Egg Levy Rates Set for ON, NS, BC

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order (SOR/2023-281). It sets new levy rates that egg producers must pay in several provinces, coming into force on December 31, 2023 and applying until March 28, 2025.

What it does#

• Sets the levy rate for egg producers in Ontario at $0.4395.
• Sets the levy rate for egg producers in Nova Scotia at $0.5195.
• Sets the levy rate for egg producers in British Columbia at $0.5143.
• States that these rates (the changes in subsection 3(1)) stop having effect on March 28, 2025.
• The order was issued by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency under the authority of the Farm Products Agencies Act and took effect December 31, 2023.

Who's affected#

• Primarily egg producers in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia — they will pay these levies.
• The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, which collects levies to carry out its marketing plan, will administer the change.
• Processors, retailers, and consumers could be indirectly affected if levy costs change production or pricing, but the order itself only sets the levy rates for producers.

Why it matters#

• Levies are fees that help fund marketing and industry programs. Changing the rates alters what producers must pay over the specified period.
• For producers, this affects production costs and cash flow between December 31, 2023 and March 28, 2025.
• For the public, any large change in producer costs can, in theory, influence egg prices or how the industry markets eggs — though this order only sets the levy rates and does not itself guarantee price changes.