Beef Cattle Levy Amendments

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order. It changes who collects some levies, sets new per-head levy amounts for certain provinces, updates reporting rules for buyers and importers, and includes a time limit on part of the order. The order was made by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, registered on July 18, 2025, and published in the Canada Gazette on July 30, 2025.

What it does#

• Changes the named collector in Newfoundland and Labrador to Newfoundland and Labrador Cattle Producers Association Inc..
• Sets the per-head levy amounts in the levies table:
  • Item 8 is set to $5.25. (This applies to the province listed as item 8 in the order’s table.)
  • Item 10 is set to $2.50. (This applies to the province listed as item 10 in the order’s table.)
• Removes the section titled “Levy amount — special circumstances” (section 5).
• Clarifies that when a dealer is involved in buying or selling beef cattle, the term “purchaser” should be read as “dealer.” If multiple dealers are involved, the dealer who first receives payment is the relevant one.
• Changes record-keeping and reporting requirements for purchasers and importers:
  • Buyers must provide their name, mailing address, phone number and, if available, email.
  • Reports must show levies collected broken down by the seller’s province of residence and by type of beef cattle.
  • When the buyer’s province law requires it, the buyer must also provide the seller’s contact details if a levy was deducted.
  • Importers must provide their name, mailing address, phone number and, if available, email.
• States that parts of the order (section 4 and a subsection of section 12) will stop applying after June 30, 2026.
• The order comes into force on the day it was registered (July 18, 2025).

Who's affected#

• Beef cattle producers who sell animals across provincial lines, especially those in the provinces tied to item 8 and item 10 of the levies table (the order text names those as the provinces whose levies were set).
• Dealers and buyers who handle interprovincial purchases of beef cattle — they may have to collect levies, keep additional records, and share contact information.
• Importers of beef cattle, because the order requires importers’ contact details in records.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Cattle Producers Association Inc., as the named collector in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, as the body that receives the levies and enforces the reporting changes.

Why it matters#

• The per-head levy changes change the cost that sellers pay into the national beef research and promotion system: $5.25 for the province at item 8 and $2.50 for the province at item 10. That can affect producers’ net receipts or buyers’ costs depending on how levies are applied.
• Naming a specific collector in Newfoundland and Labrador affects who handles levy collection and farmer representation there.
• New reporting and contact requirements mean buyers and importers will need to record and share more contact and breakdown information. That affects record-keeping and privacy considerations for small businesses and farms.
• Some of the changes are temporary: key parts expire on June 30, 2026, so these rules may be short-term or subject to further revision.