Canada: OPT&C Study Guide Exam
with Actual Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
What pesticides are authorized under a structural license - Answer - Class B pesticides that
are fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
-termiticides
-herbicides
Types of land licenses - Answer -aerial
-agriculture
-forestry
-industrial vegetation
-landscape
types of structural licenses - Answer -fumigation (commodity, general, soil, vault)
-greenhouse/interior plant
-structural
-termite
types of water licenses - Answer -aquatic vegetation
-fish/mollusc
-mosquito/ biting flies
pesticides authorized under aerial license - Answer any pesticide that may be used by an
aerial application according to the directions on the pesticides label
pesticides authorized under agriculture license - Answer any pesticide that is not a fumigant
gas, other than a fumigant gas with a label that indicates that it contains aluminum phosphide
pesticides authorized under industrial vegetation license - Answer all herbicides, insecticides,
and fungicides, except for fumigant gases
pesticides authorized under forestry license - Answer all pesticides except fumigant gases
,pesticides authorized under landscape license - Answer all pesticides except fumigant gases
pesticides authorized under fumigation commodity license - Answer -aluminum phosphide
-magnesium phosphide
-phosphine
-a mixture of CO2 and any Al phosphide, Mg phosphide or Phosphine
-any other insecticide that is not a fumigant gas and label with commodity being fumigated
-A class c pesticide that is a fumigant gas
pesticides authorized under fumigation general license - Answer -fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under fumigation soil license - Answer -fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under fumigation vault license - Answer -methyl bromide
-ethylene oxide
-CO2
pesticides authorized under greenhouse/ interior plant license - Answer All pesticides
including fumigants and suspensions in air, except:
-fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
-termiticides
pesticides authorized under termite license - Answer all termiticides including fumigants and
suspensions in air except:
-fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under aquatic vegetation license - Answer herbicides
pesticides authorized under fish/mollusc license - Answer pesticides labelled for use in a
water termination of fish, sea lamprey or molluscs
, pesticides authorized under mosquito/biting flies license - Answer insecticides that are
labelled for use in an extermination of arthropods that bite, sting, are venomous or carry
disease
what is the purpose of pesticide certification? - Answer to ensure a basic level of
competence by all commercial pesticide exterminators
what areas of knowledge are required to be a licensed exterminator? - Answer - safety
precautions
-proper use and handling pesticides
-current legislation governing pesticide use
-integrated pest management
-environmental protection
from what date you passed the exam, your certification to apply for an exterminator license is
valid for: - Answer 1 year
what is a vendor license? - Answer allows the holder to sell or transfer pesticide.
valid for 5 years
general vendor, limited vendor, treated seed vendor
what is a pest - Answer a harmful, noxious or troublesome organism
What is integrated pest management? - Answer a decision making process for preventing
pests from reaching damaging levels and for determining what actions to take when pest
problems occur
what approach do you always use for pest management? - Answer integrated (IPM)
major components of an IPM program - Answer -prevention
-pest identification
-monitoring
-thresholds
-pest management practices
-evaluation
with Actual Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
What pesticides are authorized under a structural license - Answer - Class B pesticides that
are fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
-termiticides
-herbicides
Types of land licenses - Answer -aerial
-agriculture
-forestry
-industrial vegetation
-landscape
types of structural licenses - Answer -fumigation (commodity, general, soil, vault)
-greenhouse/interior plant
-structural
-termite
types of water licenses - Answer -aquatic vegetation
-fish/mollusc
-mosquito/ biting flies
pesticides authorized under aerial license - Answer any pesticide that may be used by an
aerial application according to the directions on the pesticides label
pesticides authorized under agriculture license - Answer any pesticide that is not a fumigant
gas, other than a fumigant gas with a label that indicates that it contains aluminum phosphide
pesticides authorized under industrial vegetation license - Answer all herbicides, insecticides,
and fungicides, except for fumigant gases
pesticides authorized under forestry license - Answer all pesticides except fumigant gases
,pesticides authorized under landscape license - Answer all pesticides except fumigant gases
pesticides authorized under fumigation commodity license - Answer -aluminum phosphide
-magnesium phosphide
-phosphine
-a mixture of CO2 and any Al phosphide, Mg phosphide or Phosphine
-any other insecticide that is not a fumigant gas and label with commodity being fumigated
-A class c pesticide that is a fumigant gas
pesticides authorized under fumigation general license - Answer -fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under fumigation soil license - Answer -fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under fumigation vault license - Answer -methyl bromide
-ethylene oxide
-CO2
pesticides authorized under greenhouse/ interior plant license - Answer All pesticides
including fumigants and suspensions in air, except:
-fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
-termiticides
pesticides authorized under termite license - Answer all termiticides including fumigants and
suspensions in air except:
-fumigant gases
-chloropicrin
pesticides authorized under aquatic vegetation license - Answer herbicides
pesticides authorized under fish/mollusc license - Answer pesticides labelled for use in a
water termination of fish, sea lamprey or molluscs
, pesticides authorized under mosquito/biting flies license - Answer insecticides that are
labelled for use in an extermination of arthropods that bite, sting, are venomous or carry
disease
what is the purpose of pesticide certification? - Answer to ensure a basic level of
competence by all commercial pesticide exterminators
what areas of knowledge are required to be a licensed exterminator? - Answer - safety
precautions
-proper use and handling pesticides
-current legislation governing pesticide use
-integrated pest management
-environmental protection
from what date you passed the exam, your certification to apply for an exterminator license is
valid for: - Answer 1 year
what is a vendor license? - Answer allows the holder to sell or transfer pesticide.
valid for 5 years
general vendor, limited vendor, treated seed vendor
what is a pest - Answer a harmful, noxious or troublesome organism
What is integrated pest management? - Answer a decision making process for preventing
pests from reaching damaging levels and for determining what actions to take when pest
problems occur
what approach do you always use for pest management? - Answer integrated (IPM)
major components of an IPM program - Answer -prevention
-pest identification
-monitoring
-thresholds
-pest management practices
-evaluation
