Egg Producer Levy Rate Changes

Summary#

This is an order by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency that changes the levy rates producers must pay under the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order. The order was registered on May 30, 2022 and published in the Canada Gazette on June 8, 2022; it comes into force on the day it was registered.

What it does#

• Sets new levy rates for egg producers in four provinces:
  • Ontario: $0.4545
  • New Brunswick: $0.5425
  • British Columbia: $0.5544
  • Alberta: $0.5653
• These changes replace specific paragraphs in the existing Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order so the listed provinces pay the new rates.
• The order was made by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency to help implement its marketing plan, and was reviewed by the National Farm Products Council.

Who's affected#

• Directly: egg producers in Ontario, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Alberta who pay levies under the marketing plan.
• Indirectly: others in the egg supply chain (processors, retailers) or consumers might notice downstream effects, but the order itself only sets producer levy rates. The document does not say whether or how the changes will be passed on to prices.

Why it matters#

• The order fixes how much producers in those provinces must pay under the Agency’s marketing plan.
• That affects producers’ costs and the money available to carry out the Agency’s marketing activities.
• Because the rate differs by province, producers in those provinces are treated differently on the levy amount set here.