Beef levy rules end June 30, 2024

Summary#

This Order, the Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order (SOR/2023-112), sets a date when some levy rules for the beef sector stop applying. It says those levy provisions will cease to have effect on June 30, 2024, and the Order came into force on the day it was registered (May 30, 2023).

What it does#

• Replaces section 16 of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order to state that:
  • Section 4 and subsections 5(1) and 12(1) of that Levies Order will stop having effect on June 30, 2024.
• Confirms the amendment “comes into force on the day on which it is registered.” The Order was registered on May 30, 2023.

Who's affected#

• People and businesses who are required to pay levies under the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order. That generally means beef-sector participants covered by those specific levy rules (for example, many producers and industry operators), though the notice does not list each category explicitly.
• The Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency and any programs it funds through those levies (research, market development and promotion) could also be affected because the levies are a funding source.

Why it matters#

• After June 30, 2024, the listed levy provisions will no longer apply, so money collected under those rules would stop unless new rules are introduced.
• That could change how research, marketing and promotion activities for the beef sector are funded or delivered. The notice does not say whether a replacement levy or alternate funding will follow, so the practical next steps for the industry are uncertain.