Industry Update
Health Canada Proposes Regulations on Public Disclosure of Confidential Test Data
The PMRA established a transformation process which highlighted that Health Canada would begin a targeted review of specific provisions of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA). Among those provisions is a proposed change to how confidential test data (CTD) submitted by manufacturers during the pesticide review process is accessed.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, access to inspect CTD was only allowed by applying for access to a physical “reading room,” a controlled environment located at the PMRA’s offices in Ottawa, where an individual was permitted to view the documents under supervision. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, access to inspect CTD has been provided remotely via encrypted USB key with robust data protection software. The proposed change would allow remote access via encrypted USB key to continue indefinitely.
This consultation is available for comment for 80 calendar days from the date of publication, with a closure of the comment period on 5 September 2024. To read more about this and other proposed changes to the PCPA, and to provide comments on this proposal, CLICK HERE.
