Vol. 150, No. 1 — January 13, 2016

Registration

SOR/2015-257 December 23, 2015

FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT

Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations

Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Chicken Farmers of Canada Proclamation (see footnote a), established Chicken Farmers of Canada (“CFC”) pursuant to subsection 16(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);

Whereas CFC has been empowered to implement a marketing plan pursuant to that Proclamation;

Whereas the process set out in the Operating Agreement, referred to in subsection 7(1) (see footnote d) of the schedule to that Proclamation, for making changes to quota allocation has been followed;

Whereas the proposed Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations are regulations of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote e) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote f) and have been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 22(1)(f) of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote g) of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Regulations, after being satisfied that they are necessary for the implementation of the marketing plan that CFC is authorized to implement;

Therefore, Chicken Farmers of Canada, pursuant to paragraph 22(1)(f) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote h) and subsection 6(1) (see footnote i) of the schedule to the Chicken Farmers of Canada Proclamation (see footnote j), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations.

Ottawa, December 21, 2015

Regulations Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations

Amendments

1 (1) The schedule to the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(2) The schedule to the Regulations is replaced by the schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Coming into Force

2 (1) Subsection 1(1) comes into force on January 24, 2016.

(2) Subsection 1(2) comes into force on March 20, 2016.

SCHEDULE 1
(Subsection 1(1))

SCHEDULE
(Sections 1, 5, 7, 8 and 8.3 to 10.1)

Limits for Production and Marketing of Chicken for the Period Beginning on January 24, 2016 and Ending on March 19, 2016
Item Column 1






Province		 Column 2

Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Quotas (in live weight) (kg)		 Column 3


Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Market Development Quotas (in live weight) (kg)		 Column 4


Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Specialty Chicken Quotas (in live weight) (kg)

1

Ont.

75,978,238

1,400,000

779,700

2

Que.

61,096,741

3,553,819

0

3

N.S.

7,957,469

0

0

4

N.B.

6,359,888

0

0

5

Man.

9,604,688

387,500

0

6

B.C.

32,389,939

1,833,599

865,672

7

P.E.I.

842,118

0

0

8

Sask.

8,104,854

1,134,680

0

9

Alta.

21,800,396

200,000

175,000

10

N.L.

3,141,147

0

0

Total

  

227,275,478

8,509,598

1,820,372

SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 1(2))

SCHEDULE
(Sections 1, 5, 7, 8 and 8.3 to 10.1)

Limits for Production and Marketing of Chicken for the Period Beginning on March 20, 2016 and Ending on May 14, 2016
Item Column 1






Province		 Column 2

Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Quotas (in live weight) (kg)		 Column 3


Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Market Development Quotas (in live weight) (kg)		 Column 4


Production Subject to Federal and Provincial Specialty Chicken Quotas (in live weight) (kg)

1

Ont.

77,997,685

1,400,000

742,450

2

Que.

62,730,147

4,246,830

0

3

N.S.

8,170,448

0

0

4

N.B.

6,530,109

0

0

5

Man.

9,722,367

387,500

0

6

B.C.

33,201,392

1,833,599

828,811

7

P.E.I.

846,943

0

0

8

Sask.

8,348,774

1,168,829

0

9

Alta.

22,418,948

200,000

180,000

10

N.L.

3,211,370

0

0

Total

  

233,178,183

9,236,758

1,751,261

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These amendments set the limits for the production and marketing of chicken for period A-135 beginning January 24, 2016, and ending on March 19, 2016, and for period A-136 beginning on March 20, 2016, and ending on May 14, 2016.