Category: Supervisory review
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BCFIRB follow-up and conditional approval – GEP revisions in response to quota governance supervisory review
BCFIRB conditionally approved the Milk Board’s Graduated Entrant Program revision, requiring a 10-year prohibition on exempt family quota transfers to prevent “double dipping.” GEP recipients who breach this rule will lose all program benefits.
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Order: Sound marketing policy and board authority — Mandatory poultry disease insurance
BCFIRB directs B.C. poultry boards not to exercise regulatory authority to support a proposed captive insurance company for avian influenza coverage, citing legal uncertainties and sound marketing policy concerns.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCVMC − Request for Written Submissions on VIFP Agency Status
BCFIRB requests final written submissions from the BCVMC and other stakeholders regarding the agency status of Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. (VIFP) to address outstanding concerns before issuing a decision.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Expectations for review of agency proposal
BCFIRB directs the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission to address, in the first instance, the BCFresh Vegetables Inc. and Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. sub-agency proposal.
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Letter: MPL BC to BCFIRB — MPL BC agency designation prior approval process documents review
Counsel for MPL BC requests that BCFIRB allow MPL to review documents for a non-disclosure order before they are posted or shared with competitors.
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BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — General expectations for dairy quota governance supervisory review
BCFIRB outlined supervisory expectations to guide the B.C. Milk Marketing Board’s Dairy Quota Policy & Governance Review.
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Decision: Prior approval chicken interim pricing formula weight class amendment starting period A-178
BCFIRB approves the BC Chicken Marketing Board’s request to change the Ontario weight class reference in the interim formula to 2.15kg – 2.45kg, effective period A-178. This is BCFIRB’s final decision on the weight class change, a component of the BCCMB’s June 10, 2022, request that BCFIRB had deferred in its June 28, 2022, decision.
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Letter: Lawson Lundell LLP to BCFIRB — Comments on draft terms of reference
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. submits comments on the draft terms of reference, recommending revisions for increased detail and timelines.
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BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — Dairy quota governance consultations
BCFIRB commended the B.C. Milk Marketing Board for completing the first round of consultations in its Dairy Quota Policy & Governance Review.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB — Initiating a supervisory review of B.C. dairy quota governance
BCFIRB initiates a supervisory review of dairy quota governance, focusing on the BCMMB’s ‘FIFO and 10/10/5’ policy change proposal and its alignment with provincial allocation policy.