Vol. 138, No. 50 — December 11, 2004

Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation

Statutory authority

Farm Products Agencies Act

Sponsoring department

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Proclamation.)

Description

The Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (SOR/2002-48), made under Part III of the Farm Products Agencies Act, establishes the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, provides for the manner and terms of appointments to the Board of Directors of the Agency; and specifies the terms of the promotion and research plan that the Agency is empowered to implement.

The Proclamation provides that the specified provincial cattle associations nominate persons to be members of the Agency to represent primary producers. The Proclamation also allows the Agency to appoint those associations to collect levies on behalf of the Agency. The organizations for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia were incorrectly identified in the Proclamation and the proposed amendments correct this.

For the Province of British Columbia, the "British Columbia Cattlemen's Association" is changed to the "Cattle Industry Development Council".

For the Province of Saskatchewan, the "Saskatchewan Stock Growers' Association" is changed to "The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization or such other member of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan to whom the administration of The Cattle Marketing Deductions Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. C-3.1", is assigned.

For the Province of Alberta, the "Alberta Cattle Commission" is changed to the "Alberta Beef Producers".

For the Province of Nova Scotia, the "Nova Scotia Cattlemen's Association" is changed to the "Nova Scotia Cattle Producers".

In the interests of clarity, all definitions of provincial cattle associations have been listed in the amendments to the Proclamation.

As well, subsection 10(5) of the schedule to the Proclamation has been amended to allow the Agency, with the concurrence of the provincial cattle association, to appoint either the provincial association or any other person to collect, on the Agency's behalf, the levies or charges imposed by any order or regulation.

Alternatives

No alternatives have been considered.

Benefits and costs

These amendments will enable the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia to enter into service agreements with the Agency, allowing those provinces, on behalf of the Agency, to collect levies on cattle marketed interprovincially.

Consultation

The Agency has been working with the provinces on a bilateral basis to develop the necessary legal framework for the provinces to be able to collect and remit levies to the Agency on beef cattle marketed interprovincially. This work has been ongoing since the Agency was proclaimed in 2002. During the course of drafting the legal documents to support the levy collection system, it was noted that the organizations authorized by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia to collect levies within the province were incorrectly identified in the Proclamation. The Agency has had ongoing discussions and reporting of activities with producer members of the provincial cattle associations during the drafting of the levy orders. All provincial cattle producer members in turn report on activities to the grass-roots membership during producer meetings. All provincial cattle associations have consulted with their respective government supervisory bodies during this process.

Compliance and enforcement

These amendments will ensure that the correct associations will be used to nominate persons to be members who will represent primary producers and to collect levies on behalf of the Agency.

Contact

Carola McWade, Deputy Executive Director and Registrar, National Farm Products Council, Canada Building, 10th Floor, 344 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y3, (613) 995-9697 (telephone), mcwadec@agr.gc.ca (electronic mail).

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 39(1) (see footnote a) and section 40 (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c), proposes to direct that a proclamation be issued amending the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation in accordance with the annexed schedule.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to the proposed Proclamation within 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Carola McWade, Deputy Executive Director and Registrar, National Farm Products Council, 344 Slater Street, 10th Floor, Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y3 (tel.: (613) 995-9697; fax: (613) 995-2097; e-mail: mcwadec@agr.gc.ca).

Ottawa, December 6, 2004

EILEEN BOYD
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

1. The definition "provincial cattle association" in section 1 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

"provincial cattle association" means, in respect of the Province of

(a) Ontario, the Ontario Cattlemen's Association;

(b) Quebec, the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec;

(c) Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers;

(d) New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Cattle Producers;

(e) Manitoba, The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association;

(f) British Columbia, the Cattle Industry Development Council;

(g) Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Cattlemen's Association Inc.;

(h) Saskatchewan, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization or such other member of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan to whom the administration of The Cattle Marketing Deductions Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. C-3.1, is assigned;

(i) Alberta, the Alberta Beef Producers; and

(j) Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador Cattlemen's Association. (association provinciale de producteurs de bovins)

2. Subsection 10(5) of the schedule to the Proclamation is replaced by the following:

(5) The Agency may, with the concurrence of a provincial cattle association, appoint that association or any other person to collect on the Agency's behalf the levies or charges imposed by any order or regulation.

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Footnote a

S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12

Footnote b

S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12

Footnote c

S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2

Footnote 1

SOR/2002-48

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