Newfoundland and Labrador chicken levy set

Summary#

The Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order updates the levy rate that chicken producers in Newfoundland and Labrador must pay when they market chicken across provinces or for export. The new rate is 1.65 cents and the order came into force on January 9, 2024.

What it does#

• Replaces the rate for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order with a levy of 1.65 cents.
• Applies to producers who are "engaged in the marketing of chicken in interprovincial or export trade" (this language is from the order).
• The order took effect on the day it was registered — January 9, 2024.

Who's affected#

• Chicken producers in Newfoundland and Labrador who sell chicken to other provinces or export it.
• The order does not change levy rates for other provinces (the text only amends the rate for Newfoundland and Labrador).
• Chicken Farmers of Canada administers the marketing plan under which this levy rate change was made.

Why it matters#

• It changes the fee charged per unit of chicken sold across provincial lines or abroad. That affects production costs for the growers who must pay the levy.
• For most consumers, the effect is likely small, but the change matters to farm business budgets and to organizations that manage national marketing and export programs.
• The notice is an administrative update to the national chicken marketing system; it does not introduce new program rules beyond setting the levy rate.