Vol. 150, No. 25 — December 14, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-300 November 25, 2016

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, November 24, 2016

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 December 25, 2016.

(2) Subsection 1(2) comes into force on February 19, 2017.

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 December 25, 2016 and Ending on February 18, 2017

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.

77,079,954

1,127,500

690,400

2

Que.

62,323,975

3,468,882

0

3

N.S.

8,087,763

0

0

4

N.B.

6,511,463

0

0

5

Man.

9,478,081

450,000

0

6

B.C.

31,376,765

1,671,694

884,505

7

P.E.I.

868,710

0

0

8

Sask.

8,285,551

1,030,000

0

9

Alta.

22,401,063

450,000

0

10

N.L.

3,072,956

0

0

Total

  

229,486,281

8,198,076

1,574,905

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 February 19, 2017 and Ending on April 15, 2017

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.

80,242,828

1,227,500

635,000

2

Que.

63,849,279

4,365,000

0

3

N.S.

8,435,101

0

0

4

N.B.

6,726,392

0

0

5

Man.

9,823,620

450,000

0

6

B.C.

33,672,887

1,881,541

872,754

7

P.E.I.

872,705

0

0

8

Sask.

8,561,814

1,030,000

0

9

Alta.

23,384,205

550,000

0

10

N.L.

3,402,897

0

0

Total

  

238,971,228

9,504,041

1,507,754

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-141 beginning on December 25, 2016, and ending on February 18, 2017, and for period A-142 beginning on February 19, 2017, and ending on April 15, 2017.