Alberta egg levy set at $0.5384

Summary#

This is the Order Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order: SOR/2021-30. It sets the levy rate that egg producers in Alberta must pay at $0.5384, and it came into force on March 8, 2021. The change was made by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency under the Farm Products Agencies Act.

What it does#

• Amends the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order to replace the levy rate for the Province of Alberta with $0.5384.
• States that the order comes into force on the day it was registered (which was March 8, 2021).

Who's affected#

• Primarily egg producers in the Province of Alberta, who are required to pay the levy set by this order.
• Likely impacts organizations involved in collecting or administering egg levies, such as provincial marketing boards or the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, though the order itself only specifies the producer levy rate.

Why it matters#

• It changes how much Alberta egg producers must pay in levies, which affects their costs and the funds available to the marketing agency.
• Those involved in egg pricing, farm accounting, or levy collection in Alberta will need to apply the new $0.5384 rate from March 8, 2021.