Skip to content

PolitiKit

Jason McLinton's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

← Lobbying

Registrant (responsible officer)

Jason McLinton

PRESIDENT

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Former public offices

  • Senior Project Leader, Grocery Task Force and Consumer Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (2023–2025)
  • Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Various, Health Canada (2006–2013)
  • Senior Policy Analyst, Various, Health Canada (2002–2006)
  • Regulatory Analyst, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2001–2002)
  • Regulatory Analyst, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada (2000–2001)
  • Regulatory Analyst, Tobacco Control, Health Canada (1999–2000)
Meetings this Parliament
77
Since Nov 2021
88
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Diane Allan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Elizabeth Arsenault · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for balancing marine conservation with sustainable use as the Government of Canada works towards its marine conservation targets. Participate in regulatory consultations under Oceans Act, National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and Fisheries Act. Read more

    Advocate for stability of access and allocation shares as the Government fulfills its Indigenous relations obligations and works to increase Indigenous participation in fisheries. Participate in regulatory consultations under the Fisheries Act.

    Seek improved fisheries science with DFO.

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Seek to improve fisheries management under DFO

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Kevin McHarg · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Elizabeth Arsenault · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for balancing marine conservation with sustainable use as the Government of Canada works towards its marine conservation targets. Participate in regulatory consultations under Oceans Act, National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and Fisheries Act.

    Official report

    • Emily Heffernan · Director of Communications, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jessica La Forge · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kevin McHarg · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • jennica Klassen · Director of Communications, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Jake Godfrey · Atlantic Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Elizabeth Arsenault · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Felipe Alfaro · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jessica Fullerton · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    and 3 more
    • Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Charles Vincent · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Taras Zalusky · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Isabelle Buchanan · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Udita Samuel · Deputy Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jean-Philippe Arseneau · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Emily Heffernan · Director of Communications, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Parthiban Muthukumarasamy · A/ Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Kevin McHarg · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners. Read more

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

    • Parthiban Muthukumarasamy · A/ VP of Policy, Trade, and Business Enablement Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Harbour Management, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision. Read more

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

    • Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Neil Macisaac · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Elizabeth Arsenault · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Niall O'Dea · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 1 more
    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Harbour Management, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Seek improved fisheries science with DFO. Read more

    Advocate for balancing marine conservation with sustainable use as the Government of Canada works towards its marine conservation targets. Participate in regulatory consultations under Oceans Act, National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and Fisheries Act.

    Represent members’ interests in development of regulations under the Fisheries Act

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Advocate for stability of access and allocation shares as the Government fulfills its Indigenous relations obligations and works to increase Indigenous participation in fisheries. Participate in regulatory consultations under the Fisheries Act.

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Liz Foster · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision. Read more

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Official report

    • Kevin McHarg · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Seek improved fisheries science with DFO. Read more

    Advocate for balancing marine conservation with sustainable use as the Government of Canada works towards its marine conservation targets. Participate in regulatory consultations under Oceans Act, National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and Fisheries Act.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Advocate for food security, science and innovation, and the healthy benefits of fish and seafood for the Canadian public.

    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise.

    Official report

  • Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Official report

    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jerome Côté · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocate for free trade and work with officials to address non-tariff barriers as they arise. Read more

    Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

    Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.