Changes to Agriculture Penalties Schedule

Summary#

These are final changes to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations published as SOR/2025-238. The rules replace the short description for item 41 in the penalties schedule and remove items 42 to 44. The changes came into force on November 21, 2025 and were published in the Canada Gazette on December 3, 2025.

What it does#

• Replaces the text in column 2 for item 41 of Division 4, Part 2 of Schedule 1 with the short description: "Move a thing contrary to the Agency document 2."
• Repeals (removes) items 42, 43, and 44 from the same Division and Part of the schedule.
• These edits change the short descriptions used in the schedule that lists offences and their penalty categories.
• The notice does not explain which “Agency document” is meant or what the numeric value 2 represents in this context.

Who's affected#

• People and businesses that are subject to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations — that is, anyone who can be issued administrative monetary penalties under that regime.
• Enforcement staff, lawyers, and compliance officers who use the schedule to identify offences and penalty categories.
• The source does not say exactly which agency’s documents are referenced, so it is not clear which specific documents or sectors will be directly impacted.

Why it matters#

• This is a technical but important update to how certain breaches are described in the penalties schedule. That can affect how charges are recorded, communicated, and understood by regulated parties.
• Repealing items may remove some listed entries from the schedule, which could change which short descriptions appear on notices or in enforcement records.
• For more detail on impacts and rationale, the Canada Gazette notes a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement appears with related material (see SOR/2025-236).