October 20, 2025

OTTAWA - Health Canadas Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is pleased to announce the development of the worlds first web-based service for conducting pesticide regulatory transactions.

The PMRA Electronic Regulatory System, dubbed e-PRS, offers a new approach to information management and will enable the PMRA to continue the evolution from a completely paper-based system to a sophisticated system using information technology.

The electronic system will transform pesticide regulation in Canada by allowing companies to conduct secure web-based transactions when submitting applications and to provide essential health and environmental data to the PMRA more quickly using the Internet and the Government of Canadas On-Line secure channel service.

New pesticide applications submitted to the PMRA in the past have included an average of 30 000 pages of mandatory health and environmental data for review, explained Wendy Sexsmith, Acting Executive Director of the PMRA. In light of this fact, e-PRS was designed to enable the same volume of data to be delivered to PMRA securely and quickly by the simple push of a button.

The electronic system will also strengthen the PMRAs ability to process, review and report to the public on pesticide information as required under the new Pest Control Products Act, which will come into force as soon as possible in 2005.

e-PRS is a major step in an ongoing process to increase the efficiency and transparency of pesticide regulation in Canada, said Ms. Sexsmith, and will set the standard for information management among international pesticide regulators.

The electronic system fulfills the PMRAs commitment to deliver on-line transactional services to stakeholders by 2005, under Canadas Government On-Line initiative.

Media Inquiries:
Media Relations Unit
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Ottawa, Ontario
(613)736-3500