Chicken Marketing Levies End Date Set

Summary#

The Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order: SOR/2024-33 sets a firm end date for the federal chicken marketing levies. The levies will cease on March 31, 2025, and the amendment comes into force on March 31, 2024.

What it does#

• Replaces a subsection of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order to state that the levies “cease to have effect” on March 31, 2025.
• Comes into force on March 31, 2024.
• The text of this amendment only sets the end date; it does not change levy rates or other operating rules in the published text.

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada, the organization tied to the marketing plan that the levies support.
• People and businesses who currently pay the levies under the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order — for example, producers, processors or importers — may be affected. The Gazette item does not list specific payer categories, so exact impacts depend on who is required to pay under the existing order.

Why it matters#

• Setting an end date means the federal levy that funds chicken marketing activities will stop after March 31, 2025, unless a new decision is made.
• That can affect funding for marketing programs managed by Chicken Farmers of Canada, and it may change costs or administrative charges for parties who currently pay the levies.
• The change is a targeted administrative action (it does not, on its face, change levy amounts or how they are collected).