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Lobbying by Cosmetics Alliance Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Cosmetics Alliance Canada

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
16
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 1, 2026

Filed by Darren Praznik, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Beta Montemayor · Director, Science, Regulation & Market Access
  • Darren Praznik · President and CEO Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Minister's Office, National Health & Welfare (Manitoba Regional Cabinet Office) (1986–1988)

  • Richard Parcels · Assistant Director, Regulation & Market Access

Institutions they may lobby: Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Trade and the CUSMA Review - protect Canadian manufacturing in our sector and advocate for tariff-free trade.
  • Regulatory Modernization: Development of a new framework for cosmetics, non-prescription drugs and natural health products.
  • USER FEES ACT (COST RECOVERY FOR DRUGS): Interest in user fees that pertain to personal care products.
  • NEW SUBSTANCE NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS: Interest in the development of regulatory notices and corresponding policy considerations regarding the management and assessment of new substances of interest to our industry.
  • NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCT REGULATIONS: Interest in aspects of the Natural Health Product Regulations as they relate to personal care products.
  • FOOD AND DRUGS ACT: Interest in portions of the Food and Drugs Act that relate to personal care products.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS: Interest in the development of environmental assessment regulations for substances in products registered under the Food and Drugs Act.
  • DRUG REGULATIONS: Interest in the Drug Regulations as they relate to personal care products.
  • COSMETIC REGULATIONS: Interest in the Modernization of the Cosmetic Regulations and the development of guidelines related to the manufacture, packaging, labelling, advertising, sale and importation of cosmetic products.
  • Chemicals Management Plan - interest in substance assessments and risk management planning relating to personal care product ingredients of interest to our industry.

Registration 781421-15036-33. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • James Achoneftos · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Yves LeMoullec · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mishu Notarte · Junior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kathryn Pihl · Junior Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Trade and the CUSMA Review - protect Canadian manufacturing in our sector and advocate for tariff-free trade.

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade and the CUSMA Review - protect Canadian manufacturing in our sector and advocate for tariff-free trade.

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade and the CUSMA Review - protect Canadian manufacturing in our sector and advocate for tariff-free trade.

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade and the CUSMA Review - protect Canadian manufacturing in our sector and advocate for tariff-free trade.

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Kim Godard · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    Regulatory Modernization: Development of a new framework for cosmetics, non-prescription drugs and natural health products. Read more

    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT: Interest in portions of the Food and Drugs Act that relate to personal care products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Celia Lourenco · Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Shalene Curtis-Micallef · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Matt Jones · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    SELF-CARE PRODUCT FRAMEWORK (Under Development): Development of a new framework for cosmetics, nonpresciption drugs and natural health products

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Norman · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Dennis Price · Director General, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-François Tremblay · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Donald Walker · Chief Enforcement Officer, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Megan Nichols · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Irek Kusmierczyk · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • Brian Masse · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Brewster · Policy and Regional Advisor, Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Darren Praznik · In-house (organization)

    • Pamela Aung-Thin · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Nancy Hamzawi · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Natalie Page · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Isabella Chan · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    and 1 more
    • Roger Charland · Director General, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    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.