Ontario Pesticide Exam overview

Ontario Pesticide Exam study guide and books

Start with the free official guide — it is what the test is written from. Books only help if you want printed practice or a structured course.

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  • Ontario Regulation 63/09 (General) under the Pesticides Act

    Government of Ontario · Free online (e-Laws)

    The regulation behind most Core questions: pesticide classes, licences, supervision of technicians and trainees, structural exterminations, storage, containers, transport and spills.

  • OPT&C Exterminator Information Guide

    Ontario Pesticide Training and Certification, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus · Free PDF · 2025

    How certification works: licence categories, exam format, fees, rewrites and applying to the ministry. Read it before you register.

  • Use pesticides safely (Health Canada)

    Health Canada · Free online

    Plain-language safety advice: protective clothing, label rates, re-entry, weather limits, storage, disposal and poisoning first aid.

  • Pest control tips (Health Canada)

    Health Canada · Free online

    Identification and integrated control of cockroaches, carpenter ants, bed bugs, fleas, wasps, rats and mice — the structural pests behind our pest topics.

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