The appellant, a chicken producer, brought a motion for a stay of Chicken Farmers of Ontario Regulation 2274-2009 and Policy 175-2009 pending his appeal.
The regulation imposed a moratorium on new processing contracts with out-of-province processors.
The appellant argued his circumstances had changed because his Ontario processor cancelled his contract, and he wished to consolidate production with his Quebec processor.
The Tribunal denied the motion, finding that a stay is intended to preserve the status quo, which had not changed since the appellant would still sell 80% of his production to an Ontario processor and 20% to a Quebec processor.
The Tribunal also noted it lacked jurisdiction over the policy as the appellant had not first sought an exemption from the respondent.