Egg producer levy rate changes

Summary#

The Order Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order (SOR/2025-203) updates the levy rates that egg producers must pay in several provinces and one territory. The new rates take effect on November 2, 2025. The change was made by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency to implement its marketing plan.

What it does#

• Replaces the previous provincial levy rates in paragraph 3(1)(a)–(k) of the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order with new amounts. The new rates are:
  • Ontario: $0.4455
  • Quebec: $0.4215
  • Nova Scotia: $0.4205
  • New Brunswick: $0.4565
  • Manitoba: $0.4605
  • British Columbia: $0.4589
  • Prince Edward Island: $0.4305
  • Saskatchewan: $0.4720
  • Alberta: $0.4915
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $0.4305
  • Northwest Territories: $0.4545
• Comes into force on November 2, 2025.

Note: the order text sets the monetary rates but does not specify in the published excerpt what production unit (e.g., per dozen eggs or per kilogram) each rate applies to.

Who's affected#

• Egg producers in the listed provinces and the Northwest Territories — they will pay the new levy amounts.
• The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, which collects the levies and uses them to run its programs.
• Consumers, retailers, processors and others in the egg supply chain could notice indirect effects, although the order itself only changes the levy rates charged to producers.

Why it matters#

• These levies change the cost of producing eggs for farmers in each listed region.
• Higher or lower levies can affect farm budgets and might influence pricing decisions down the supply chain, though the order does not say how those costs will be passed on.
• The levies fund the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency’s activities tied to the agency’s marketing plan, so the change supports whatever programs that plan requires.