Chicken Marketing Levies to End March 2027

Summary#

The Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order is a short federal order made by Chicken Farmers of Canada. It sets the date when the existing chicken marketing levies will stop: the levies will cease on March 31, 2027, and the amendment itself takes effect on March 31, 2026.

What it does#

• Replaces a subsection of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order so that the levies covered by that Order "cease to have effect" on March 31, 2027.
• States that this amendment comes into force on March 31, 2026.
• The change was made by Chicken Farmers of Canada under authority in the Farm Products Agencies Act (the Canada Gazette entry records the legal basis).

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada (the marketing agency that made the order).
• The order applies to the marketing levies in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order; the Gazette text does not list exactly which parties pay those levies.
• Likely to matter most to people and businesses in the chicken industry (producers, processors, and others involved with marketing levies), though the source does not specify payer categories.

Why it matters#

• It gives a clear end date for the marketing levies: organizations and businesses that manage budgets or plan programs tied to those levies now know they stop on March 31, 2027, unless changed again.
• That end date could affect how the chicken industry funds marketing and related activities, and it may influence planning for producers and marketing bodies between March 31, 2026 (when the amendment takes effect) and March 31, 2027.