Amendments to Pesticide Legislation
See consultation background and resulting amendments to the IPM Act and/or IPM Regulation, as well as any guidance materials developed to implement the changes.
In 2016, the province amended the Integrated Pest Management Regulation. The changes follow extensive consultation on the sale and cosmetic use of pesticides, as described below. Changes came into effect on July 1, 2016.
The objective of the amendments was to ensure that:
- Pesticides will be used by people with knowledge and training
- Pesticides will be used as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) process, and
- Public interaction with pesticide vendors at the point of sale will increase
Guidance & Factsheets for Changes in Cosmetic Use
The ministry has developed a series of fact sheets and guidance documents that describe the changes:
- The Rules Have Changed – A Guide for Residents (PDF, 491 KB)
- The Rules Have Changed – A Guide for Pesticide Vendors and Dispensers (PDF, 535 KB)
- The Rules Have Changed – A Guide for Landscapers (PDF, 505 KB)
- The Rules Have Changed – A Guide for Golf Courses, Gardens & Cemeteries (PDF, 512KB)
- The Rules Have Changed – A Guide for Industrial Land Managers Using Pesticides (PDF, 205 KB)
- The Rules Have Changed - Schedule 2 (Excluded Pesticides) (PDF, 469 KB)
- The Rules Have Changed - Schedule 5 (PDF, 414 KB)
- Amendments to the Integrated Pest Management Regulation - presentation slides (PDF, 652 KB)
- Sample Customer Interaction Documents for Pesticide Vendors and Dispensers:
Consultation Background
The links below provide information about the consultation the ministry conducted prior to amending the Integrated Pest Management Regulation. The ministry is not soliciting further comment at this time. Thank you to all those who contributed input throughout the consultation steps. The comments provided were very valuable.
- 2015 Policy update regarding proposed amendments to the Integrated Pest Management Regulation (PDF, 440 KB)
- 2014 Summary of Comments to the Intentions Paper (PDF, 378 KB)
- 2013 Intentions Paper Proposed Revisions to the Integrated Pest Management Regulation (PDF, 780 KB)
- 2012 Report of the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides
- 2011 B.C. Ministry of Environment Presentation to the Special Committee (PDF, 605 KB)
- 2010 Summary of comments received (PDF, 360 KB)
- 2009 Public Consultation Paper on the Cosmetic Use of Pesticides (PDF, 90 KB)