Exterminator Training

To become certified, you must:

  1. Complete the application form and return with payment of $165.00 to Ontario Pesticide Training and Certification, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
  2. Review the study materials that will be sent to you. You will receive a Core Manual which contains information relevant to all exterminators and a Licence Category Module which contains information relevant to each new licence class.
  3. Schedule for and write the certification examination at a convenient date and location in your area. The certification exam is multiple-choice and is made up of two parts. Each part is 50 questions long. The Core Manual exam is one-hour, closed book; the Licence Category Module exam is one and a half hours, open book. (Details come with your study materials).
  4. Successfully complete the exam with a pass mark of 75 % or greater on both parts of the exam. You will receive a letter of certification; you must send a copy of this letter to the MOE when you apply for a Pesticides Exterminators licence.

You must apply to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for your Pesticides Exterminators Licence within one year of obtaining certification. The licence fee is $90 for 5 years.

If you fail on your first exam attempt, you have 12 months to rewrite the exam. You are allowed a maximum of 2 more attempts during the 12 months, with no more than 2 attempts in any 6 month period. The exam rewrite fee for failures is $40.00