Answer: Producers set their price.  Please contact them directly for more information.

Answer: At any time!  Producers can send their information to staff now for posting on the Billboard immediately.  The Quota Billboard is a virtual listing of all the quota currently for sale or lease.  It is posted on the public side of the website and ensures that staff is aware of quota movement and that all producers have a chance to consider all the options.

Some considerations for this option:
a)  Please ensure staff knows all the required details of your post.  This should include:
- Your name
- Your preferred contact (email or mobile number)
- Clarification that quota is for sale or lease
- The amount of quota
- Your current placement 'dates'
b)  This post must be up for a minimum of 14 days and is subject to production planning and expires after 90 days.
c)  Posting must be made by June 1 of each year to ensure you reach the amount of time required and staff can do the appropriate production planning.
d)  Posting is not mandatory for those looking to purchase or lease-in, but is encouraged.

Answer: No, proposed transactions that do not result in a change in the ownership or for a name change do not require posting on the Quota Billboard as no quota is being sold outside the business unit.  For transactions, Producers are still required to fill out a Quota Transfer form and forward the supporting documents.

For name changes, supporting documentation and a Name Change Form is required to be sent in.

Answer: Yes!  If quota is held within a corporation, any share transactions (common or preferred shares) whether by way of issuance, redemption, share ownership changes, etc., are considered deemed quota transactions. All regular quota transfer rules apply, including transfer assessments.

You will be required to fill out the applicable quota transfer forms.

Please contact Commission staff well ahead of any proposed share reorganizations as these require Board approval.

Log in to the Producers-only area of this website to find the Quota Transfer Worksheets available on the Producer Documents page. Please coordinate with Commission staff to initiate the process. Transferor and Transferee checklists are provided to guide you on all that is required to be completed.

Important: All documentation is required to be submitted, with production planning completed, 1 month prior to the next Board meeting. Coordinate with staff on actual dates.

Answer: Yes, because the increase is utilization and not growth quota you can currently sell your quota to make room.

Some considerations for this option:
a)  Transfer assessments are still in place as the Commission awaits approval of its Quota Policy Review Decision of May 1, 2026.
b)  Utilization may move up or down with the required allocation across Canada.
c)  All potential quota sales must be posted to an industry Quota Billboard (above).  Your name, phone number or email, the amount of quota for sale and your placement dates must be included.  The quota must be posted for a minimum of 14 days.
d)  Unplaceable hens will expire annually and are not eligible to be carried over into the following year.
e)  All sales are subject to the Quota Transfer Checklist and the appropriate production planning conducted by Commission staff.

Note that the Board made the decision that it will issue growth quota on July 1, 2028. The eligibility criterion that a Producer cannot have sold quota in the 12 months preceding the growth quota issuance remains in place (see the Quota Policy Review Decision).

Answer: Yes, the current leasing rules, reviewed in 2025, remain in effect.  This provides producers time to make decisions on their next steps.

Some considerations for this option:
a)  All potential quota leases must be posted to an industry Quota Billboard (above).  Your name, phone number or email, the amount of quota for lease and your placement dates must be included.  The quota must be posted for a minimum of 14 days.
b)  Unplaceable hens will expire annually and are not eligible to be carried over into the following year.  Birds not placed are cancellable.
c)  All leases are subject to the Quota Lease Checklist and the appropriate production planning conducted by the Commission staff.
d)  Leases must meet all the Permissible Lease and Quota Transfer criteria of the Consolidated Order (see Amending Order 40).

Answer:
Opportunity Sleeves: June 30, 2027

• These are one-time opportunities and are not eligible for lease.

Unplaceable Hens: 2026 placements (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) - cancellation June 30, 2027

• These are any quota hens at 120% utilization that are not placeable due to capacity constraints.

Some considerations:

a) Producers can extend, build or convert existing barns, or increase or upgrade equipment to increase bird capacity;
b) Producers can right-size their operations which may include quota sales or leasing out up to 10% of their two-year quota (effectively 20%); or
c)  Producers can allow birds to expire (i.e., the Commission may redistribute the placeable hens).

Producers are encouraged to contact staff on their plans.