Education Program

The purpose of the Education Program is to encourage and support recognized learning institutions and organizations, in partnership with dairy processor associations, in developing full-time curricula in dairy processing. These programs should be tailored to respond to the current and future needs of the Canadian dairy processing sector.

Education program guide and application form

Click on the link below to download a copy of the Education Program Guide and the application form for the program.
 
CDC Education Program Guide
(PDF)

Continuing Education Program

The purpose of the Continuing Education Program is to encourage and support recognized learning institutions and organizations, in partnership with dairy industry associations, in developing training and development programs and courses aimed at dairy farm and dairy plant employees to enhance competencies and improve skills.

Continuing education program guide and application form

Click on the link below to download a copy of the Continuing Education Program Guide and the application form for the program.

 
CDC Continuing Education Guide

Class 4(m) for animal feed

Class 4(m) permit program for animal feed

Products in class 4(m) are used to make animal feed such as milk replacer for farm animals. This class is administered using permits issued by the Commission.

The price of solids non-fat in this class is updated monthly and posted on the Component Pricing page of this website. The price of the butterfat in class 4(m) is the same as the price of butterfat in class 4(a).

National milk production target for Canada

The Total Quota is the national milk production target for Canada. On behalf of the industry, the Canadian Dairy Commission calculates the Total Quota on a monthly basis, according to a method set by the Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee. This target is expressed in kilograms of butterfat, and is monitored on an ongoing basis and adjusted as needed to reflect variations in supply and demand. The national quota is allocated among regional pools.

Annual reports

Annual reports provide information on the Canadian Dairy Commission’s tangible achievements in terms of plans, priorities, and anticipated outcomes, as stated in the corresponding business plan summary. Annual reports a tabled in Parliament each fall.