Egg Levy Rates Updated

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order: SOR/2022-57. It updates the levy rates that egg producers must pay in several provinces and the Northwest Territories, and it came into force on March 20, 2022.

What it does#

• Replaces the list of levy rates that producers must pay in each province and the Northwest Territories.
• Sets the following new rates:
  • Ontario: $0.5145
  • Quebec: $0.5275
  • Nova Scotia: $0.5175
  • New Brunswick: $0.5410
  • Manitoba: $0.5395
  • British Columbia: $0.5677
  • Prince Edward Island: $0.5295
  • Saskatchewan: $0.5710
  • Alberta: $0.5727
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $0.5295
  • Northwest Territories: $0.5535
• The order says these rates replace the previous figures and are effective March 20, 2022.
• The notice does not state the unit for the levy (for example, whether the amounts are per egg, per dozen, or by weight).

Who's affected#

• Egg producers in the provinces listed above and in the Northwest Territories — those producers will pay the new levy rates.
• The change is made by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, which administers the levy.
• It is not clear from this notice that consumers or retailers are directly targeted; any effect on retail prices would be indirect.

Why it matters#

• This directly changes how much egg producers must pay into the national egg-marketing system.
• For producers, it affects costs and record-keeping for marketing levies.
• For the broader market, higher or lower levies can influence farm profitability and, indirectly, production decisions; that can in turn affect supply and prices over time.
• The order is an administrative step to implement the agency’s marketing plan and does not itself explain how the funds will be used.