Saskatchewan Pesticide Applicator Core Exam
Questions with Answers| Latest Update
1. Which federal agency evaluates and registers pesticides for use in
Canada?
A. Environment and Climate Change Canada
B. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
C. Transport Canada
D. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Answer: D. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health
Canada
Rationale: The PMRA administers the federal Pest Control Products Act.
It assesses health and environmental risks and product value before a
pesticide can be imported, sold or used in Canada.
2. Which federal law governs the registration, import, sale and use of
pesticides in Canada?
A. Canadian Environmental Protection Act
B. Fisheries Act
C. Hazardous Products Act
D. Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)
Answer: D. Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)
Rationale: The PCPA is the main federal statute for pesticides. The other
Acts may touch related issues (for example, the Fisheries Act prohibits
harmful deposits in fish-bearing waters), but they do not register or
regulate pesticide products.
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,3. Which Saskatchewan statute (with its 2015 regulations) governs the
sale, use, storage and application of pest control products in the
province?
A. The Agricultural Operations Act
B. The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010
C. The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act
D. The Weed Control Act
Answer: C. The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act
Rationale: The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act and The Pest
Control Products Regulations, 2015 set out provincial licensing, training
and use requirements. Federal and provincial governments share
responsibility: the federal government registers products, and the province
regulates sale, use, storage and application.
4. Which Saskatchewan ministry administers the Pesticide Licensing
Program for commercial applicators, pesticide service businesses and
retail vendors?
A. Ministry of Highways
B. Ministry of Health
C. Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
D. Ministry of Agriculture
Answer: D. Ministry of Agriculture
Rationale: Licences are issued through the Ministry of Agriculture (Crops
and Irrigation Branch). The Ministry of Environment still handles
hazardous-material storage and the Provincial Spill Control Centre.
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,5. What is the legal status of a pesticide label in Canada?
A. It applies only to commercial-class products
B. It applies only when a licensed inspector is present
C. It is a legal document; using a product contrary to its label is an offence
D. It is a set of suggestions that may be modified by experienced
applicators
Answer: C. It is a legal document; using a product contrary to its
label is an offence
Rationale: Under the PCPA, the label is the law. Directions for use, rates,
timing, crops, buffer zones and PPE statements must be followed. Using a
product in a way that is inconsistent with its label is prohibited.
6. Which person is generally EXEMPT from needing a Saskatchewan
Pesticide Applicator Licence?
A. A producer applying pesticides on land the producer owns or rents
B. An employee of a lawn-care company applying commercial-class
products
C. The operator of an aerial application business
D. A person applying pesticides on a neighbour's farm for payment
Answer: A. A producer applying pesticides on land the producer
owns or rents
Rationale: Producers (and their farm employees) applying products on
their own or rented land are exempt from the applicator licence. Anyone
applying for hire or reward, including off-farm custom application, must be
licensed. The exemption does not remove the duty to follow the label and
federal requirements.
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, 7. A company in Saskatchewan that applies pesticides for hire or reward
must hold which licence?
A. A federal manufacturing licence
B. A hazardous-waste carrier permit only
C. A Pesticide Service Licence, and it must employ at least one certified
and licensed applicator
D. A Pesticide Vendor Licence only
Answer: C. A Pesticide Service Licence, and it must employ at least
one certified and licensed applicator
Rationale: Businesses that conduct application services for hire or reward
need a Pesticide Service Licence. The service is limited to the categories
for which its applicator is certified (for example, landscape, aerial or
industrial vegetation).
8. In Saskatchewan, an employee of a pesticide vendor who dispenses
(sells) pesticides at retail must first:
A. Complete no training if working under supervision
B. Obtain a Pesticide Service Licence
C. Complete an approved pesticide dispenser training course
D. Hold a post-secondary degree in chemistry
Answer: C. Complete an approved pesticide dispenser training
course
Rationale: Vendors must ensure dispensers have completed approved
dispenser training. Vendor licences also require an approved hazardous-
substance storage facility.
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Questions with Answers| Latest Update
1. Which federal agency evaluates and registers pesticides for use in
Canada?
A. Environment and Climate Change Canada
B. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
C. Transport Canada
D. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Answer: D. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health
Canada
Rationale: The PMRA administers the federal Pest Control Products Act.
It assesses health and environmental risks and product value before a
pesticide can be imported, sold or used in Canada.
2. Which federal law governs the registration, import, sale and use of
pesticides in Canada?
A. Canadian Environmental Protection Act
B. Fisheries Act
C. Hazardous Products Act
D. Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)
Answer: D. Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)
Rationale: The PCPA is the main federal statute for pesticides. The other
Acts may touch related issues (for example, the Fisheries Act prohibits
harmful deposits in fish-bearing waters), but they do not register or
regulate pesticide products.
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,3. Which Saskatchewan statute (with its 2015 regulations) governs the
sale, use, storage and application of pest control products in the
province?
A. The Agricultural Operations Act
B. The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010
C. The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act
D. The Weed Control Act
Answer: C. The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act
Rationale: The Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act and The Pest
Control Products Regulations, 2015 set out provincial licensing, training
and use requirements. Federal and provincial governments share
responsibility: the federal government registers products, and the province
regulates sale, use, storage and application.
4. Which Saskatchewan ministry administers the Pesticide Licensing
Program for commercial applicators, pesticide service businesses and
retail vendors?
A. Ministry of Highways
B. Ministry of Health
C. Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
D. Ministry of Agriculture
Answer: D. Ministry of Agriculture
Rationale: Licences are issued through the Ministry of Agriculture (Crops
and Irrigation Branch). The Ministry of Environment still handles
hazardous-material storage and the Provincial Spill Control Centre.
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,5. What is the legal status of a pesticide label in Canada?
A. It applies only to commercial-class products
B. It applies only when a licensed inspector is present
C. It is a legal document; using a product contrary to its label is an offence
D. It is a set of suggestions that may be modified by experienced
applicators
Answer: C. It is a legal document; using a product contrary to its
label is an offence
Rationale: Under the PCPA, the label is the law. Directions for use, rates,
timing, crops, buffer zones and PPE statements must be followed. Using a
product in a way that is inconsistent with its label is prohibited.
6. Which person is generally EXEMPT from needing a Saskatchewan
Pesticide Applicator Licence?
A. A producer applying pesticides on land the producer owns or rents
B. An employee of a lawn-care company applying commercial-class
products
C. The operator of an aerial application business
D. A person applying pesticides on a neighbour's farm for payment
Answer: A. A producer applying pesticides on land the producer
owns or rents
Rationale: Producers (and their farm employees) applying products on
their own or rented land are exempt from the applicator licence. Anyone
applying for hire or reward, including off-farm custom application, must be
licensed. The exemption does not remove the duty to follow the label and
federal requirements.
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, 7. A company in Saskatchewan that applies pesticides for hire or reward
must hold which licence?
A. A federal manufacturing licence
B. A hazardous-waste carrier permit only
C. A Pesticide Service Licence, and it must employ at least one certified
and licensed applicator
D. A Pesticide Vendor Licence only
Answer: C. A Pesticide Service Licence, and it must employ at least
one certified and licensed applicator
Rationale: Businesses that conduct application services for hire or reward
need a Pesticide Service Licence. The service is limited to the categories
for which its applicator is certified (for example, landscape, aerial or
industrial vegetation).
8. In Saskatchewan, an employee of a pesticide vendor who dispenses
(sells) pesticides at retail must first:
A. Complete no training if working under supervision
B. Obtain a Pesticide Service Licence
C. Complete an approved pesticide dispenser training course
D. Hold a post-secondary degree in chemistry
Answer: C. Complete an approved pesticide dispenser training
course
Rationale: Vendors must ensure dispensers have completed approved
dispenser training. Vendor licences also require an approved hazardous-
substance storage facility.
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