Formed 1966 Headquarters Ottawa Founded 1966 | Jurisdiction Government of Canada Website www.cdc-ccl.gc.ca | |
Minister responsible Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture Agency executive Jacques Laforge, Chief Executive Officer | ||
The Canadian Dairy Commission (French: Commission canadienne du lait) is a Canadian government Crown corporation created in 1966 under the Canadian Dairy Commission Act (1966–1967). According to the Act, CDC is mandated to "provide efficient producers of milk and cream with the opportunity to obtain a fair return for their labour and investment, and to provide consumers of dairy products with a continuous and adequate supply of dairy products of high quality."
The CDC also chairs the Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee, which coordinates the management of industrial milk supplies in Canada. .
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food is responsible for the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Supply management
The Canadian Dairy Commission is responsible for determining the price that farmers receive for raw milk. This is done by the CDC in consultation with provincial officials. Factors considered when setting the price include production costs, the current market price, and consumers’ ability to pay.