Category: General oversight
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2026-06-30 Letter re-BCCMB Election Rules
BCFIRB reminds the BCCMB to review its election rules by December 31, 2026 and to ensure the new rules align with OIC 250 which revised BCCMB composition.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCVMC – OPVML Agency Designation Review – Process Letter
BCFIRB outlines first step in review of BCVMC agency designation decision for OPV Marketing Ltd.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCVMC – Extension of Temporary Agency License for Village Fresh
BCFIRB extends temporary agency license for Village Fresh to allow adequate time to conduct its review of the BCVMC decision.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCVMC – Extension of temporary agency license for Village Fresh
BCFIRB extends the temporary agency license for Village Fresh until June 30, 2026 to allow adequate time for BCVMC to complete its agency application review.
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Letter: BCFIRB to EMB – Use of Operating Name
BCFIRB supports BCEMB moving forward with the operating name ‘Egg Farmers of BC’ and sets supervisory criteria to protect transparency, regulatory clarity, access to justice and appeal information.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB – Receipt of Powers and Duties Report
BCFIRB confirms receipt of the 2025 powers and duties report from BCMMB and addresses certain elements contained within.
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Directive: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions – 2024 PARP Template and Reporting Guide
BCFIRB launches the 2024 Public Accountability and Reporting Program reporting cycle, shares submission deadlines, and provides the 2024 PARP template and reporting guide, including a summary of reporting changes and additions for 2024.
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Correspondence: BCFIRB to B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission – Continued reporting on hatchery agency designation
BCFIRB acknowledges the Commission’s December 1, 2025 progress report following the interim designation of certain hatcheries as agencies. BCFIRB encourages continued reporting and engagement with hatcheries on licensing, marketable egg definitions, hatchery margins, cost of production, and related sector issues.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCBHEC – Direction to continue reporting on hatching egg sector issues
BCFIRB acknowledges the B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission’s (BCBHEC) report on negotiations with the B.C. Egg Hatchery Association regarding margins and reporting systems, and directs the BCBHEC to provide a further update by December 1, 2025.
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Approval: B.C. Marketing Board to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Designation of Okanagan Greenhouses and Peter’s Westsyde Greenhouses as agency and sub-agency
BCMB approves the BCVMC’s application to designate Okanagan Greenhouses as an agency and Peter’s Westsyde Greenhouses as a sub-agency. The decision is subject to the terms and conditions established by BCVMC.