Federal Egg Quota Limits 2020–2021

Summary#

These final rules — the Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986: SOR/2021-216 — replace the federal quota schedule for eggs. They set the number of dozens of eggs that can be marketed under federal quotas for the period December 27, 2020 to December 25, 2021, and came into force on October 3, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces Schedule 1 to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 with a new list of federal quota limits.
• Establishes the maximum number of dozens of eggs that producers may market under federal quotas for the period December 27, 2020 to December 25, 2021.
• The new limits (number of dozens of eggs) by province/territory are:
  • Ontario: 276,335,293
  • Quebec: 157,469,917
  • Nova Scotia: 24,666,466
  • New Brunswick: 14,914,363
  • Manitoba: 72,015,535
  • British Columbia: 94,231,471
  • Prince Edward Island: 4,091,492
  • Saskatchewan: 35,203,278
  • Alberta: 79,627,810
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: 11,019,204
  • Northwest Territories: 3,598,479
• The amendment came into force on October 3, 2021.

Who's affected#

• Egg producers who market under the federal quota system. These are the primary groups whose allowed sales are set by the schedule.
• The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency and provincial egg marketing organizations, which administer and apply the quota limits.
• Other parts of the supply chain (packers, distributors, retailers) may notice effects insofar as supply volumes are constrained by these quotas.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how many eggs can be legally marketed under the federal quota program for the listed period. That affects producers’ allowed sales and production planning.
• Quota limits can influence supply available to processors and retailers, and so can indirectly affect market availability and producer revenue.
• This is a routine regulatory step to set annual federal quota levels; the rule itself does not explain how the numbers were calculated.