Beef Cattle Levies End Date Set

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order: SOR/2022-156. It sets a date—June 30, 2023—on which parts of the existing levy rule stop having effect. The order came into force on the day it was registered (June 21, 2022) and was published in the Canada Gazette on July 6, 2022.

What it does#

• Replaces section 16 of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order to say that certain provisions will stop applying on June 30, 2023.
  • Specifically, it says that section 4 and subsections 5(1) and 12(1) of the levies order cease to have effect on that date.
• States that the amendment itself came into force on the day the order was registered (June 21, 2022).

Who's affected#

• Likely affected first are beef producers who pay levies under the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.
• The Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, which runs promotion and research programs funded by those levies, will also be directly affected.
• The Canada-wide industry and organizations that receive funding for research, market development or promotion could notice changes in funding if the levies stop.
• The notice does not list specific levy rates or say which classes of producers (if any) are exempt — that detail is in the original levies order, not this short amendment.

Why it matters#

• The amendment sets a clear end date (June 30, 2023) for the legal authority behind parts of the levy rules. If the levies are not renewed or replaced before that date, collections tied to those provisions would stop.
• That could reduce funding for research, promotion and market-development activities supported by the levies. That, in turn, may affect programs that benefit producers and the broader beef industry.
• The change is administrative and short: it does not itself change levy rates or who pays them; it only fixes when certain sections will cease to operate.