Pesticides

The proper use of pesticides is of crucial importance to retailers, as it assures them that these products do not pose a risk to their customers.

With the support of its sub-committee on pesticides, the CQCD keeps a close watch on:

• retailers' application of the Pesticide Management Code and the Regulation respecting permits and certificates for the sale and use of pesticides;
• the accessibility of training programs on pesticides for domestic use, developed for retailers by the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (MDDEP).

Useful links

• Canada-wide study on environmentally favourable ornamental horticulture (Équiterre) – July/August 2008
• CQCD's brief on the Draft regulation respecting the Pesticides Management Code and regulation modifying the Regulation respecting the application of the Environment Quality Act and the Draft regulation amending the Regulation respecting permits and certificates for the sale and use of pesticides - September 2002 (in french only)
• Pesticides Management Code
• Pesticides - Legal and regulatory framework
• Regulation respecting permits and certificates for the sale and use of pesticides
• Summary of pesticide sales in Quebec for the year 2007 – March 2010

Sites of interest

• Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs
• Pesticides / Formation à distance (SOFAD)