Chicken Marketing Levies to Cease March 31, 2021

Summary#

This order from Chicken Farmers of Canada amends the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order so that the levies will stop being in effect on March 31, 2021. The change takes effect on April 1, 2020.

What it does#

• Replaces a clause in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order to set a clear end date: the levies cease to have effect on March 31, 2021.
• States the amendment comes into force on April 1, 2020.
• The order was made by Chicken Farmers of Canada under powers set out in the Farm Products Agencies Act and after approval by the National Farm Products Council (these are the authorities mentioned in the notice).

Who's affected#

• Most likely the people or businesses that pay the chicken marketing levies named in the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order — the notice itself does not list exactly who those payers are.
• Indirectly, organizations involved in chicken marketing and any programs funded by those levies could notice the effect while the levies remain in place.

Why it matters#

• It fixes how long the levies will be collected: the order keeps the levies in effect through March 31, 2021, so funding and obligations tied to those levies continue for that period.
• The change is narrow and administrative: it does not change levy rates or describe new payments, it only sets the expiry date (the notice does not say who pays or how much).