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Reference Library

The pest-control reference BC needs but doesn't have.

Bylaws, regulations, glossary terms, and the operational frameworks behind every job we do — sourced from primary materials, written for the people who actually use them.

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BC Pest Control Regulations

The 2023 SGAR restriction, the IPM Act, the BC Wildlife Act, Metro Van municipal bylaws, the federal PCP registry, and WorkSafeBC's pesticide rules — every regulation that touches a BC pest control job, cited to primary sources.

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BC Food Premises Regulation

B.C. Reg. 210/99 — the pest-exclusion duty every BC restaurant, grocery store, processor, and food truck must meet under the Public Health Act. What inspectors actually look for.

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Health Canada PCP Registry

How to read a Canadian pesticide label, what the four product classes mean, and how to verify any product against Health Canada's public registry before it gets used near your kids, pets, or food.

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WorkSafeBC Pesticide Safety

OHS Regulation Part 6, Division 4 — applicator certification, PPE, re-entry intervals, signage, and BC's 5 kg / 5 L spill-reporting threshold. What your pest control company is legally obliged to do on every job.

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Metro Vancouver Municipal Pest Bylaws

Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Burnaby, Richmond — every Metro Van city makes the property OWNER responsible for pest control, not the tenant. Bylaw numbers, owner duties, and what happens if a city notice arrives.

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HACCP Pest Management

Requirements for BC food-handling facilities — restaurants, food processing, hotels, and commercial kitchens. Documentation standards and audit-ready protocols.

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Pest Control Glossary

Plain-English definitions for the technical terms you'll see in inspection reports, treatment plans, and regulatory references.

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Pest Control Myths Debunked

Common claims tested against field evidence and BC-specific data — what works, what doesn't, and what's outright dangerous.

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Vancouver Pest Activity Index

Quarterly pest-activity data by neighborhood — what's trending, where, and when, based on our internal inspection dataset.

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