The Canadian Dairy Commission (French: Commission canadienne du lait) is an Ottawa-based Government of Canada Crown Corporation that plays a role of administrator, facilitator and stakeholder in the public policy related to the Canadian dairy industry. The CDC's mandate is to coordinate dairy policies in a jurisdiction that is shared between both provincial and federal governments. In the early 1970s, when the dairy industry became the first industry in Canada to be operated under the national supply management system, the CDC was named as facilitator and administrator coordinating dairy policies and providing a framework for the management of the Canadian dairy industry. Mandate The CDC coordinates dairy policies in a jurisdiction that is shared between both provincial and federal governments. In its role as stakeholder and facilitator, the CDC provides a framework for the management of the Canadian dairy industry. The CDC's mandate was to ensure producers received a fair return on investment, and to ensure the quality and supply of milk. In 2020, Dalhousie and Guelph Universities united to provide a strategic roadmap to support Canada's dairy sector, called Supply management 2.0. One of recommendations of the report was to make significant changes to the Canadian Dairy Commission. Its analogue is the poultry industry is the Farm Products Council of Canada. Legislation The 1967 Canadian Dairy Commission Act (1966–1967) established the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC). National agencies were authorized to establish the national supply management system under the 1972 Farm Products Agencies Act. History The Canadian federal government has been active in its support of the Canadian dairy industry since 1890, when the first Dominion Dairy Commissioner, was appointed. In 1967 the Canadian Dairy Commission Act (1966–1967) was passed which established the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC). In the early 1970s, the dairy industry became the first in Canada to be operated through the national supply management system. The Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee was established in 1970. This committee was responsible for setting the national Market Sharing Quota. Administration The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food is responsible for the Canadian Dairy Commission. One of the CDC's mandates is to "ensure the quality and supply of milk". Supply management Since the supply management system was put into place, the CDC has been responsible for dairy support prices and market sharing quotas. Canada's supply management system "coordinates production and demand while controlling imports as a means of setting stable prices for