Beef levy end date set

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order (SOR/2021-155). It sets a date—June 30, 2022—on which certain levy provisions will stop having effect. The order was registered (and thus came into force) on June 22, 2021 and was published in the Canada Gazette on July 7, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces the existing cessation clause so that Section 4 and subsections 5(1) and 12(1) of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order end on June 30, 2022.
• States that the amendment itself came into force on the day it was registered (June 22, 2021).

Who's affected#

• Beef industry participants who pay or collect levies under the levies order.
• Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, which manages the promotion and research plan funded by those levies.
• Industry groups or programs that receive funding from those levies.

The order names the specific sections that will cease to apply but does not describe in this text exactly what each of those sections required. That makes it unclear, from this notice alone, which exact payments or reporting duties will stop.

Why it matters#

• If those sections govern particular levy charges, those charges will no longer be in force after June 30, 2022, which could reduce costs for some producers or change how promotion and research activities are funded.
• Organizations that rely on levy dollars for programs may need to plan for a drop in funding or look for alternative revenue.
• The notice is mainly administrative: it sets an end date rather than changing levy rates or creating new rules in this text.