Nova Scotia Chicken Marketing Levy

Summary#

The federal government published Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order (SOR/2026-42). It sets the levy rate that chicken producers in Nova Scotia must pay for interprovincial or export sales at 1.68 cents, and it takes effect on March 8, 2026 (or on the day it is registered if that is later).

What it does#

• Replaces paragraph 3(1)(c) of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order to set the levy rate for Nova Scotia at 1.68 cents.
• States the order comes into force on March 8, 2026, unless it is registered after that date, in which case it comes into force on the registration day.

Note: the order text in the Gazette excerpt gives the number 1.68 cents but does not say in that excerpt whether that is per bird, per kilogram, or by some other unit.

Who's affected#

• Producers in Nova Scotia who market chicken in interprovincial trade or for export will be the ones paying this levy.
• Chicken Farmers of Canada is the organization authorized to implement the marketing plan and collect levies under the existing framework.
• Others involved in the export or interprovincial marketing chain (processors, exporters) could notice effects indirectly through changes in producer costs.

Why it matters#

• This is a direct change to the cost that Nova Scotia chicken producers must pay when they sell chicken across provincial lines or abroad.
• Even a small per-unit levy can add up across a farm’s total production, affecting farm margins and possibly influencing prices or marketing decisions.
• The change is narrow in scope: it applies to Nova Scotia producers for interprovincial and export trade rather than all producers or domestic-only sales.