Farmers
Ontario farmers who buy and use Class B or C pesticides on farms must be certified.
Ontario farmers who mix, load or apply Class B or C pesticides under supervision of a Certified Farmer must be trained.
To become a Certified Farmer, you must:
- participate in a Grower Pesticide Safety Course and pass with a mark of 75% or more, AND
- be 16 years of age or older, AND
- be a farmer as defined under Regulation 63/09 of the Ontario Pesticides Act.
Anyone is welcome to take the course and only those who meet the above requirements will be issued a certificate.
To become a Farmer Assistant, you must participate in:
- an in-person one-day Grower Pesticide Safety Course, or
- a Pesticide Safety for Farmer Assistants training session presented by an On-Farm Instructor. On-Farm Instructors, hired outside the farm, set their own training fees.
To become an On-Farm Instructor, you must:
- hold a valid Grower Pesticide Safety Course certificate
- participate in an On-Farm Instructor Course.