Pesticide certificate and re-certification training
Saskatchewan Polytechnic provides pesticide training. Our Pesticide Education program meets the unique training needs of individuals, private businesses, local governments and Crown corporations.
The program offers applicator and recertification training in aerial, agriculture, aquatic vegetation, commercial seed treatment, greenhouse, industrial vegetation, landscape and structural pest control, as well as in fumigation, on-farm fumigation, mosquito and biting fly and rat control.
Print-based home study means you can learn at your own pace, in your own community. All courses are continuously available.
Applicator training
Aerial Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Agriculture Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Aquatic Vegetation Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Commercial Seed Treatment
All courses are continuously available.
Fumigation Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Greenhouse Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Industrial Vegetation Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Landscape Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Mosquito and Biting Fly Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
On-farm Fumigation
All courses are continuously available.
On-farm Pesticide Safety
Parks Management
All courses are continuously available.
Rat Control Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
Saskatchewan Provincial Application Regulations
All courses are continuously available.
Structural Applicator
All courses are continuously available.
How to complete a pesticide applicator course
Learn more about the process
1. Register for the course
- Register by telephone at 306-775-7301.
Note: Pesticide Dispenser (PEST-162) and Pesticide Dispenser Re-cert (PEST-262) are only for retail outlets that sell pesticides, they are not for pesticide applicators.
- If you do not already have a learning materials binder for your course, it can be ordered online from the Campus Store.
3. Review material
- It takes approximately 10-30 hours to review the material, depending on which course you are enrolled in.
4. Pesticide exams can now be written online if you have access to a computer with a webcam.
- If you choose to write a paper-based exam at a regional college office near you, please contact the Pesticide Education program (pest.prog@saskpolytech.ca) to arrange for your exam to be sent to the college office.
5. Receive results and apply for your applicator licence
- If you obtained the 75% passing grade on your exam, you can expect to receive an email from the program head's office with your new Saskatchewan Polytechnic statement of achievement attached and licensing information to apply to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture for your pesticide applicator licence.
Vendor training
Pesticide dispenser courses meet the training needs of retail outlets handling restricted and commercial pesticides. The program also offers a regulatory course for out-of-province commercial pesticide applicators applying for reciprocal licensing in Saskatchewan.
Pesticide Dispenser
All courses are continuously available.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact the Saskatchewan Pesticide Education Program at 306-775-7473 or 306-775-7414 or email pest.prog@saskpolytech.ca.
Sask Polytech reserves the right to revise or cancel programs or make other changes as deemed necessary at any time.