PMRA update to: Canadian Seed Trade Association Seed Applied Technologies Committee July 11, 2017 Lindsay Hanson, M.Sc. Policy, Communications and Regulatory Affairs Directorate Pest Management Regulatory Agency

PMRA Update On CSTA Requested Items Neonicotinoid Re-evaluation Update Pollinator Review and Incident Report Update Fungicide Re-evaluations: Status of Thiram and Captan PMRA involvement with the AAFC Multi-Stakeholder Forum

NEONICOTINOID RE-EVALUATION The re-evaluation of this group of insecticides (imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam) is multi-faceted. There are three main components Cyclical Re-evaluation Pollinator Risk Assessment Special Review PMRA Re-evaluation and Special Review Work Plan 2017-2022, published June 30, 2017 (Re-evaluation Note - REV2017-18) Update on the Neonicotinoid Pesticides published June 29, 2017

Overview of Neonicotinoid Evaluations Re-evaluations (cyclical): Initiated as per Section 16 (2) of the Pest Control Products Act Initiated no later than one year after fifteen years have elapsed since the most recent decision Imidacloprid cyclical re-evaluation (PRVD 2016-20) Human health and environmental assessment (excluding pollinators) Initiated: April 2009 Proposed decision published November 2016 for 120 days Phase-out of all agricultural uses and a majority of other outdoor uses Received approximately 46,000 comments, currently being reviewed Federal and Provincial government agencies, grower groups, independent researchers, NGOs and manufacturers have undertaken several initiatives; Examination of alternative risk mitigation strategies Supplemental water monitoring data Identification of potential alternative pest control products

Re-evaluations (cyclical): cont’d Supplemental water monitoring data are expected in October 2017 Any compelling science produced in advance of PMRA’s completion of imidacloprid assessment (e.g. monitoring or risk mitigation) will be considered on a case-by-case basis Targeted completion of the scientific review by December 2017 Targeted publication of final decision by December 2018 Clothianidin and thiamethoxam cyclical re-evaluation Human health and environmental assessment (excluding pollinators) Initiated: November 2016 Targeted publication dates available in next workplan update

Overview of Neonicotinoid Evaluations Re-evaluations (Pollinators): Status Update on Pollinator Risk Assessments REV 2017-03, published January 25, 2017 Imidacloprid pollinator re-evaluation Re-evaluation of Imidacloprid - Preliminary Pollinator Assessment (REV2016-05) Published for consultation January 2016 Targeting completion of the pollinator risk assessment by December 2017, with consultation early 2018. Targeted publication of final decision in December 2018 Clothianidin and thiamethoxam pollinator re-evaluations Targeting completion of the pollinator risk assessments by December 2017, with consultation early 2018. Targeted publication of final decision in December 2018

Overview of Neonicotinoid Evaluations Special Reviews: Clothianidin and thiamethoxam special reviews Preliminary analysis - levels & frequency of detection in aquatic environments Focus on aquatic invertebrates Initiated: November 2016 Data received from registrants and provincial government agencies These data along with water monitoring information will be reviewed with a targeted completion of the scientific review by December 2017 Consultations early 2018 with targeted publication of final decision June 2019

Overview of Neonicotinoid Evaluations Pollinator Incidents: Update on Canadian Bee Incident Reports 2012-2016 Overview of the honey bee incident reports received by Health Canada Published: January 25, 2017 Analysis of honey bee incident data across all years 2012-2016 Causality for each incident- likelihood related to pesticides Trends and factors contributing to bee incidents Expected completion: 2017 Hive Monitoring Project 2014-2015 Monitoring: pre-plant, during-plant, post-plant, late season Hive health information (colony health parameters, viruses, diseases) Surrounding agriculture and pesticide residues in environment and colonies Working closely with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Expected completion: 2017-2018 7

Bee Incidents: Pesticide Spray Incidents Spray incidents constitute a small percentage of the reported bee mortality incidents annually (3–13%) Variety of pesticides implicated

Bee Incidents: Reported during corn and soybean planting 2014: Requirement for use of dust-reducing fluency agent 2014 to 2016: 70 – 80% reduction in during-planting incidents compared to 2013 Symptoms – mainly dead bees

Bee Incidents: Reported post-planting in corn and soy growing areas Post-planting incidents began to be reported in 2013, increased in 2014, lower in 2015 and 2016 Symptoms - mainly colony effects (colony not developing as expected, dwindling, low population, low number of foragers, queen loss, issues establishing queens)

Bee Incidents: 2017 update In 2017 All incidents reported to provinces who inform PMRA Graph shows number of yards reported up to June 23 (Ontario bee yards only) Aware of an incident in Alberta potentially related to loading of treated pulse seed right next to bee hives. (Details not received by PMRA) Incidents have not been analyzed for causality

Update on Thiram and Captan Re-evaluations Proposed re-evaluation decisions for a number of fungicides were published for public consultation in 2016 Thiram: February 2016; consultation ended May 2016 Captan: March 2016; consultation ended July 2016 Comments and proposals received during the comment period will be considered prior to making a final decision Final decisions are expected in 2018 Captan: March 2018 Thiram: June 2018 Published documentation will include Final registration decision Summary of the comments and proposals received PMRA's response to these comments and/or proposals

AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA’S MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUM ON NEONICS PMRA is working closely with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to support their Multi-stakeholder Forum (MSF) on neonics There are three Working Groups established under the MSF- PMRA participates in all three groups Work plans were submitted to PMRA by each Working Group: Alternatives WG Mitigation WG Environmental Monitoring WG All groups have met regularly since February and continue to meet – reports/information from the groups will be accepted until October This work will help inform the decision with respect to the availability and effectiveness of alternatives, and may provide useful supplementary information with respect to levels found in the environment, and will help to inform decisions on clothianidin and thiamethoxam. That forum is continuing its work to also consider whether there are any risk mitigation measures that could be taken to achieve environmental protection objectives in a similar timeframe.

Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency – Contact Information Phone: 1-800-267-6315 Email: pmra_infoserv@hc-sc.gc.ca Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer- product-safety/pesticides-pest-management.html