Pesticide Technician Program

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What is the Pesticide Industry Council?: The Pesticide Industry Council was formed on behalf of the pesticide industry by the Landscape Ontario Lawn Care Commodity Group to administer the Pesticide Technician Program.
What is the Pesticide Act?: The Pesticide Industry Council has worked with the Ontario Ministry of Environment to meet the new requirements of the Pesticide Act (Ontario Regulation 914). Under the new regulation, anyone who applies pesticide must be either Licensed or have Technician Status. Now all unlicensed assistants working with licensed exterminators must complete a basic pesticide safety course in order to legally apply pesticides.
What is the Pesticide Technician Program?: The Pesticide Technician Program meets the new requirements of the Pesticide Act. It is a basic 2-part safety program that incorporates both a practical and an academic component in the training requirements.
What is Landscape Ontario?: Landscape Ontario is the administrator of the Pesticide Technician Program on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Environment.

How to order PIC licenses?: We are in the process of digitizing the entire PIC license system.
Please fill out an technician kit order form.
How to become accredited examiner?: See the How to become a PIC Accredited Examiner PDF and Registration Form