A-18.1, r. 8.1 - Regulation respecting forestry permits

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2022-10-13

SCHEDULE 3

(s. 17)

Adjustment of unit rates on 1 January 2023

On 1 January 2023, the unit rates set in Schedule 1 are adjusted using the following formula:

A × (((B/5) + C – N) / C), where

(1) the letter “A” represents the unit rate for the corresponding zone set in Schedule 1;

(2) the letter “B” represents the total annual income per taphole for the corresponding zone obtained for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, calculated using the following formula:

D × (E – (F × (G/H) – I)) × (1 – (J / K)) × (L / M), where

(a) the letter “D” represents the average yield (lbs of syrup / taphole) of the year concerned for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated from the economic record of the Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec (PPAQ);

(b) the letter “E” represents the weighted average price ($ / lb of syrup) for the year concerned determined by the maple syrup marketing agreement entered into between the PPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec;

(c) the letter “F” represents the operating expenses according to the 2019 technico-economic study on maple syrup production in Québec, established at $2.82 per pound of syrup;

(d) the letter “G” represents the Consumer Price Index for Québec established by Statistics Canada for the year concerned;

(e) the letter “H” represents the Consumer Price Index for Québec for the year 2019 established by Statistics Canada at 131.7;

(f) the letter “I” represents the operating costs according to the 2003 study on the cost of maple syrup production in Québec, established at $2.68 per pound of syrup;

(g) the letter “J” represents the net variation of the inventory of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup;

(h) the letter “K” represents the harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup;

(i) the letter “L” represents the average number of tapholes per hectare of the year concerned for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated;

(j) the letter “M” represents the average number of tapholes per hectare of the year 2022 for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated;

(3) the letter “C” represents the average income per taphole for the corresponding zone for the 2022 adjustment year, that is:

Zone	Administrative region	Average income per taphole
01Z03	Bas-Saint-Laurent	8.1286
01Z04	Bas-Saint-Laurent	8.1286
02Z07	Saguenay – Côte-Nord	8.5024
03Z02	Capitale-Nationale	8.5024
03Z05	Capitale-Nationale	8.5024
04Z02	Mauricie	7.6384
04Z05	Mauricie	7.6384
05Z01	Estrie	9.2503
07Z04	Outaouais	8.7914
07Z05	Outaouais	8.7914
08Z06	Abitibi-Témiscamingue	8.7914
08Z07	Abitibi-Témiscamingue	8.7914
11Z05	Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine	8.1286
11Z07	Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine	8.1286
12Z01	Chaudière-Appalaches	8.2691
12Z02	Chaudière-Appalaches	8.2691
14Z02	Lanaudière	9.0337
15Z02	Laurentides	8.7914
16Z01	Montérégie	10.7336
17Z01	Centre-du-Québec	9.7336

(4) the letter “N” represents the total annual income per taphole for the corresponding zone obtained for each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, calculated using the following formula:

D × E × (1 – (J / K)), where

(a) the letter “D” represents the average yield (lbs of syrup / taphole) of the year concerned for the administrative region in which the corresponding zone is situated from the economic record of the PPAQ;

(b) the letter “E” represents the weighted average price ($ / lb of syrup) for the year concerned determined by the maple syrup marketing agreement entered into between the PPAQ and the buyers of a product covered by the Plan conjoint des producteurs acéricoles du Québec;

(c) the letter “J” represents the net variation of the inventory of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup;

(d) the letter “K” represents the harvest volume of the year concerned from the economic record of the PPAQ, in pounds of syrup.

The results are rounded to the nearest dollar.

M.O. 2022-021, s. 4.