PMRAs primary objective is to prevent unacceptable risks to people and the environment from the use of pest control products.

Consistent with this primary objective, the PMRA:

• supports sustainable development designed to enable the needs of the present to be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,
  
  
• seeks to minimize health and environmental risks posed by pest control products and encourage the development and implementation of innovative, sustainable pest management strategies by facilitating access to pest control products that pose lower risks and by other appropriate measures,
  
  
• encourages public awareness in relation to pest control products by informing the public, facilitating public access to relevant information and public participation in the decision-making process, and
  
  
• ensures that only those pest control products that are determined to be of acceptable value are approved for use in Canada.