Broiler Hatching Egg Quotas 2024–25

Summary#

These are final regulations from the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers that set provincial limits on broiler hatching eggs for 2024 and 2025. The rules replace the previous quota schedules and put revised 2024 limits into effect on May 29, 2024, with the initial 2025 limits taking effect on January 1, 2025.

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule to the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers Quota Regulations with updated limits for broiler hatching eggs for each signatory province.
• Sets the following provincial limits for the period January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (numbers are maximum eggs for interprovincial and intraprovincial trade; export column is 0 for every province):
  • Ontario: 284,385,231 (export 0)
  • Quebec: 229,810,967 (export 0)
  • Manitoba: 37,843,418 (export 0)
  • British Columbia: 128,876,721 (export 0)
  • Saskatchewan: 32,250,124 (export 0)
  • Alberta: 94,779,064 (export 0)
• Sets the initial provincial limits for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (export column is 0 for every province):
  • Ontario: 292,971,701 (export 0)
  • Quebec: 236,699,743 (export 0)
  • Manitoba: 38,986,162 (export 0)
  • British Columbia: 132,768,364 (export 0)
  • Saskatchewan: 33,223,969 (export 0)
  • Alberta: 97,640,685 (export 0)
• Most of the regulation took effect on the day it was registered (May 29, 2024). The part that installs the 2025 schedule comes into force on January 1, 2025.

Who's affected#

• Broiler hatching egg producers and hatcheries in the listed provinces (those that supply eggs to produce broiler chicks).
• Provincial marketing boards and agencies that manage and enforce agricultural quotas.
• Downstream businesses that depend on chick supply, such as broiler producers (meat chicken farmers).
• The general public and consumers indirectly, because changes to supply can affect availability and prices.
• If it’s unclear who is affected in specific situations (for example, small independent hatcheries or interprovincial contractors), the regulation text is the authoritative source.

Why it matters#

• These limits determine how many hatching eggs each province can market within and between provinces. That directly affects how many chicks can be produced for meat.
• Small changes in quota numbers can shift production capacity between provinces. That can influence regional farm income and local jobs in hatcheries and poultry farms.
• The export column being set to 0 for all provinces means the quotas do not allow export under this schedule. That affects any producers or businesses that had planned to export hatching eggs under quota.
• This is a routine, administrative update by the agency under the Farm Products Agencies Act to implement its marketing plan; it is not a new policy debate but it has practical effects on supply and industry planning.