Order Amending the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order: SOR/2025-134
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 13
Registration
SOR/2025-134 May 29, 2025
FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT
Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation footnote a, established the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency under subsection 39(1)footnote b of the Farm Products Agencies Act footnote c;
Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan under that Proclamation;
Whereas the proposed Order Amending the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d)footnote d of that Act applies, by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order footnote e, and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council under paragraph 42(1)(d)footnote b of that Act;
And whereas, under paragraph 7(1)(d)footnote d of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Order after being satisfied that it is necessary for the implementation of the promotion and research plan that that Agency is authorized to implement;
Therefore, the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency makes the annexed Order Amending the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order under paragraphs 42(1)(d)footnote b and (e)footnote b of the Farm Products Agencies Act footnote c and section 9 of the schedule to the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation footnote a.
Ottawa, May 28, 2025
Order Amending the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order
Amendments
1 (1) The definition produit du porc importé in section 1 of the French version of the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order footnote 1 is replaced by the following:
- produit du porc importé
- Produit du porc qui est importé au Canada et classé sous un ou plusieurs des numéros tarifaires du Tarif des douanes figurant à l’annexe 2. (imported pork product)
(2) Section 1 of the Order is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- imported hog
- means a hog that is imported into Canada and classified under one of the Customs Tariff tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 1.1. (porc importé)
2 Section 12 of the Order is replaced by the following:
Levy — importer
12 Each importer must pay to the Agency, for each imported hog or imported pork product, a levy in the amount set out in Schedule 1.
3 Paragraph 13(2)(b) of the Order is replaced by the following:
- (b) the number of imported hogs, if applicable, broken down by the applicable Customs Tariff tariff item number, as set out in Schedule 1.1;
4 Section 16 of the Order is replaced by the following:
Cessation of effect
16 Sections 4 and 12 cease to have effect on June 30, 2026.
5 The Order is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, the Schedule 1.1 set out in the schedule to this Order.
| Column 1 Customs Tariff Tariff Item No. |
Column 2 Class of imported pork product under Customs Tariff |
Column 3 Levy (cents) |
Column 4 Levy (cents) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.03 | Live swine | ||
| 0103.10.0000 | Pure-bred breeding animals | 80.00/unit | 80.00/unit |
| 0103.91.0000 | Other: Weighing less than 50 kg |
80.00/unit | 80.00/unit |
| 0103.92.0000 | Other: Weighing 50 kg or more | 80.00/unit | 80.00/unit |
Coming into Force
7 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
SCHEDULE
(Section 5)
SCHEDULE 1.1
(Section 1 and paragraph 13(2)(b))
| Column 1 Customs Tariff Tariff Item No. |
Column 2 Class of imported hog under Customs Tariff |
|---|---|
| 01.03 | Live swine |
| 0103.10.0000 | Pure-bred breeding animals |
| 0103.91.0000 | Other: Weighing less than 50 kg |
| 0103.92.0000 | Other: Weighing 50 kg or more |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
These amendments add the definition of “imported hog” under section 1, modify the placement of the list of imported hogs from Schedule 2 to the new Schedule 1.1, amend paragraph 13(2)(b) to reflect the new Schedule 1.1 and set June 30, 2026, as the date on which the levies cease to have effect.