Provincial Turkey Marketing Quotas 2025–26

Summary#

These are the final Regulations Amending the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990. They replace the schedule that sets provincial turkey market allotments for the control period April 27, 2025 to April 25, 2026, giving a total of 356,686,404 pounds. The rules came into force on the day they were registered (May 6, 2025).

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the existing Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with a new list of provincial allocations for the control period beginning April 27, 2025 and ending April 25, 2026.
• Sets the provincial pound limits that are used when:
  • determining a producer’s market allotment, and
  • issuing new market allotments within a province during that control period.
• The change was made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency after review and approval by the National Farm Products Council.

What the new schedule lists (pounds of turkey per province for the control period):

• Ontario: 162,599,856
• Quebec: 69,719,367
• Nova Scotia: 9,085,242
• New Brunswick: 7,236,722
• Manitoba: 27,982,445
• British Columbia: 39,421,667
• Saskatchewan: 10,832,100
• Alberta: 29,809,005
• TOTAL: 356,686,404

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers and processors who participate in provincial marketing allotments will be the most directly affected.
• Provincial turkey marketing organizations and the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency will use these numbers to set and enforce allotments.
• Consumers and retailers are indirectly affected because these quotas influence how much turkey enters the market from each province.
• If it’s unclear: the notice does not change other rules about marketing or pricing; it only revises the provincial pound allocations for the stated control period.

Why it matters#

• Those pound limits determine how much turkey producers can legally market or receive allotments for in each province during the year.
• The allocations shape production planning, supply levels, and potentially availability and timing of turkey sales across provinces.
• For producers, the change can affect a farm’s permitted market share and decisions about flock size or sales.
• For the public, this is a behind-the-scenes step that helps the industry manage supply across Canada.