Complaints

Pursuant to paragraph 7 (1) (f) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (FPAA), any person directly affected by the operations of an agency may file a complain with the Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC).

According to the By-Law Governing the Administration of the Complaints received by the FPCC, a Complaint under paragraph 10 (2) must include the following information:

the specific operations of the Respondent Agency that is the subject of the Complaint;
an explanation of how the Complainant has an interest or is being directly affected by the operations of the Respondent Agency;
a concise statement of the grounds and rationale for the Complaint;
the Complaint Committee conclusions and or remedies being sought;
a list of Documents enumerating all the Documents that the Complainant intends to use in evidence to support its position with the Documents numbered consequently therein in ascending alpha-numerical order, starting with C-1, C-2, C-3 and so on;
any Documents supporting the Complainant’s position; and
one email address as contact for the Registrar.

Email to file a Complaint: aafc.fpcccomplaints-plaintescpac.aac@agr.gc.ca
FPCC Complaint Guidelines
By-Law for dealing with complaints received by the FPCC

2023

Complaint from the Simple Path Farms and Poultry Ltd. (SPF) against the Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC)

Complainant

Complaint Letter from SPF - December 4, 2023 PDF

Respondent Agency

Response Letter from CFC - December 21, 2023 PDF

2022

Complaint from the Turkey Farmers of Ontario (TFO) against the Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) Closed

Complainant

Complaint Letter from TFO - September 26, 2022 PDF

Respondent Agency

Response Letter - October 17, 2022 PDF

Part 1: 1st complaint by TFO against TFC

Quota Regulation Submissions

C-1 2019-20 TFC Quota Regulation Submission - Feb 11 2019 together with Council’s approval letter - March 20, 2019 PDF
C-2 2020-21 TFC Quota Regulation Submission - Apr 16 2020 together with Council’s approval letter - April 21, 2020 PDF
C-3 2021-22 TFC Quota Regulation Submission - Jan 8 2021 together with Council’s approval letter - February 10, 2021 PDF
C-4 TFC letter to FPCC – Including March 15, 2022 TFC Submission for 2022-23 Quota Regulation - March 16, 2022 (Redacted) PDF

TFC Minutes

C-5 TFC Minutes – November 27-28, 2019 (Redacted) PDF
C-6 TFC Web Conference Minutes – February 7, 2020 (Redacted) PDF
C-7 TFC Minutes – March 25-26, 2020 (Redacted) PDF
C-8 TFC Directors Only Web Conference Minutes – April 13, 2020 PDF
C-9 TFC Minutes – November 24-25, 2021 (Redacted) PDF
C-10 TFC Web Conference Minutes – February 3, 2022 PDF
C-11 TFC Web Conference Minutes – February 14, 2022 PDF

TFO Correspondence

C-12 TFO letter to TFC APRC – Aug 20 2020 PDF
C-13 TFO letter to TFC – June 25 2021 PDF
C-14 TFO letter to TFC – Nov 3 2021 PDF
C-15 TFO letter to APRC – Nov 19 2021 PDF
C-16 TFO letter to TFC – Feb 1 2022 PDF
C-17 TFO letter to TFC – March 14, 2022 PDF
C-18 TFO letter to FPCC – March 22, 2022 PDF
C-19 Wilson, Spurr LLP letter to FPCC – March 31, 2022 PDF

TMAC Reports

C-20 TFC TMAC Report - 2022/23 Control Period Commercial Allocation - February 9, 2022 (Redacted) PDF

Policies

C-21 TFC National Commercial Allocation Policy (suspended) PDF

Strategic Planning Documents

C-22 Canadian Turkey Industry White Paper, Winter 2021, prepared by Monty Doyle and Jeremy Latta PDF
C-23 TFC Memo dated June 22, 2021 Re Strategic Planning Process PDF

Part 2: 1st complaint decision

C-24 Agreed Facts - June 3, 2022 PDF
C-25 TFO Comparison of 2022-23 Allocation Options PDF
C-26 Complaint Committee Report - June 29, 2022 PDF

Part 3: 2nd complaint by TFO against TFC

Correspondence

C-27 TFO letter to TFC – June 20, 2022 PDF
C-28 TFO letter to TFC – July 15, 2022 PDF
C-29 TFC letter to TFO – July 25, 2022 PDF
C-30 TFO letter to TFC – July 29, 2022 PDF

TMAC Reports

C-31 TFC TMAC Report Based on May 2022 Inventories - June 6, 2022 (Redacted) PDF

TFC Minutes

C-32 TFC Minutes – June 22-23, 2022 (Redacted) PDF
C-33 TFC Web Conference Minutes - Agenda only – July 27, 2022 PDF
C-34 TFC Web Conference Agenda – August 25, 2022 (including:) PDF
C-35 TFC Staff Memorandum “Consideration of Proclamation Criteria” - August 25, 2022 PDF
C-36 TFC Staff Memorandum “2022/23 Commercial Allocation – Distribution of 143.0 mkg (i.e., 4.0 mkg increase)” - August 25, 2022 PDF
C-37 TFC Staff Memorandum “Conditional Over 9 kg Eviscerated Allocation Proposal” - August 25, 2022 PDF

Additional Correspondence

C-38 TFO letter to TFC – September 14, 2022 PDF
C-39 (Part 1) TFC Rationale – September 20, 2022 (Redacted) PDF
C-39 (Part 2) TFC Rationale - September 20, 2022 PDF
C-40 TFC letter to TFO - September 21, 2022 PDF
C-41 TFO Complaint to FPCC – September 26, 2022 PDF

Part 4: 1st complaint – TFC response

C-42 TFC Complaint Response Letter to FPCC – March 28, 2022 PDF
C-43 CPEPC 2022-23 Allocation Proposal - February 14, 2022 PDF
C-44 Comparison of Marginal 2022-23 Allocation Increases PDF
C-45 TFC Minutes - March 15, 2022 PDF
C-46 - Allocation Committee Meeting Package - January 30, 2020 PDF
C-47 - Allocation Policy Committee teleconference Package - February 28, 2020 PDF
C-48 - Allocation Committee Meeting Kit - July 6, 2020 PDF
C-49 - Allocation Policy Committee Meeting Package - September 2020 PDF
C-50 - Allocation Committee Meeting Kit - November 24, 2020 PDF
C-51 - Allocation Committee Meeting Package - November 8, 2021 PDF
C-52 - TFC Allocation Committee Meeting Package - January 20, 2022 PDF
C-53 - Letter to Registrar FPCC - January 18, 2023 PDF

Agency Responses

Letter with list of Documents - November 2022 PDF
R-1- FPCC Complaint Report (CPEPC) - November 2022 PDF
R-2- TFC 268th Turkey Market Review (TMR) - November 2021 (Redacted) PDF
R-3 -TFC 268th Turkey Market Advisory Committee report (TMAC) - November 2021 PDF
R-4- TFC 268th TFC Meeting Minutes - November 2021 (Redacted) PDF
R-5- TFC 269th TMR - March 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-6- TFC 269th TMAC Report- March 2022
R-7- TFC 269th Meeting Minutes - March 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-8- TFC 270th TMR - June 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-9- TFC 270th TMAC Report - June 2022 PDF
R-10- TFC 270th Meeting Kit excerpt - TFO June 20th letter PDF
R-11-TFC 270th Meeting Minutes - June 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-12 - FPCC Complaint Report (TFO) - June 2022 PDF
R-13- APRC Record of Discussion - June 21 and July 5 PDF
R-14- NG Formula Committee Feedback (as of Aug 2) PDF
R-15- APRC Record of Discussion - August 2 PDF
R-16- APRC Record of Discussion - August 16 PDF
R-17- TFC August 2022 Meeting Kit PDF
R-18- Directors Only Meeting Notes - August 24 PDF
R-19- TMR - August 2022 PDF
R-20- TFC Meeting Minutes - August 2022 PDF
R-21- TFC Sept 21 Response to TFO Sept 14 Letter PDF
R-22- TFC Quota Order Submission - September 2022 PDF
R-23- TFC 271st Meeting Minutes - September 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-24 - APRC Context Composite PDF

Complaint from the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council (CPEPC) against the Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) Closed

Complainant

Complaint Letter from CPEPC - September 22, 2022 PDF

Repondent Agency

Response Letter from TFC - October 7, 2022 PDF

Complainant Reference Documents

C1 – FPCC decision letter to TFC – June 29, 2022 PDF
C2 – 2022-2023 TFC Quota Regulation Submission – March 16, 2022 (Redacted) PDF
C3 – 2021-2022 TFC Quota Regulation Submission – July 27, 2021 (Redacted) PDF
C4 – Confidential Document
C5 – Confidential Document
C6 – Confidential Document
C7 – Confidential Document
C8 – Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report – January 2022 PDF
C9 – Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report – October 2022 PDF
C10 – Confidential Document
C11 – Confidential Document
C12 – Minutes of the TFC 243rd meeting - September 24, 2015 PDF
C13 – Allocation table following TFC 243rd meeting PDF
C14 – 2015-2016 TFC Quota Regulation Submission – October 7, 2015 PDF
C15 – Confidential Document
C16 – Turkey Slaughter Data from 2015-16 to 2022-23 PDF
C17 – TMAQ Report November 2022 PDF
C18 – TMR November 2022 PDF

Agency Reference Documents

R-1 - FPCC Complaint Report (CPEPC) - November 2022 PDF
R-2 - TFC 268th Turkey Market Review (TMR) - November 2021 (Redacted) PDF
R-3 - TFC 268th Turkey Market Advisory Committee report (TMAC) - November 2021 PDF
R-4 - TFC 268th TFC Meeting Minutes - November 2021 (Redacted) PDF
R-5 - TMAC Report February 2022 and TMR - January 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-6 - TFC 269th TMR - March 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-7 - TFC 269th TMAC Report - March 2022 PDF
R-8 - TFC 269th Meeting Minutes - March 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-9 - TFC 270th TMR - June 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-10 - TFC 270th TMAC Report - June 2022 PDF
R-11 - TFC 270th Meeting Kit excerpt-TFO - June 20th letter PDF
R-12 - TFC 270th Meeting Minutes - June 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-13 - FPCC Complaint Report (TFO) - June 2022 PDF
R-14 - TFC August 2022 Meeting Kit PDF
R-15 - TMR August 2022 PDF
R-16 - Directors Only Meeting Notes - August 24, 2022 PDF
R-17 - TFC Meeting Minutes - August 2022 PDF
R-18 - TFC Quota Order Submission - September 2022 PDF
R-19 - TFC 271st Meeting Minutes - September 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-20- FPPAC Letter - October 4, 2022 PDF
R-21 - Example Lack of Product Availability (Walmart) PDF
R-22 - TMR October 2022 (Redacted) PDF
R-23 - TMAC Report - October 2022 PDF
R-24 - Forecast Production and S & D 2022-23 PDF
R-25 - Canadian Turkey Industry - 2022-08 (AAFC) PDF
R-26 - TMAC Report September 2015 (TFC 243rd meeting) PDF
R-27 - TMAC Report June 2016 (TFC 246th meeting) PDF
R-28 - Confidential Document
R-29 - Index Charts PDF
R-30 - TMAC Terms of Reference - March 2014 PDF
R-31 - Preliminary Turkey Storage Stocks - August 1, 2022 PDF
R-32 - Live Turkey Prices 2022 PDF