Agriculture committee  The United States, the European Union and Japan, that is countries that Canada mainly trades with currently, all took measures. It wasn't long after the implementation of the Uruguay round, approximately 12 months. It is feasible. Our own partners have access to these measures. T

Agriculture committee  It all depends on the situation.

Agriculture committee  Under our WTO agreements, 20 million dozen eggs are imported into Canada.

Agriculture committee  The figure of 20 million dozen represents 5% of our overall consumption.

Agriculture committee  Therefore, when three million dozen additional eggs come into the country under the tariffs, that figure represents 15% of the volume that normally comes into Canada. That is therefore very significant.

Agriculture committee  It is CFIA's responsibility to be present when American eggs are delivered. The agency people certainly know where the eggs are from and where they're going. However, we are not able to determine who actually receives the eggs, because that information is not available.

Agriculture committee  All I can tell you is that our situation is not very different from other sectors. We know that ingredients or chemical products that are allowed in the United States but prohibited in Canada are used in egg production. We've seen or experienced the same situations.

Agriculture committee  The data we have comes from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Two or three months after the products are imported, the data is forwarded to us, but only the data on actual quantities imported. We know how many eggs come into the country, just as we know about all of the other pro

Agriculture committee  The “Product of the USA” label does appear on an egg carton, but we do not know where these eggs come from or who imported them into Canada. According to agreements signed with the Fédération des producteurs d'oeufs, graders must declare their purchases. However, if eggs enter C

Agriculture committee  It is worrisome to see the number of eggs increase from year to year. Canadian egg producers are well equipped to meet Canadian needs. Consumer requirements are well known.However, if the situation continues to deteriorate, the quota share that was to be given back to Canadian pr

Agriculture committee  When it comes to Quebec producers, it is based on a historical distribution. Currently, Quebec accounts for 17.6% of overall production in Canada. The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency uses a mechanism to allocate quotas among the provinces.

Agriculture committee  We would like our access to information requests to be heard, understood and granted. In 2006, the Canadian agency informed us that 100 egg import permits had been granted. However, it couldn't tell us anything more. One hundred import permits represent a very large quantity of e

Agriculture committee  Generally, eggs in the shell imported into Canada are for consumption purposes. So, they may end up in grocery stores like Costco, Loblaws, Provigo and Métro, but they may also be destined for processing. The problem for us is that these eggs, under the current system in Canada,

Agriculture committee  In short, what happened in Quebec could happen in any other region in Canada. In 2006, Quebec was the hardest hit by egg imports subject to tariffs. We do not know how these eggs enter the country or what advantage this gives to the provinces. The eggs are imported by people re

Agriculture committee  Generally, all products from the United States should be labelled “Product of the USA”. That is the only label we may see on grocery store products.