Can I Hold An Agriculture Exterminator
Licence to Use Pesticides on My Farm?
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Can I use Class 2 or 3 pesticides on my farm if I hold an Agriculture
Exterminator Licence?
Yes. You are allowed to use Class 2, 3, or 4 pesticides on your own farm for most
applications if you hold an Agriculture Exterminator Licence. You must apply pesticides
according to the uses allowed by your Agriculture licence.
Can I use Class 2 or 3 pesticides in a greenhouse on my farm if I hold an
Agriculture Exterminator Licence?
No. You must hold either a Greenhouse/Interior Plant Exterminator Licence or a Grower
Pesticide Safety Course certificate to use Class 2 or 3 pesticides in a greenhouse on your
farm.
As a Licensed Agriculture Exterminator, can I train farm workers to help me
apply Class 2 or 3 pesticides on my farm?
Farm workers who use pesticides under the supervision of a Licensed Agriculture
Exterminator or Certified Farmer must be trained and supervised.
Farm workers assisting Licensed Agriculture Exterminators must be trained as
Technicians.
Technicians must successfully complete an MOE approved pesticide safety training
course and receive practical training from a licensed exterminator to use pesticides under
the in-direct supervision of a Licensed Agriculture Exterminator and must comply with
the conditions:
• cannot use any Class 2 pesticides, or a Class 3 pesticide that is an avicide,
rodenticide, fumigant or suspension in air, except in the presence of a licensed
exterminator authorized to use the pesticide.
• have readily available at the extermination site a work order, invoice, job sheet or
other form of written instructions respecting the extermination in accordance with
section 46 and 47 of Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act.
Farm workers assisting a Certified Farmer must be trained as Farmer Assistants.
Farmer Assistants must either participate in a Grower Pesticide Safety Course or
participate in an On-Farm training session presented by an On-Farm Instructor to be able
to use Class 2 or 3 pesticides. Farmer Assistants are restricted from doing some tasks.
Ontario Pesticide Education Program
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East RIDGETOWN ON N0P 2C0
1-800-652-8573
www.opep.ca
Can I Hold An Agriculture Exterminator
Licence to Use Pesticides on My Farm?
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I have an Agriculture Exterminator Licence. May I train my farm workers
"On-Farm" as Farmer Assistants and supervise their use of pesticides?
No. Licensed Agriculture Exterminators can only supervise Technicians. Certified
Farmers supervise Farmer Assistants.
Can my Agriculture Exterminator Licence be considered equivalent to
farmer certification?
Yes. Your certification as an Agriculture Exterminator may be considered equivalent to
farmer certification if you have successfully passed the Agriculture Exterminator
certification examination within the past five years. Please provide a copy of your
licence, and a copy of the letter that states the date you successfully completed the
certification course/exam requirements and your grade to the Ontario Pesticide Education
Program. They will forward your request to the Ministry of the Environment for
approval of equivalency.
Visit the Ontario Pesticide Education Program’s web site www.opep.ca for information
about the Grower Pesticide Safety Courses, On-Farm Instructor Courses. Call 1-800652-8573 or e-mail us at [email protected].
Ontario Pesticide Education Program
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
120 Main Street East RIDGETOWN ON N0P 2C0
1-800-652-8573
www.opep.ca