Licence Categories
How do I decide which Exterminator Licence Category I need under Ontario's Pesticide Licensing System?
There are three types of exterminator licences: Land, Structural and Water. Within these three types, there are 12 Licence Categories -- each a defined pest management activity, plus 3 limited licence categories under fumigation. The certification you need depends on the type of pest management activity you will do. The following will help you decide which licence category you need.
Exterminator’s Licence – Land
Licence |
Pesticides authorized under the licence |
Conditions for use |
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Landscape |
Any pesticide that is not a fumigant gas. |
Use in a land extermination to maintain turf or ornamental plantings on residential, recreational, commercial or public land or to maintain ornamental plants intended for sale, including the following uses:
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Forestry |
Any pesticide that is not a fumigant gas. |
Use in a land extermination for forestry. |
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Industrial Vegetation |
All herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, except for fumigant gases. |
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Agriculture |
Any pesticide that is not a fumigant gas, except for a fumigant gas that contains aluminum phosphide. |
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Aerial |
Any pesticide that is registered for use in an aerial application. |
Use in a land extermination or water extermination performed by aerial application. |
Exterminator’s Licence – Structural
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Pesticides authorized under the licence |
Conditions for use |
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Fumigation General |
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Use in any type of fumigation. |
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Fumigation Soil |
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Use in any of the following:
No use in fumigation of rodent burrows. |
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Fumigation Commodity |
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Use in a fumigation of a commodity or other structural extermination of pests associated with a commodity. The commodity must be enclosed in a container including a shipping container, silo, bin, vehicle or vault or under a covering that suppresses the release of gas. |
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Fumigation Vault |
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Use in a fumigation in a vault. |
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Structural |
All pesticides (including fumigants including suspensions in air) except for the following:
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Termite |
All termiticides (including fumigants and suspensions in air) except for the following:
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Use in a structural extermination to prevent or control termites. |
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Greenhouse/Interior Plant |
All pesticides (including fumigants and suspensions in air) except for the following:
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Use in a structural extermination to control pests of plants growing inside greenhouses and other buildings or structures. Includes the use in areas on or immediately surrounding greenhouses, buildings or structures. |
Exterminator’s Licence - Water
| Licence |
Pesticides authorized under the licence |
Conditions for use |
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Aquatic Vegetation |
Herbicides |
Use in a water extermination for the control of aquatic vegetation/weeds. |
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Mosquito/Biting Flies |
Insecticides labelled for use in an extermination of mosquitoes or other biting flies |
Use in a water extermination to control mosquito and other biting fly larva. |
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Fish/Mollusc |
Pesticides labelled for use in a water extermination of fish, sea lamprey or molluscs. |
Use in a water extermination to control fish, sea lamprey or molluscs. |