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Home : About PMRA : Frequently Asked Questions : Pesticide Terminology
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- Active ingredient:
- That ingredient of a pesticide that actually controls the targeted pest.
End-use product A control product that has been manufactured, packaged and
labelled in a form that is usable by the consumer.
- End-use product:
- A control product that has been manufactured, packaged and labelled in a form that is usable by the consumer.
- Formulant:
- Ingredients that serve a purpose other than the actual control
of the targeted pest (e.g., solvents to dissolve solids, emulsifiers
to prevent the settling of liquids in the container, carriers to deliver
the active ingredient uniformly to the site, etc.).
- Guarantee:
- The amount of active ingredient contained in a product, expressed
as either a percentage or a weight. The PCP Act requires that the guarantee
be stated on the label.
- Label:
- The product label that is approved as part of the registration
process contains the conditions of registration that, along with the
PCP Act and Regulations, govern the use of the product. In effect,
the label is a legislative document. Use of a product in a manner that
is inconsistent with the directions or limitations on the label is
prohibited. Any control product offered for sale in Canada must bear
the approved label. Advertisements for the product must relate only
to the claims carried on the label.
- PCP Act registration number:
- A four or five digit number assigned to each registered pest
control product by the PMRA. Unless expressly exempt by regulation
under the Act, all pest control products must be registered and be
issued a PCP Act registration number before being permitted for sale,
import or use in Canada.
- Pest:
- Any injurious, noxious or troublesome insect, fungus, bacterial
organism, virus, weed, rodent or other plant or animal.
- Pesticide or pest control product:
- Any product, device, organism, substance or thing that is
manufactured, represented, sold or used as a means for directly or
indirectly controlling, preventing, destroying, mitigating, attracting
or repelling any pest. Control products include active ingredients
used in the manufacture of end-use products and the end-use products
themselves. Includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, antimicrobial
agents, pool chemicals, microbials, material and wood preservatives,
animal and insect repellents, and insect- and rodent-controlling devices.
- Registrant:
- An organization or individual that holds the certificate
of registration and is thereby responsible for the product. A registrant
can be a chemical company, federal or provincial agency, importer or
any person wishing to market a pest control product in Canada. The
registrant’s name and address must appear on the product label.
- Uses:
- The specific pest(s) the product is designed to control and
the sites where the product can be used. Each pest and site combination
constitutes a use (e.g., dandelions on lawns, fleas on cats, fungi
on potatoes, etc.).
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