2023 Vaccine Egg Quotas for Ontario and Quebec

Summary#

The Canada Gazette published the final rule Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 (SOR/2022-285) on January 4, 2023. It updates the quota heading and sets the number of dozens of eggs that can be marketed under vaccine quotas for the period January 1, 2023 to December 30, 2023. The regulation came into force on January 1, 2023.

What it does#

• Replaces the heading of Schedule 2 to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 with the title: “Limits to Vaccine Quotas for the Period Beginning on January 1, 2023 and Ending on December 30, 2023.”
• Establishes the number of dozens of eggs that producers in Ontario and Quebec may market under vaccine quotas during that period (the notice says these numbers are set in Schedule 2).
• Comes into force on January 1, 2023.

Note: The public notice states the quota limits are established, but the page summarized here does not display the specific quota numbers.

Who's affected#

• Egg producers in Ontario and Quebec who market eggs under the vaccine quota category.
• The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, which manages quotas and marketing plans.
• Other stakeholders who buy or process eggs for vaccine use or who track egg supply and allocation may notice changes in available vaccine-designated eggs.

If it’s unclear: the Gazette text does not include the actual dozen-egg figures in Schedule 2 on the page summarized here.

Why it matters#

• Quota limits determine how many eggs producers can legally market for vaccine production. That affects producers’ sales options and the supply of eggs earmarked for vaccines.
• Changes to vaccine quotas can influence planning for producers, processors and vaccine manufacturers who rely on those eggs.
• Because the rule is already in force as of January 1, 2023, affected producers needed to follow the new limits for the 2023 period.