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Pesticide Vendor
Certification Course
Need the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's form 4191e
"Application
for a Vendor's Licence for Pesticide Sales"?
Click on this Link!
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Regulation
63/09 under the Pesticides Act requires licensed General
Vendors to have an outlet representative. The Outlet Representative
must:
- be employed on a full-time basis;
- be at least 16 years of age; and
- have completed, within the last 60 months, a course approved
by the Director under the Act.
The Pesticide Vendor Certification Course (PVCC) has been
developed for persons involved in selling pesticides to qualify
as outlet representatives. This is a two day course designed
for persons certifying for the first time.
The
two-day course provides information on how to sell, store, and
handle pesticides properly.
Re-certification
Outlet representatives are required to recertify every 5 years by
successfully completing an examination. The following training
options are available to prepare for re-certification:
- attend the one day re-certification course
- attend the two day Pesticide Vendor Certification Course
- self-study and attend the afternoon of the one day
re-certification course to write the exam
The
registration fee of $200 per person is the same for any one of the
above options. This
fee is payable to University of Guelph and will be collected on the
day of the course or exam writing session.
Click
Course Schedule for a list of
courses and exam writing sessions offered across Ontario.
Click
Register to register for a
course or examination writing time.
Special courses can be
organized for groups of 10 or more participants. Make arrangements by contacting:
Ontario
Pesticide Education Program,
University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus,
Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
When you have
successfully completed certification through OPEP , you
must apply to the Ministry of the Environment for a General Vendor's licence for your business outlet. Click here for a copy of the
application
form. (It is in pdf format.)
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