Changes to the registration of clothianidin pesticides

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Organization: Health Canada

Date published: November 2023

ISBN: 978-0-660-67660-9

All pesticides used in Canada must be registered under the Pest Control Products Act. Pesticides are re-evaluated to ensure that they continue to meet health and environmental standards. Re-evaluation may result in the revocation of a product or product uses. Health Canada may also request changes to a product's label, including risk mitigation measures, use sites and application methods.

Clothianidine is a neonicotinoid insecticide used on various crops, and for seed treatment. Highlights of the re-evaluation and of the special review decisions of the active ingredient clothianidin, published respectively on April 11, 2019, and on March 31, 2021, are summarized below.

Label changes for clothianidin pesticides

Cancelled uses,

As of April 11, 2021

Stop the following uses:

As of March 31, 2023

Stop the following uses:

End of use delayed to March 31, 2025, for the field application of seed treatment on bunching onions.

Other risk reduction measures

As of April 11, 2021

As of March 31, 2023

Users should follow the instructions of the updated labels.

It is a violation of the Pest Control Products Act to use a product in a manner inconsistent with the label directions.

Read the label

All pesticides registered in Canada have a Health Canada-approved label with a registration number. It is important to read a pesticide label carefully, as it contains specific information on how to use it. To find the most current label, use our online label search tool, or search for "Health Canada pesticide labels" using your favourite search engine.

For more information

Special Review Decision SRD2021-03, Special review decision regarding the risks of clothianidin to aquatic invertebrates.

Re-evaluation Decision RVD2019-05, Clothianidin and its associated end-use products: re-evaluation focusing on pollinators.

The Health Canada-approved label is the official document for enforcement purposes. In the event of any discrepancy with the contents of this factsheet, the information on the label shall prevail.

Health Canada's Pesticide Compliance Program (PCP) is responsible for the enforcement of the Pest Control Products Act.

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