Beef Cattle Levies to Cease June 30, 2027

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order (SOR/2026-106). It sets a date—June 30, 2027—on which certain levy provisions will stop applying, and it takes effect on the day it was registered (June 3, 2026).

What it does#

• Replaces the existing clause that explained when parts of the levies order would end.
• Says that Section 4 and subsection 12(1) of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order will cease to have effect on June 30, 2027.
• States the amendment itself comes into force on the day it was registered (June 3, 2026).

Who's affected#

• People and businesses who currently pay the beef cattle levies for research, market development and promotion.
• Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, which administers the levies and the programs they fund.
• Other groups that rely on levy-funded programs (for example, researchers, marketing initiatives and industry promotion bodies).
  If it is unclear exactly which levy items or payers are covered, the order itself names the specific sections that stop applying.

Why it matters#

• The change sets a clear deadline when the specified levy rules stop applying: June 30, 2027. After that date, those levy provisions will no longer be in force unless replaced or extended.
• That could reduce or end a funding stream for beef research and promotion unless new measures are put in place.
• Producers who pay levies, and anyone funded by them, may see changes to what programs continue or how they are funded. The order does not say whether a replacement or extension will follow.