Canada approved 12 new pesticide active ingredients

Added on 21 April 2021

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Canada approved 12 new pesticide active ingredients

According to '2019-2020 Annual Report' published recently by the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), in 2019-2020, 12 new active ingredients (the substance with the pesticidal effect) were registered for use in Canada, resulting in the registration of 25 new related end-use products (different formulations of products containing the active ingredient). Of the 12 new active ingredients, seven were biopesticides (derived from natural sources such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, plants, animals and minerals) and five were conventional chemical pesticides.

Some examples of end-use products registered in 2019-2020 include:

ˇ products to protect field food crops, specialty crops and turf

ˇ products that have a new mode of action for nuisance pests (including bed bugs) in commercial, industrial and residential structures

ˇ first pet products for dogs and puppies to protect against walking dandruff mites

ˇ biopesticides to protect greenhouse and field crops, stored potatoes, trees and shrubs, outdoor and greenhouse ornamental crops and non-agricultural and industrial sites

ˇ a biopesticide to control varroa mites in honeybee hives

In the last decade, the total number of active ingredients registered for use in Canada has increased from just over 500 at the end of 2009 to 610 at the end of 2019. In the same 10-year period, the number of registered products increased from approximately 5700 to 7600. A number of products were removed from the market, either at the manufacturer's request or as a result of re-evaluation decisions.

PMRA continued to meet its performance targets on some pre-market evaluations, while for some categories of submissions, due to an increasingly complex workload, performance targets were not met. For category A and B, the target was missed mainly due to workload pressures related to re-evaluation and the writ period of the fall 2019 election. PMRA also responded to a high number of requests for pre-submission consultations or Subject to Regulation enquiries, including those for application of pesticides using drones and pesticides for use on cannabis or within cannabis production facilities.

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