Created for the benefit of Canadian farmers.
This web site allows you to prepay for container
disposal fees that domestically are already included in the price of the
Canadian product. This web site was developed by grower groups including
the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Canadian Horticultural
Council, Pulse Canada, Grain Growers of Canada and the Canadian Canola
Growers Association. It was developed to help individual farmers
meet the environmental stewardship requirements for importing pesticides
under the Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program.
Your participation on this site is optional. The website was developed by grower groups so that you have
the option of using the site and thereby conveniently proving that you paid for potential container
disposal fees. It is up to you to determine whether you need to use the site at all (some container types
may not require a container disposal fee). It is also up to you to decide whether or not you wish to use
the website or choose a different method of demonstrating that you have your own container disposal plan.
If you do use the transaction process on the site, all fees are non-refundable except in cases where you
are denied a permit by PMRA.
2 steps to using the site for your GROU application:
● Step 1 - Prepay for your container disposal fees
on this web site:
This web site allows you to prepay for container
disposal fees. You will get a receipt number. This number
will prove you have taken care of container disposal issues when you
apply to PMRA for your GROU Importation Permit.
● Step 2 - Go to PMRA's web site and print off a
GROU import certificate:
You will use the receipt number from Step 1 to prove
that you have taken care of the environmental issues surrounding
container disposal.
● Step 3 - Dispose of empty containers:
Empty containers of products imported under GROU
must be disposed of in a manner consistent with existing container
recycling programs for registered pest control products. At the
time of application, growers will be required to demonstrate their
participation in an acceptable container disposal program.
CropLife Canada's Stewardship First program has been identified as an
acceptable program for GROU.
... learn more about GROU.
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