2020–21 Provincial Turkey Marketing Quotas

Summary#

This final rule, the Regulations Amending the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990, replaces the schedule that sets how many pounds of turkey each province can market for the control period April 26, 2020 to April 24, 2021. It was registered and came into force on July 7, 2020.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with new provincial allotments for the control period April 26, 2020 to April 24, 2021.
• The new provincial amounts (in pounds) are:
  • Ontario — 158,125,750
  • Quebec — 69,915,476
  • Nova Scotia — 8,232,657
  • New Brunswick — 7,264,333
  • Manitoba — 29,316,814
  • British Columbia — 39,637,191
  • Saskatchewan — 10,912,247
  • Alberta — 29,813,443
  • TOTAL — 353,217,911
• An explanatory note says this change revises the limits used when deciding a producer’s market allotment or when issuing a new market allotment within a province during that control period.

Who's affected#

• Turkey producers in the provinces listed above — their allowable market allotments are set by these provincial pound figures.
• The rule was made by the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency and approved by the National Farm Products Council under the Farm Products Agencies Act.
• It is not explicit in the text whether processors, retailers, or consumers will see immediate changes. They could be indirectly affected if supply or allocations change, but the regulation itself addresses producer allotments.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much turkey can be marketed from each province during the 2020–21 control period. That directly shapes production limits for turkey farmers.
• Limits on allotments can influence supply available to processors and markets, and could affect prices or availability at retail, depending on how allocations are used.
• Because the change was registered on July 7, 2020, it applied to the 12-month control period that began April 26, 2020.