirements.
Guidance documents are intended to provide assistance to registrants and interested stakeholders on how to comply with governing statutes and regulations. Guidance documents also provide assistance to staff on how Health Canada mandates and objectives should be implemented in a manner that is fair, consistent and effective.
Guidance documents are administrative instruments that do not have the force of law and, as such, allow for flexibility in approach. Alternate approaches to the principles and practices described in this document may be acceptable provided they are supported by adequate scientific justification. Alternate approaches should be discussed in advance with the relevant program area to avoid the possible finding that applicable statutory or regulatory requirements have not been met.
To obtain an electronic copy of the Guidance Document for the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations, please contact Pesticide Incident Reporting Program.
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