Organization
Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM)
- Meetings this Parliament
- 22
- With MPs
- 7
- Since Nov 2021
- 116
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 22, 2026.
Lobbying by Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM): 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 May 11, 2026
Filed by Roger Larson, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Roger Larson · Executive Director
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), 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), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Communicating to Members of Parliament and Senate, federal departments and agencies a long term and comprehensive view of the role of research and post-secondary education as it relates to agriculture, food and nutrition, animals and health, in the growth of economic and societal wealth of Canada.
- Identification of critical infrastructure for food safety, security, sustainability and sovereignty, and public health related to nutrition, disease surveillance and prevention.
- Provide advice to federal departments and agencies regarding Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities, and in particular Agricultural, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities related to skills development and capacity, funding and partnerships in scientific research and the technology transfer / extension to users of the research findings. Advice on regulations in related subjects.
- Communicating with public office holders in the areas of research funding priorities, funding cycles, processes and results; and skills and HQP (highly qualified personnel) needs for governments, industry and academia.
- Collaboration among Science and Technology and Policy Branches, and Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine faculties of member universities, regarding the development and implementation of research clusters of federal and university organizations.
- Collaborating with Federal Government on strengthening Canadian universities arrangements with universities abroad
Registration 777059-16105-34. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Jérémy Gauthier · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Emerson Vandeberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureBudgetEducationInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureClimateEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Luc Gauthier · Chief of Staff to the Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
AgricultureClimateEducationHealthInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Harpreet Kochhar · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Michael Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
AgricultureHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- David Nanang · Vice-President, Science, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
AgricultureFisheriesHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureClimateEnvironmentInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
AgricultureClimateEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
- Francis Drouin · Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHealthInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureClimateEnvironmentInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Goldstein · Associate ADM, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Abed Harb · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureAnimal WelfareEducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEducationHealthInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Liz Foster · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureClimateEducationEnvironmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Roger Larson · In-house (organization)
- Dominic Barton · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureEducationFisheriesInfrastructureInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.