Category: General oversight
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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.
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Approval: B.C. Marketing Board to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Designation of Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. as agency
BCMB approves the BCVMC’s recommendation to designate Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. (GGFI) as an agency, subject to specified conditions. The BCMB confirms the commission’s compliance with guidelines and marketing policy, and outlines additional conditions for GGFI’s agency designation.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Designation of Village Farms Canada Inc. as an agency
BCFIRB approves the designation of Village Farms Canada Inc. as an agency to market greenhouse vegetables in District 1, effective January 1, 2007. The approval is subject to the terms and conditions set by the BCVMC.
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BCTMB Election Rules and Procedures — 2014 Update
The B.C. Turkey Marketing Board’s BCFIRB-approved 2014 election rules outline the procedures for the annual election of board members, including nominations, voting processes, and term limits.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Turkey Marketing Board — Amendment to the General Order and Regulations 2006
BCFIRB authorizes an amendment for BCTMB to the Fees and Levies Regulation to remove the requirement for multiple licence fees for New Entry Growers and direct vendor (small lot) growers.
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Email: MLG Law Corporation to BCFIRB — Submission schedule and oral hearing
MLG Law Corporation seeks a ruling from the BCFIRB chair on the schedule for submissions and oral hearings related to the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission. The email outlines proposed dates and times for written and oral submissions.
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Specialty Market and New Entrant Submissions: Policy, Analysis, Principles and Directions
BCFIRB outlines directions and principles for specialty and new entrant programs in B.C.’s supply-managed sectors, including eggs, chickens, turkeys, hatching eggs, and milk. The document details BCFIRB’s assessment of submissions from various boards, focusing on specialty market development, quota management and new entrant opportunities.