A version that was in place from at least 1985 of the legislation, which was largely limited to praxis, combined with the approval features of the Canada Agricultural Products Act to govern the sphere.^[1]

The most recent legislation under this name was proclaimed in 2002 but did not came into force until June 28, 2006.^[2][3] along with its Regulations.^[4] The Pest Management Regulatory Agency, which was created under a former piece of legislation, reports to Parliament through Health Canada, and is delegated to govern the products.

On 31 January 2008, the Review Panel Regulations were instituted, in order to administer sections 35 to 40 of the Act.^[5]

A statutory review of the Pest Control Products Act was held by the Health Committee of Parliament on 27 January 2015. Three witnesses from the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Richard Aucoin, Jason Flint and Connie Moase, were called to speak on the legislation.^[6] Aucoin, the Executive Director of the PMRA, stressed the science-based and OECD-collaborative nature of the review process.^[6]

Along with others, the Act was amended in 2016 in order to implement the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which was done at Geneva by members of the World Trade Organization on 27 November 2014, as an amendment to Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.^[7]

• Health Canada fact sheet: The Regulation of Pesticides in Canada, written March 2009
• Health Canada Consumer Product Safety Information Note: The New Pest Control Products Act, written June 2006