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Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot

Residential Rat Control Pilot Program Update: January 2024

RECOMMENDATION
1. That the Peel Region residential rat control subsidy program end on February 29,
2024; and
2. That the additional costs of $21,000 for running the program to February 29, 2024
be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve; and
3. That Peel Health share residential rat control program information and lessons
learned with the local municipalities.

Please use the link below to find the report presented during Regional Council on the Residential Rat Control Pilot Program.
Residential Rat Control Pilot Program Update

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The Region of Peel has launched a Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program to assist homeowners with the costs of controlling rats on the exterior of their residential properties.

The pilot program will be available from March 22, 2021 until March 31, 2022 and will reimburse eligible homeowners for 50 per cent of the cost in hiring a Region of Peel approved pest control vendor, up to a maximum of $200 per calendar year per residential Peel address.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Determine that the exterior of your property has a rat infestation
  • Hire a Region of Peel approved pest control vendor
  • Complete the applicationand submit all applicable documents including invoices

What you can do:

Rats seek out places to live that provide them with everything they need to survive, such as food, water, shelter, and safe ways to travel. Some ways you can help keep rats away from your neighbourhood are to:

  • Eliminate food supply
  • Eliminate sources of water
  • Eliminate potential shelter
  • Eliminate points of entry

To learn more about the Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program, find a Region of Peel approved vendor, and learn how you can keep rats off your property, visit peelregion.ca/rat-subsidy-program.

Motion Regarding Rats in the Region City and in Neighbourhoods – Applewood Hills Applewood Heights Applewood AcresSEPT102020

General Committee Agenda – March 31, 2021 – Construction Pest Control Program for City of Mississauga Projects – Item 9.6 (page 56)

 

On October 8, 2020 Regional Council approved a 12-month Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program and a Construction Abatement Program (Resolution 2020-812);
The Region of Peel implemented a Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program (the Pilot Program) that started January 1, 2021 and it was set to end on March 31, 2022; The Pilot Program findings outlined in the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, listed on the March 24, 2022 Regional Council agenda titled “Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program”, demonstrated lower than expected community uptake of the subsidy. Community focus on COVID-19 may have posed as a distraction to resident participation;
I moved a motion and that was unanimously passed that resolved, that the Region of Peel Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program be extended in the current format as outlined in the subject report until November 30, 2022 to better evaluate subsidy demand. Further, that staff monitor the issue and report back to a future meeting of Regional Council on the Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program prior to implementation of the program beyond the pilot stage; And further, that construction abatement, including pest control measures, be adopted as a standard inclusion for future Region of Peel construction project tenders; And further, that the construction abatement programs continue to be funded from capital projects; And further, that an additional $100,000 required to meet previous years’ subsidy levels and fund potential subsidy uptake be added to remaining capital funds available from the previously approved budget until the program can be evaluated after the pilot stage.