Land Application Business Owner's Exam

The information contained in this document is derived from the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 and O. Reg 267/03 as amended. Every effort has been made to make it as accurate as possible, but is not authoritative. Please refer to the e-Laws website or the official volumes printed by Publications Ontario for the authoritative text of the act.

We are updating this page to reflect current regulations.

Information on this page about regulations under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 and the Environmental Protection Act is out of date. On September 18, 2009 new regulations affecting those applying non-agricultural source materials on agricultural lands were filed. Please visit www.ontario.ca/nasm-omafra for more information.

Land Application Business Owner's Exam

This exam qualifies successful candidates for both the Broker's Certificate and the Prescribed Materials Application Business (PMAB) Licence. The exam includes questions pertaining to the Broker's Certificate and the Prescribed Materials Application Business Licence. The PMAB Licence is required by Individuals or businesses engaged in the business of applying prescribed materials to land for a phased-in operation for the purpose of growing agricultural crops. It is open to individuals who have completed the two-day Land Application Business Owner's Licence course. A fee of $150 will be charged for writing the exam.

Locations:

To Register

To register for the exam, please call the Nutrient Management Information Line at 1-866-242-4460.

Reference and resource materials will be provided at the exam. Copies of the Nutrient Management Act, Regulation and Protocols will be provided. Exam participants should bring calculators and pencils to the exam.

A passing grade on the exam is 70%. If an exam participant does not achieve a passing grade, they will not be granted a certificate. Should a Land Application Business Owner's exam candidate write the exam three times without achieving a passing grade, the candidate will have to re-take the two-day course.

Note: If you require only the Prescribed Materials Application Business (PMAB) Licence (ie. you either already have or you don’t require the Broker's Certificate) you can write an exam which covers only the PMAB Licence. The fee to write the PMAB only exam is $150 and the registration process is the same as that outlined above.