Draft Guidance and a Draft Section 66 Agreement Regarding Data Compensation in the Context of Re-Evaluations and Special Reviews -
On September 10, 2024, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Authority (PMRA)...more
9/19/2024
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As noted in our Field Notes blog of earlier this year, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has now published the draft regulations amending the Pest Control Products Regulations (Strengthening the Regulation of Pest...more
7/26/2024
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The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Health recently announced the launch of a five-year review (Review) of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR),...more
Our Field Notes series is intended to provide a high-level overview of the emerging issues in the landscape of pesticides in Canada, including happenings at the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). In Part II of our...more
Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology....more
Our Field Notes blog is intended to provide a high-level overview of the emerging issues in the landscape of pesticides in Canada, including happenings at the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). In our first...more
In an earlier post, we highlighted the top issues that agribusinesses might wish to consider when navigating the challenges created by COVID-19. Canadian agribusinesses, alongside governments, have implemented long-term...more
The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is proposing to "reduce complexity and modernize pesticide management in Ontario". On October 28, 2019, the MECP posted a proposal to the Environmental Registry of...more
The new Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force on January 15, 2019. These new laws modernize and streamline the food safety regime administered by the Canadian...more
2/25/2019
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In Canada, pesticides are regulated by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (the "PMRA") on behalf of the Minister of Health and under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act (the "PCPA"). Health Canada...more
10/31/2018
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In R v Jones and Schmidt, 2016 ONSC 7388, a November decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the court found that unreasonable delays in bringing the case to trial were mostly attributable to the prosecution and,...more