Turkey marketing levies end March 2027

Summary#

This is an order amending the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019) (registered as SOR/2026-31). It sets March 31, 2027 as the date when the levies in that order stop, and the order came into force on the day it was registered (February 19, 2026) and was published in the Gazette on March 11, 2026.

What it does#

• Replaces part of the existing levy order so that the levy provision in paragraph 2(a) will cease to have effect on March 31, 2027.
• States the order comes into force on the day it is registered (which was February 19, 2026).

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers and processors who were subject to the marketing levies under the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019).
• The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, which is the body that set the levy and uses levy authority to support a marketing plan.
• Industry groups that participate in or rely on marketing programs funded by those levies.

The order text does not list the specific levy rate, which exact businesses pay it, or how existing funds will be handled after the repeal date.

Why it matters#

• Stopping the levy after March 31, 2027 means the collection of that specific marketing charge will end. That could lower costs for those who paid the levy, and it could reduce funding available for marketing activities run through the agency.
• For growers, processors, and industry groups, this is a change in how the turkey sector is financed and how marketing programs are supported. The concrete financial effects depend on the size of the levy and how the agency adjusts its programs.