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Lobbying by CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION: 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

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION

Meetings this Parliament
52
With MPs
38
Since Nov 2021
137
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Feb 21, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Aaron Skelton, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Aaron Skelton · President and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Trade and Export Promotion Programs, including the AgriMarketing Program and Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service, with respect to increasing export opportunities for Canadian natural health and wellness products
  • Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.
  • Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids
  • Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.
  • Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization. GMO mandated labelling for food.
  • Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.
  • Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

Registration 947026-15463-40. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health. Read more

    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health. Read more

    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    and 24 more
    • Dean Allison · Member of Parliament
    • Ziad Aboultaif · Member of Parliament
    • John Brassard · Member of Parliament
    • Arnold Viersen · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
    • Garnett Genuis · Member of Parliament
    • Laila Goodridge · Member of Parliament
    • Chris Lewis · Member of Parliament
    • Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
    • Iqwinder Gaheer · Member of Parliament
    • Stephanie Kusie · Member of Parliament
    • Chris Warkentin · Member of Parliament
    • Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
    • Arpan Khanna · Member of Parliament
    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons
    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
    • Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry McGuire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Daniel Hughes · Office of Damien Kurek, House of Commons
    • Peter Julien · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Don Stewart · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Joyce Murray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Tony Loffreda · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Norman · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Christine Leckie · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Kim Goddard · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Luc Thériault · Member of Parliament
    • Ariane Venne-Hebert · Directrice de bureau et adjointe parlementaire, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Blaine Calkins · Member of Parliament
    • Shelagh Penney · Office Manager, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Blaine Calkins · Member of Parliament
    • Shelagh Penney · Office Manager, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    and 24 more
    • Kelly Block · Member of Parliament
    • Louis Plamondon · Member of Parliament
    • Pierre Poilievre · Member of Parliament
    • Michael Kram · Member of Parliament
    • Dane Lloyd · Member of Parliament
    • Terry Dowdall · Member of Parliament
    • Rob Morrison · Member of Parliament
    • Dean Allison · Member of Parliament
    • Gord Johns · Member of Parliament
    • Scott Reid · Member of Parliament
    • Chris Warkentin · Member of Parliament
    • Dan Muys · Member of Parliament
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Ed Fast · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
    • Ken Hardie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Stefan Hoffman · Chief of Staff - MP Lattanzio, House of Commons
    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Yasir Naqvi · Member of Parliament
    • Finn Long · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Desiree Sam · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    • Joyce Murray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    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.