Organization
CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL
- Meetings this Parliament
- 52
- With MPs
- 29
- Since Nov 2021
- 96
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 15, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Katerina Kolemishevska, President and CEO
Lobbyists
- Claire Citeau · Vice President of Trade and Public Affairs
- Katerina Kolemishevska · Interin CEO
- Rene Roy · Chair
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
What they're lobbying on (20)Hide details
- Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade.
- Processing capacity in the Canadian pork sector, with regards to supporting investment, infrastructure and pathways to expand federally certified processing capacity, strengthen sector resilience and improve access to domestic and international markets
- Bill C-273, the Facilitating Agricultural Regulatory Modernization Act (FARM Act), with regards to supporting regulatory modernization and approvals for agricultural inputs and certain food and veterinary products through recognition of decisions by trusted foreign regulators
- Business Risk Management programs with regard to strengthening and modernizing tools available to pork producers, including AgriStability and livestock insurance, to better reflect production costs, market volatility, severe losses and the cyclical nature of hog production
- Interprovincial trade in meat and meat products, with regard to proposed amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, maintaining nationally consistent food safety and animal health standards, and supporting pathways for additional processing facilities to achieve federal certification
- Internal cooking temperature for pork, with regard to updating federal guidance to recognize a science-based standard supported by validated research and current food safety evidence
- Research facilities and infrastructure with regard to maintaining and strengthening Canadian research capacity in swine health, production, innovation and sector competitiveness
- Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets.
- Improved international market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers, such as regulatory, sanitary and phytosanitary, and technical measures that restrict or impede trade.
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement as it is related to the negotiations on Agriculture, sanitary and phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), with respect to Meat Inspection Regulation 1990 and, Product of Canada guidelines and how it affects food products labeling on packaging
- Measures to prevent the entry of a reportable disease outbreak such as ASF or other listed in the health of animals act
- Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) matters related to live animals and pork.
- Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to maket access for pork.
- Advance Payments Program with regards to improving terms that gives producers access to credit through cash advances.
- United States Country of Origin Labelling (vPUSA) regulations as they relate to Canadian live swine and the Government of Canada's participation in a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel on Country of Origin Labelling(COOL)
- Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry
- Income Tax Act as it relates to agriculture with a specific interest in changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations
- Canada-South Korea Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
- AgriStability's policy on caps, and declining margins in relation to the hog industry
Registration 966233-11850-43. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Stephen Heckbert (83), Katerina Kolemishevska (13).
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Jean-Philippe Arseneau · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to maket access for pork.
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Kody Blois · Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Joel Dupuis · Executive Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade.
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Taras Zalusky · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Isabelle Buchanan · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Felipe Alfaro · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Anjie Hamel · Digital Communications Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Jessica Fullerton · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Jessica Fullerton · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Trade diversification and expanded market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including zoning agreements, foreign market-access audits, and other measures that support the opening and maintenance of export markets. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to maket access for pork.
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Vincent Charles · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Philip Jennings · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Philip Jennings · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade. Read more
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Reported by Katerina Kolemishevska · In-house (organization)
- Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada-China trade relations with regard to maintaining and expanding market access for Canadian pork and pork products, including the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and other regulatory or technical restrictions affecting trade Read more
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Canada-European Union comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as it relates to market access for pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Anita Anand · Member of Parliament
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Clifford Small · Member of Parliament
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Buckley Belanger · Secretary of State (Rural Development), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Karina Gould · Member of Parliament
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork. Read more
Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry
measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Patrick Halley · Assistant Deputy Minister, House of Commons
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Sophie Chatel · Member of Parliament
Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry Read more
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Mrindul Sharma · Office of the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry Read more
measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
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Reported by Stephen Heckbert · In-house (organization)
- Michael Ma · Member of Parliament
measures to prevent the entry a reportable disease listed in the health of animals act Read more
Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) issues related to live animals and pork.
Temporary Foreign Workers Program with regard to improving terms to address acute labour shortage for livestock industry
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.