1. Anyone who wants to apply a pesticide:
   
   
   • on forested land ( Note : "forested land" includes, but is not limited to, land used for the production of pulp, sawlogs, lumber or firewood, but does not include land used to grow Christmas trees);
     
     
   • on a utility corridor or utility right-of-way, excluding spot treatment ( Note : "spot treatment" means the application of a pesticide to an area which does not exceed 100 square metres); and the direct application of wood preservatives to utility poles;
     
     
   • on a road, street, or highway, excluding spot treatment
     
     
   • on an industrial or commercial site for soil sterilization ( Note : "soil sterilization" means use of a non-selective herbicide which provides residual control of plants for a period of time exceeding 6 months);
     
     
   • in, on or over a surface watercourse; or
     
     
   • from any aircraft in flight.
     
     
2. Anyone who wants to construct a new pesticide storage facility or extend or modify an existing pesticide storage facility to store commercial or restricted class pesticides for sale, resale, or wholesale distribution.

Note: A certificate is not required for homeowners applying domestic class pesticides, however, they must follow label directions and the laws for Non-essential pesticides and regulations.

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change

Any Regional or District Office of Environment and Climate Change or email enquiries to PesticideApplications@novascotia.ca.

You can get an application form for this Approval from any Regional or District Office of the Department.  After it has been completed, it is submitted, along with the appropriate fee. When the Department receives an application, staff review it to see if all the required information is on the form, and if the required supporting information has been provided.  If not, the application package is returned with an explanation as to what is missing.

Once an application has been accepted by the Department as complete, the application form and supporting documentation undergo a technical review and evaluation.   This is to decide if the activity being proposed meets the minimum standards, policies, guidelines, procedures and regulations that are administered by the Department.

If an applicant fails to meet these criteria, staff will tell them which specific criteria have not been met to the satisfaction of the Department.

This Approval will list any terms and conditions which the applicant must satisfy.

Pesticide Use Approvall: 60 business days or less
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received

The approval is valid from the date of issue to December 31 of the same year. You can apply again to renew. Note: It is the responsibility of Approval holder to contact the Department before it expires; a NOTICE OF RENEWAL will NOT be sent out by the Department.

Any approval amendments involving additional area must be submitted as a new approval application.

Initial Application and Annual Renewal:

1. All categories except forestry:
   
   • Up to 20 hectares: $132.65
     
   • Each additional hectare: $5.30
     
     
2. Forestry:
   
   • Up to 6 hectares: $66.35
   • Each additional hectare: $5.30

Please make cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance.

If you are applying a commercial restricted or agricultural class pesticide, you are required to hold a pesticide applicators certificate of qualification in the class applicable to that work carried out.

A certificate is not required for homeowners applying domestic class pesticides.

Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Pesticide Regulations and Activities Designation Regulations.