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Confirmation: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — BCEMB’s 2024 Quota Allocation Request (PDF, 159.7KB)
BCFIRB confirms that it will not review or approve the BCEMB’s 2024 Quota Allocation Request due to Order in Council No. 28, which removes the requirement for prior approval from BCFIRB for issuing quotas to registered producers.
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Update: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards and commissions — Administrative Monetary Penalties: Policy and procedures submission extension (PDF, 184.2KB)
BCFIRB extends the deadline for the five supply-managed boards and commissions to submit their Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) policies and procedures to January 31, 2025, due to challenges like Avian influenza outbreaks. Boards must also submit a project timeline by February 29, 2024.
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Notification: BCFIRB to Egg Farmers of Canada — Renewed federal-provincial-territorial agreement on guiding principles for the marketing of eggs in Canada (PDF, 158.8KB)
BCFIRB provides the renewed Federal-Provincial-Territorial Agreement on Guiding Principles for the Marketing of Eggs in Canada to Egg Farmers of Canada. The agreement, signed by BCFIRB, aims to ensure stability for Canadian egg producers and acknowledges the collaborative efforts of involved parties.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — Prior approval of proposed changes to Consolidated Order (PDF, 146.1KB)
BCFIRB approves the BCEMB’s proposed changes to the Going Concern Sales and Quota Exchange sections of its Consolidated Order. BCFIRB directs BCEMB to monitor and report on quota volume and impacts within a year. The proposed change to Temporary Allotment Programs does not require BCFIRB’s prior approval.
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Letter: BCFIRB to Supply Managed Boards — Reporting on New Entrant Programs in PARP (PDF, 792.1KB)
This letter follows up on BCFIRB’s May 2022 request for information on New Entrant Programs (NEPs). It formally establishes a new, phased, mandatory reporting structure for NEPs to be integrated into the annual PARP reports.
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Directive: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions — Reporting on New Entrant Programs in the Public Accountability and Reporting Project (PDF, 333.1KB)
BCFIRB outlines a phased approach for mandatory reporting on New Entrant Programs in the Public Accountability and Reporting Project. Starting with the 2023 report, supply-managed boards must describe NEPs, set goals, and provide data. By 2024, they must also develop metrics to measure progress towards these goals.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — 2023 Growth Quota Distribution Plan (PDF, 141.1KB)
BCFIRB approves the BCEMB’s March 20, 2023, recommendation to distribute 103,797 new growth quota units, 7,490 units held in abeyance, and 36,681 units from the quota reserve pro-rata to all producers in good standing. The 200-quota unit equal distribution is deferred to the next national allocation.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCEMB — Prior approval of Election Rules and Procedures (PDF, 180.7KB)
BCFIRB grants conditional prior approval for the B.C. Egg Marketing Board’s (BCEMB) 2021 revised Election Rules, approving the move to 4-year terms and online-only voting, but modifying the 2025 transition process to require a random draw.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — 2023 election rules and procedures review (PDF, 180.7KB)
BCFIRB approves BCEMB’s proposed changes to the 2023 election rules and procedures, including the removal of the option to vote via paper ballot and the extension of board members’ terms from 3 years to 4 years.
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Prior approval of the British Columbia Egg Marketing Board 2022 Growth Quota Distribution Plan (PDF, 245.4KB)
BCFIRB approves the BCEMB’s March 1, 2022, recommendation to place 7,490 growth quota units in the Quota Reserve Temporary Allocation Pool B for temporary lease to all producers. The quota will be issued under the Multi-Allocation Policy when sufficient total quota from the next national growth allocation is available.