Schedule “B”- Enforcement Practices of Ontario Municipalities

 

Municipality

Enforced

(# of staff (1) )

Set

Fine ($)

Complaint

Process

Sampling

Infestation

Exemption

Markham Proposed

By-laws

(2)

$250

§      By complaint

§      No anonymous

yes

§   yes

§   with permit

Toronto

Public Health

(42)

$250

§      By complaint

yes

§   yes

Oakville

By-laws

 

$300 (2)

§      By complaint

§      No anonymous

Under review

§   no

Hamilton

By-laws

(tbd)

Under review

§      By complaint

Under review

§   yes

Waterloo

By-laws

(1)

$150

§      By complaint

Under review

§   yes (documentation required)

Caledon

By-laws

(3)

Under review

§      By complaint

Under review

§   yes (documentation required)

Thorold

By-laws

(1)

Under review

§      By complaint

Under review

§   yes

§   with permit

Peterborough

By-laws

(0)

 

none

Complaints responded to by Utility Services, if valid forwarded to Legal for education by Peterborough  Greenup

no

§   yes

Newmarket

Program to be determined

Under review

§      Normal

Under review

§   yes

Vaughan

No by-law in place

Richmond Hill

No by-law in place

(1)                   Number of full time staff dedicated to Pesticide Enforcement Only

(2)             Proposed fine- fine not approved by Province