This consultation was open from:
January 15, 2018
to March 1, 2018
Decision summary
We made changes to modernize the pesticides licensing program and this allows us to provide online service delivery. This will make the program more efficient and transparent and will ensure protection of human health and the environment.
Decision details
On November 14, 2017, the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017, was passed. The act made changes to regulations under the Pesticides Act and Environmental Protection Act that will let us deliver pesticides licensing program services online.
Changes include:
- amendments to the General Regulation (Ontario Regulation 63/09) and the Service of Documents Regulation (Ontario Regulation 228/07) under the Pesticides Act
- two new regulations: a Minister’s Fees Regulation under the Pesticides Act and an Information Publishing Regulation under the Environmental Protection Act
These amendments enable licences to be applied for and issued online, if certain requirements are met. The amendments also allow us to publish certain information about pesticide licences online.
The amendments do not change the requirements or the current fee structure for pesticide licence applications.
Specific changes include:
General Regulation (Ontario Regulation 63/09) under the Pesticides Act
The amendments to this regulation:
- require applicants to use the electronic system to apply for and renew a licence
- set out application, renewal and expiry rules for licences
Service of Documents Regulation (Ontario Regulation 228/07) under the Pesticides Act
The amendments to this regulation:
- allow us to issue pesticide licences digitally via the electronic system
- require us to post the licence in the applicant’s online account and email the person telling them that a document has been posted
Fees Regulation under the Pesticides Act
The new fees regulation:
- creates a transparent Minister’s fee regulation
- aligns with more recent fees provisions
- does not change existing fees
Information Publishing Regulation under the Environmental Protection Act
The information publishing regulation will increase the transparency of Ontario’s pesticide licensing program by requiring the Minister to make certain licence information publically available.
This information includes the licence:
- holder’s name
- number
- type
- expiry date
Effects of consultation
We considered all comments received during the comment period in response to the posting. The comments received were generally supportive of our proposed changes.
Two comments questioned the type of licence information we were proposing to make publically available.
To determine this new process and the licence information to make publically available under the new Information Publishing Regulation, we:
- consulted with government privacy experts
- followed the privacy requirements set by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
We determined that the licence information to be made publically available does not violate the privacy of licence holders.
The remaining comments were fully supportive of the proposed amendments to streamline licensing.
Supporting materials
Related linksClick to Expand Accordion
- Environmental Protection Act
- Pesticides Act
- Ontario Regulation 228/18 made under the Pesticides Act - Amending O. Reg. 63/0…
- Ontario Regulation 231/18 made under the Pesticides Act - Amending O. Reg. 228/…
- Ontario Regulation 230/18: Fees made under the Pesticides Act
- Ontario Regulation 229/18: Information Publishing made under the Environmental …
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Original proposal
Proposal details
Related Act(s)
- Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
- Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990
Description of regulation
On November 14, 2017, legislative amendments to the Pesticides Act and Environmental Protection Act to enable online service delivery of the pesticides licensing program received Royal Assent as part of the government’s Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017.
In order to bring these changes into effect, amendments are required to O. Reg. 63/09: General, and O. Reg. 228/07: Service of Documents, both under Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990. Additionally, two new regulations are required: a Minister’s Fees Regulation under Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990 and an Information Publishing Regulation under Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990.
The proposed amendments enable licences to be applied for and issued online, if prescribed requirements are met. Additionally, the proposed amendments allow certain information about the pesticide licences to be available to the public. The proposed amendments do not change the requirements or the current fee structure for pesticide licence applications and include:
- Amendments to O. Reg. 63/09 General under Pesticides Act, to require persons to use the Ministry’s electronic system to apply for pesticide licences, and to provide rules associated with application, renewal, and expiry of licences.
- Amendments to O. Reg. 228/07: Service of Documents under Pesticides Act to allow the Director to give pesticides licences digitally via the Ministry’s electronic system.
- A new Fees Regulation under Pesticides Act, is being proposed that will be more transparent than the recently repealed Minister’s requirement for fees. There are no changes being proposed to the current fee structure.
- A new Information Publishing Regulation under Environmental Protection Act, to enable the ministry to make certain information about pesticide licences publically available.
O. Reg. 63/09: General under Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990
The amendments proposed to this regulation will require applicants to use the Ministry’s electronic system to apply for and renew a licence, and will set out application, renewal, and expiry rules for licences.
O. Reg. 228/07: Service of Documents under Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990
The amendments proposed to this regulation will allow the Director to give pesticide licences digitally via the Ministry's electronic system. The regulation would also provide that the Director post the licence in the person’s ministry account (which is created using the Ministry’s electronic system) and send an email to the person telling them that a document has been posted to their account.
Fees Regulation under Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990
The proposed fees regulation would create a transparent Minister’s fee regulation. This new regulation aligns with more recent ministry fees provisions. No changes to current fees are being proposed.
Information Publishing Regulation under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
The proposed information publishing regulation intends to increase the transparency of Ontario’s pesticide licensing program by requiring the Minister to make certain licence information publically available. This information could include the name of the licence holder, the licence number, the licence type, and the expiry date of the licence.
Purpose of regulation
In order to bring the legislative changes to the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and Pesticides Act (PA) as part of the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 into effect, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change needs to amend O. Reg. 63/09 and O. Reg. 228/07, create a new Fees Regulation and a new Information Publishing Regulation. These amendments are required to transition the pesticide licensing program from paper-based to electronic service delivery. These changes would also set out the rules regarding pesticide licences.
These proposed amendments and new regulations are related to the amendments that have been made to the EPA and the PA, and are anticipated to come into force on September 1st, 2018 to align with the launch of the online pesticide licence system.
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Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from January 15, 2018
to March 1, 2018
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Rainer Dinkelmann
135 St Clair Avenue West
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M4V 1P5
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