Provincial Turkey Marketing Quotas 2022–2023

Summary#

These are final regulations that change the supply limits used by the turkey marketing system for the year that ran from May 1, 2022 to April 29, 2023. The rules replace the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 and set provincial poundages totaling 399,942,646 pounds. The change came into force on March 29, 2023.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with a new list of poundage limits for the control period May 1, 2022 to April 29, 2023.
• Sets the allowed pounds of turkey by province:
  • Ontario: 178,490,828
  • Quebec: 79,945,889
  • Nova Scotia: 10,401,821
  • New Brunswick: 8,286,877
  • Manitoba: 30,902,318
  • British Columbia: 45,404,556
  • Saskatchewan: 12,386,562
  • Alberta: 34,123,795
  • Total: 399,942,646
• Confirms these limits are the ones to be used when determining a producer’s market allotment or issuing new allotments within a province during that control period.
• Came into force on the day the regulations were registered: March 29, 2023.

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers in the provinces listed above — especially those applying for or holding market allotments during the control period.
• The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, which implements and enforces the marketing plan.
• Processors, distributors and buyers may notice effects indirectly because the schedule determines how much production is allocated to each province.
• If it is unclear whether you are directly affected (for example, you are a small farmer or a buyer), contact the Agency for specifics.

Why it matters#

• The schedule sets fixed poundage limits that are used to decide how much turkey each producer or province can market. That affects how much producers can plan to raise and sell.
• For producers, the numbers can influence whether they can obtain a new allotment or expand production for that control year.
• For the broader market, provincial allotments shape regional supply. This can affect how turkey supply is distributed across Canada during the control period.