Egg Quota and Levy Amendments

Summary#

These are final regulations — SOR/2024-287 — that change rules under the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 and the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order. The amendments change how certain quota types are defined and administered and make a targeted change to how one levy rule applies. They came into force on December 29, 2024.

What it does#

• Removes the old definition of “egg for processing quota.”
• Changes the Quota Regulations so that allotments and limits refer to three quota types: a federal quota, a special temporary market requirement quota, and a vaccine quota. It makes clear those quotas are allotted by the provincial Commodity Board on behalf of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency and that producers must follow any applicable Commodity Board rules the Agency has authorized.
• Replaces the rule on entitlement so a producer can be allotted a special temporary market requirement quota or a vaccine quota if they have been, or would be, entitled to a federal quota.
• Removes a small subsection and a schedule from the Quota Regulations (subsection 7.1(1) and Schedule 1.2).
• Changes the Levies Order so that subsection 3(1) “does not apply” to eggs marketed under a special temporary market requirement quota allotted under the Quota Regulations, and repeals subsection 3(3) of the Levies Order.

Who's affected#

• Egg producers who hold or seek quota allotments, especially those dealing with federal quotas, special temporary market requirement quotas, or vaccine quotas.
• Provincial Commodity Boards, since the amendments refer to their role in allotting and administering these quotas on behalf of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency.
• The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, which oversees the marketing plan and authorizes Commodity Board rules.
• It is not explicit in the text how individual processors, retailers, or consumers will be affected; the main changes address quota administration and a levy rule.

Why it matters#

• These changes alter how certain types of egg quota are described and administered. That can affect which producers are eligible for temporary or vaccine-related quotas and the rules they must follow.
• The Levies Order change appears to remove a levy rule for eggs sold under a special temporary market requirement quota, which could affect the costs or paperwork for producers marketing eggs under that quota. The regulation text does not spell out the financial impact in detail.
• Because provincial Commodity Boards are named as the allotting bodies on behalf of the Agency, the practical effect will depend on how those Boards apply their rules in each province.