Industry: Chicken
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Notification: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions — Government principles guiding relationship with Indigenous Peoples
BCFIRB notifies regulated marketing boards and commissions about the release of the “Draft Principles that Guide the Province of British Columbia’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples” and encourages them to consider the role of Indigenous peoples in the regulated marketing sectors.
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Letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Quota Assessment Review timeline update
BCFIRB provides an update on the timeline for the quota assessment review, indicating a decision is anticipated by early February 2018.
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Procedural decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BCCMB’s pricing decision to implement a new pricing formula for the live price of chicken. The appellant sought a partial stay of the decision, arguing it would cause irreparable harm and affect the processor/grower relationship.
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Dismissal: Robbins d.b.a. K&M Farms v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BCCMB’s decision to not direct Rossdown to continue processing services.
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Decision: Quota Assessment Tools supervisory review
BCFIRB evaluates the effectiveness of its 2005 quota transfer assessment directions, in light of industry changes and governance improvements. The decision rescinds LIFO and modifies 10/10/10 to 10/10/0 for growth quota, emphasizing strategic flexibility and accountability in quota management.
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Notification: BCFIRB to poultry boards and commissions — Completion of Mandatory Notifiable Avian Influenza Insurance Review phases
BCFIRB acknowledges receipt of the Mandatory Insurance Review Committee’s reports on managing the financial consequences of notifiable avian influenza in B.C. poultry industry. BCFIRB supports the poultry boards and MIRC initiative and awaits a joint submission on managing these financial impacts.
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Submission: BCFIRB to Ministry of Agriculture — Canadian tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Supports BC’s call for fairer tariff rate quota distribution in dairy, poultry, and eggs under CPTPP, emphasizing benefits for BC producers and processors.
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Directive: BCFIRB to all supply-managed boards — Final quota management and movement measures for PARP reporting
BCFIRB issued quota management and movement reporting measures to establish a 2018 baseline and require annual reporting beginning in 2020.
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Directive: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions — Final PARP reporting criteria, measures, and timelines following June–July 2018 meetings
BCFIRB finalized PARP measures for governance, quota management, and industry targets, establishing baseline accountability and iterative reporting improvements.
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Draft: 2018 framework for industry performance targets
BCFIRB issued a draft framework guiding boards to develop 3 to 5 industry performance targets.