Chicken Marketing Levies End Date Set

Summary#

This item is the Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order: SOR/2021-11. It sets a clear end date for the current chicken marketing levies: they will stop taking effect on March 31, 2022, and the amendment came into force on April 1, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces subsection 3(2) of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order so that the levies “cease to have effect on March 31, 2022.”
• States that this amendment “comes into force on April 1, 2021.”

Who's affected#

• People and businesses who currently pay the Canadian chicken marketing levies — typically chicken producers or other parties covered by the levy order. The order itself does not list individual payers in this notice.
• Chicken Farmers of Canada, which administers the marketing plan connected to these levies.
• The National Farm Products Council, which reviewed and approved the amendment as part of the process.

If it’s unclear whether a specific person or company is covered, the full order or the organizations above can clarify who pays the levy.

Why it matters#

• It fixes a concrete expiration date (March 31, 2022) for the levy rules, so anyone charged under the current levies can expect them to end on that date.
• For producers and others who fund marketing through levies, this affects how long they will be required to pay into the program and may influence short-term budgeting and marketing plans.