Provincial Chicken Production Quotas — Dec 15 2024

Summary#

These final regulations replace the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations and set how much chicken can be produced and marketed in Canada for the period starting December 15, 2024 and ending February 8, 2025. The limits are set province by province and come into force on December 15, 2024.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations with new production and marketing limits for period A‑193 (the 8‑week period beginning December 15, 2024 and ending February 8, 2025).
• Sets three types of live‑weight limits for each province:
  • Production subject to federal and provincial quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial market development quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial specialty chicken quotas.
• Lists the limits by province (all weights in kilograms):
  • Ontario: 95,588,751 (production), 2,830,000 (market development), 987,988 (specialty)
  • Quebec: 71,876,602, 2,850,000, 0
  • Nova Scotia: 9,225,112, 0, 0
  • New Brunswick: 7,362,159, 0, 0
  • Manitoba: 10,348,924, 375,000, 0
  • British Columbia: 37,590,756, 300,600, 1,248,183
  • Prince Edward Island: 1,055,520, 0, 0
  • Saskatchewan: 9,177,725, 0, 0
  • Alberta: 27,924,206, 150,000, 0
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,607,399, 0, 0
  • Total for Canada: 273,757,154 (production), 6,505,600 (market development), 2,236,171 (specialty)

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada, which administers the national marketing plan and worked through the approval process to set these limits.
• Provincial marketing boards and chicken producers, who must operate within the new provincial limits for the specified period.
• Poultry processors and wholesalers, since the quotas affect how much chicken enters the market.
• Consumers may be indirectly affected through changes in supply, though the regulation itself sets production limits rather than prices.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much chicken can legally be produced and marketed in each province for the eight‑week period. That directly shapes supply available to processors, stores, and restaurants.
• For producers, the limits affect production planning and income. For processors and retailers, they affect sourcing and inventory.
• Because the rule is a routine quota update, it’s mainly important to people working in the chicken supply chain. The Gazette item is a final regulation and takes effect on December 15, 2024.