Key information for Municipalities

The term "cosmetic use"
Why are pesticides used?
How many weeds are too many?
Managing risk
Reduced-risk pesticides
What is IPM?

Supporting Municipalities

As the federal regulator of pesticides, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recognizes that municipalities are becoming increasingly involved in the regulation of pesticide use.

The PMRA, in partnership with provincial and territorial governments, developed the Action Plan for Urban Use Pesticides to help Canadians reduce reliance on pesticides in the urban setting and to address public concerns about pesticide use in urban areas.

The Action Plan includes the Healthy Lawns Strategy for Urban Pesticide Risk Reduction to help reduce reliance on pesticide use for lawn care through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches such as pest prevention, use of reduced risk products and application of pesticides only when necessary.

To support municipalities in decision-making and communications with their constituents, an information package was distributed to members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in 2005.

For more information on urban pest management and pesticide regulation in Canada, please contact the Pest Management Information Service
(1 800 267-6315 or by e-mail at: pmra_infoserv@hc-sc.gc.ca)
or your Federal/Provincial/Territorial Healthy Lawns Working Group member (see membership list ).