Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order: SOR/2025-162
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 19
Registration
SOR/2025-162 August 22, 2025
FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT
Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation footnote a, established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion 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 Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion 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 Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency makes the annexed Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order under paragraphs 42(1)(d)footnote b and (e)footnote b of the Farm Products Agencies Act footnote c and section 10footnote f of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation footnote a.
Calgary, August 20, 2025
Order Amending the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order
Amendments
1 (1) The definition feeder calf in section 1 of the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order footnote 1 is repealed.
(2) The definitions bob calf, cull cow, fed cattle, fed veal and started calf in section 1 of the Order are replaced by the following:
- bob calf
- means any dairy breed or dairy-cross calf that
- (a) is sold by a resident of Ontario and has a live weight of 68 kg or less; or
- (b) is sold by a resident of Quebec and has a live weight of 109 kg or less. (jeune veau)
- cull cow
- means any beef breed, dairy breed or dairy-cross cow, heifer or bull that has been culled and is marketed for slaughter. (vache de réforme)
- fed cattle
- means any finished beef breed, dairy breed or dairy-cross cattle that have been fed for the purpose of meat production and are marketed for slaughter. (bovin d’abattage)
- fed veal
- means any head of dairy breed or dairy-cross cattle fed primarily on milk or grain that is marketed for slaughter and
- (a) is sold by a resident of Ontario and has a live weight of more than 204.1 kg but no more than 348.8 kg; or
- (b) is sold by a resident of Quebec and has a live weight of more than 109 kg but no more than 348.8 kg. (veau d’abattage)
- started calf
- means any dairy breed or dairy-cross calf that is marketed for finishing before slaughter and
- (a) is sold by a resident of Ontario, is intact and has a live weight of more than 68 kg but no more than 204.1 kg; or
- (b) is sold by a resident of Quebec and has a live weight of more than 109 kg but no more than 348.8 kg. (veau de démarrage)
(3) Section 1 of the Order is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- beef breed
- means any breed of beef cattle of the species Bos taurus or Bos indicus that is not a dairy breed. (race de boucherie)
- dairy breed
- means any of the following breeds of cattle: Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Milking Shorthorn, Guernsey and Canadienne. (race laitière)
- dairy-cross,
- in relation to cattle, describes any cattle that result from mating cattle from a dairy breed with cattle from a beef breed. (croisement laitier)
- feeder cattle
- means any dairy breed, beef breed or dairy-cross cattle that are marketed for finishing before slaughter but are not bob calves or started calves. (bovin d’embouche)
| Item | Column 1 Seller’s province of residence |
|---|---|
| 1 | (e) feeder cattle |
3 Subsection 12(2) of the Order is replaced by the following:
Date and method of payment
(2) The levy must be paid by negotiable instrument in Canadian dollars within 15 calendar days after the date indicated on the invoice sent by the Agency.
Coming into Force
4 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
These amendments establish and amend definitions for classes of cattle, including refining the definition of dairy-beef composite breeds, and clarify the date of payment.