Recently, municipalities in Ontario have been superseding Provincial and Federal Law regarding structural pest management and nuisance wildlife practices and compliance laws. At present, Pickering and Vaughan have passed municipal by laws in relation to rodent control and wildlife control that are in contradiction to the Provincial Pesticides Act and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, as well as the Federal Pest Control Products Act.  

The costs associated with these by laws will directly go back to the client or residents of those municipalities. This additional cost may lead to negative impacts on the small business community and the marginalized citizens of Ontario.

We the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: by signing indicates support for pre-emption meaning that Municipal by laws for the Structural Pest Management and Nuisance Wildlife Industry in Ontario do not supersede Provincial Law.