Chicken Production Limits July–August 2022

Summary#

These final regulations — Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations (SOR/2022-104) — replace the schedule that sets how much chicken can be produced and marketed in each province for a two‑month period. The new limits apply for period A‑177, from July 3, 2022 to August 27, 2022, and the rules came into force on July 3, 2022.

What it does#

• Replaces the existing schedule to the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations with new provincial production and marketing limits for the period July 3, 2022 to August 27, 2022.
• Gives three types of limits for each province (all in live weight, kilograms):
  • Production subject to federal and provincial quotas (regular quota).
  • Production subject to federal and provincial market development quotas.
  • Production subject to federal and provincial specialty chicken quotas.
• The new limits by province are:
  • Ontario — 97,239,047 kg (quota), 2,475,000 kg (market development), 816,968 kg (specialty)
  • Quebec — 74,455,069 kg, 3,188,021 kg, 0 kg
  • Nova Scotia — 9,674,684 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
  • New Brunswick — 7,642,314 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
  • Manitoba — 11,274,180 kg, 385,000 kg, 0 kg
  • British Columbia — 39,241,981 kg, 1,671,626 kg, 1,336,789 kg
  • Prince Edward Island — 1,012,780 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
  • Saskatchewan — 9,634,614 kg, 1,000,000 kg, 0 kg
  • Alberta — 28,460,423 kg, 350,000 kg, 10,000 kg
  • Newfoundland and Labrador — 3,718,596 kg, 0 kg, 0 kg
• Totals across Canada for the period:
  • Regular quota: 282,353,688 kg
  • Market development quota: 9,069,647 kg
  • Specialty quota: 2,163,757 kg

Who's affected#

• Chicken Farmers of Canada, which sets and administers these quota limits, and provincial marketing agencies that work with it.
• Chicken producers who hold quota and plan production for the period July 3, 2022 to August 27, 2022.
• Processors and slaughterhouses that need to match processing capacity to the provincial quotas.
• Buyers, distributors and retailers who plan supply for that period.
• Consumers indirectly, because quota limits influence how much chicken is available in markets.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much chicken can legally enter the market from each province for the two‑month period. That affects farm income and how producers schedule flocks.
• The separate market development and specialty quotas create space for new, targeted or specialty chicken products in some provinces.
• For processors and buyers, the limits can affect scheduling, inventory and short‑term supply availability.
• For the general public, quota changes can influence local supply and, indirectly, availability in stores during the covered period.