Legislation
 General
Overview
Federal
Government Agriculture Legislation
Provincial
Government and Marketing Board Legislation
This summary of acts and regulations includes mainly the acts relating to
poultry and egg production in Canada. It is intended to be a reference tool
containing the main federal and provincial legislation governing the Canadian
poultry industry.
The poultry and egg industry in Canada operates under an orderly marketing
system. Supply management is used to determine poultry meat and egg production
levels within the country. International and interprovincial trade is under
federal jurisdiction, while the provincial and territorial governments administer
their home markets.
Canada’s orderly marketing system for poultry and eggs is governed
by the following levels of legislation:
- Provincial and territorial legislation governing commodity and supervisory
boards.
- Federal legislation controlling interprovincial and international trade
in farm products.
- Federal proclamations to establish each of the national marketing agencies.
- Federal, provincial and territorial agreements administered by each national
marketing agency.
You will also find information on legislation governing food safety for each
type of poultry production.
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