Provincial Turkey Marketing Allotments 2021–22

Summary#

These final regulations — Regulations Amending the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 — set new provincial turkey marketing allotments for the control period April 25, 2021 to April 30, 2022. The changes were made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency and came into force on December 10, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces the existing schedule of province-by-province allotments used to calculate and issue market allotments for turkey producers for the control period April 25, 2021 to April 30, 2022.
• Lists the total number of pounds allowed in each province during that period:
  • Ontario — 168,044,768 pounds
  • Quebec — 76,352,637 pounds
  • Nova Scotia — 8,975,042 pounds
  • New Brunswick — 7,929,503 pounds
  • Manitoba — 30,860,741 pounds
  • British Columbia — 43,440,486 pounds
  • Saskatchewan — 11,900,897 pounds
  • Alberta — 32,535,191 pounds
  • Total — 380,039,265 pounds
• Updates the limits that the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency must use when deciding a producer’s market allotment or when issuing a new allotment within a province for that control period.

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers in the listed provinces. Their individual market allotments are calculated using these province totals.
• The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, which administers and enforces the quotas.
• Processors, distributors and retailers may be indirectly affected because provincial allotments influence how much turkey enters local supply chains.
• It is not clear from the notice whether any other groups are directly affected.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much turkey can be marketed in each province during the control period. That affects how production is allocated among producers.
• Changes to provincial totals can influence how easily producers can expand or obtain new allotments, and could affect local supply available to processors and stores.
• For most consumers, the effect would be indirect; any noticeable impact would show up in local supply levels or prices if allotment changes are large.