Mr. Frédéric Bissonnette at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On May 31st, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 31st, 2023 / 5:10 p.m.

Acting Executive Director, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Department of Health

I can't speak to exactly what happened, but we do publish performance standards, and they are met in about 95% of cases.

The processing time varies depending on the amount of scientific information to be reviewed. For a new active molecule, it can take two years, whereas a label change can take only nine months.

Our performance standards are generally very closely aligned with the Americans'.

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