In Canada, the federal authority to regulate the marketing of fluid milk (used for table milk and cream) in interprovincial and export trade is delegated to the provinces. The Dairy Products Marketing Regulations, made pursuant to the Canadian Dairy Commission Act, provide federal jurisdiction over the marketing of industrial milk and dairy products in interprovincial and export trade, and the basis for the necessary co-ordination and dovetailing of federal and provincial powers.
A federal/provincial agreement, the National Milk Marketing Plan, sets out the structure for the calculation of the national industrial milk production target required to meet the demand for domestic and export markets. The Plan also provides for the allocation of this quota to the provinces.
For information concerning specific provincial markets and policies, please contact the appropriate milk marketing board or agency.
Provincial Marketing Boards/Agencies | |
Alberta Milk 1303-91st Street S.W. Edmonton, Alberta T6X 1H1 |
Telephone: (780) 453-5942 |
British Columbia Milk Marketing Board 32160 South Fraser Way Ste. 200 Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 1W5 |
Telephone:(604) 556-3444 Fax: (604) 556-7717 E-mail: jbyrne@milk-bc.com Internet: www.milk-bc.com |
Dairy Farmers of Manitoba |
Telephone: (204) 488-6455 |
Dairy Farmers of New-Brunswick |
Telephone: (506) 432-4330 |
Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Suite 100, 4060 Hwy 236 Truro, Nova Scotia B6L 1J9 |
Telephone: (902) 893-6455 Fax: (902) 897-9768 E-mail: hboyd@dfns.ca Internet: www.dfns.ca |
Dairy Farmers of Ontario |
Telephone: (905) 821-8970 |
Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Telephone: (709) 364-6634 |
Dairy Farmers of P.E.I. |
Telephone: (902) 892-5331 |
Les Producteurs de lait du Québec |
Telephone: (450) 679-0530 Fax: (450) 679-5899 E-mail: plq@lait.qc.ca Internet: www.lait.org |
SaskMilk |
Telephone: (306) 949-6999 Fax: (306) 949-2605 E-mail: info@saskmilk.ca Internet: www.saskmilk.ca |