Turkey levy to end March 2022

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019). It sets a date — March 31, 2022 — on which a specific levy provision (paragraph 2(a)) will stop having effect. The order was registered on March 24, 2021 and came into force that day.

What it does#

• Replaces subsection 8(1) of the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019) to state that paragraph 2(a) ceases to have effect on March 31, 2022.
• Confirms the amendment came into force when the order was registered (registered on March 24, 2021).
• The change was made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency under the authority of the Farm Products Agencies Act.

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers in Canada who were subject to the levy rules set out in the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019).
• The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, which administers and collects those levies.
• Processors, marketers or others in the turkey supply chain may notice indirect effects, though the order itself refers specifically to the levy provision; the source does not give a full list of affected parties.

Why it matters#

• It gives a clear end date for the legal authority behind the levy named in paragraph 2(a). That can change how much money the agency collects for marketing or industry programs after March 31, 2022.
• For producers, that could affect the fees they pay or industry funding. For others in the supply chain, it could affect program funding that supports marketing or production services.
• The item is mainly administrative: it does not set new levy rates or new programs, it just fixes when the existing levy provision stops applying.