Chicken production quotas for Period A-179

Summary#

These are final regulations called Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations that set how much chicken can be produced and marketed in Canada for the quota period A‑179. The limits cover the period October 23, 2022 to December 17, 2022 and come into force on October 23, 2022. The changes were made by Chicken Farmers of Canada under the authority of the Farm Products Agencies Act.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations with new provincial production limits for period A‑179 (October 23, 2022 to December 17, 2022).
• Sets three categories of quota (all numbers are in live weight kilograms):
  • Production subject to federal and provincial quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial market development quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial specialty chicken quotas.
• Key totals in the new schedule:
  • Total production quota: 281,591,015 kg.
  • Total market development quota: 8,852,167 kg.
  • Total specialty chicken quota: 2,297,781 kg.
• The largest provincial production amounts (examples):
  • Ontario: 97,856,482 kg.
  • Quebec: 74,470,750 kg.
  • British Columbia: 38,519,585 kg.

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada (the national marketing agency) and provincial marketing agencies that manage quotas.
• Chicken producers (farmers) in each province — the new numbers determine how much they can produce under quota programs.
• Processors, distributors and retailers who plan supply and contracts based on quota volumes.
• Consumers indirectly, because quota limits can affect supply and prices.
• If it is unclear who else is affected, the schedule itself lists amounts by each province.

Why it matters#

• These quotas directly set how much chicken can legally be produced and marketed in each province for an about eight‑week period. That affects supply available to processors and stores.
• Farmers and processors use these numbers for production planning, sales contracts and feed and labour scheduling.
• For most people this is a routine administrative step. But changes in quota volumes can influence local supply and, over time, prices and availability at grocery stores and restaurants.