Organization
Canadian Canola Growers Association
- Meetings this Parliament
- 131
- With MPs
- 48
- Since Nov 2021
- 670
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 23, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Canola Growers Association: 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 Jul 27, 2026
Filed by Rick White, President and CEO
Lobbyists
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Dustin Pike · Vice President, Government and Industry Relations
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Minister's policy advisor and Director, Minister's Office, AAFC (2008–2015)
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Gayle McLaughlin · Senior Manager, Government and Industry Relations
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for Vegreville-Wainright, House of Commons (2014–2014)
Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of Chungsen Leung, Member of Parliament for Willowdale, House of Commons (2014–2014)
Formerly Summer Student (Intern), Office of the Minister of State for Finance, Office of the Minister of State for Finance (2012–2012)
- Brittany Wood · Senior Manager, Transportation and Trade Policy
- Cheryl Mayer · Vice-President, Policy Development
- Emily Townsend · Policy Analyst
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Julia Ilashchuk · Manager, Government Relations and Parliamentary Affairs
Former public office holder
Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of Member of Parliament, House of Commons (2019–2020)
- Justine Raftis · Manager, Environment and Sustainability Policy
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Michael Vadnais · Manager, Business Risk Management Policy
Former public office holder
Formerly Senior Economist, BRM Strategic Analysis and Program Development, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2003–2015)
- Pierre Killeen · Senior Manager, Government and Industry Relations
- Rick White · President and Chief Executive Officer
- Warren Seib · Policy Analyst
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Yelizaveta Vasylyshyna · Coordinator, Government Relations and Parliamentary Affairs
Former public office holder
Formerly Communications Assistant, Office of MP Terry Dowdall, House of Commons (2025–2025)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), 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), Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (21)Hide details
- Agricultural trade: multi and bi-lateral trade negotiations to maintain and expand opportunities for canola farmers through reduction in tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers. Inter-provincial regulations support canola production, market access, and growth.
- Agriculture Policy Framework: ensure that business risk management programs and strategic initiatives are suitable for canola farmers. Federal research programming and initiatives support production needs on farm.
- Support right to repair and interoperability programs, policies, laws, and regulations that support farmer's choice and right to repair.
- Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Support development of transportation and trade infrastructure that facilities market demand and growth for canola.
- Ensure governments recognize the benefits that farmers provide to the environment, including in relation to offset protocols, ecological goods and services, and rebates. Support on-farm exemptions for carbon pricing. Climate change laws, policies, programs, research, and regulations related to agriculture promote competitiveness and production on farms.
- Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels.
- Transportation: to advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.
- The creation and implementation of the Canada Water Agency and adoption of a pan-Canadian water monitoring framework have positive impacts for canola farmers.
- Support enhanced resources for federal regulatory bodies to make science-based decisions on crop protection products and seed varieties.
- Seeds Act and regulations as it pertains to seed variety registrations.
- Plant Breeders Rights Act and regulations as it relates to intellectual property rights.
- Patent Act and regulations as it pertains to intellectual property rights specific to seed technologies.
- Income Tax Act and other financial regulations, policies or programs: To promote the fair treatment of farmers in any proposed changes to the Income Tax Act or other financial mechanism that may impact farmers financially.
- Fisheries Act regulations and polices as it relates to fish habitats on farmland.
- Ensure Government recognizes and works with the agriculture sector to ensure farmers have access to skilled, competitive on-farm labour.
- Discussions concerning railway and port strikes as it relates to economic development and trade labour disruptions.
- Canadian Food Inspection Act and regulations as it relates to canola production and trade.
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Pest Control Products Act and regulations as it relates to agricultural pest control products.
- Canada Grain Act and Canada Grain Act Regulations as it relates to grain handling and transportation.
- Broadband: Expedite and support efforts to bring affordable, reliable high-speed internet and mobile coverage to rural and remote communities.
- Agricultural Marketing Programs Act and regulations as it pertains to the Advance Payments Program.
Registration 782793-17195-59. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInternational TradeTaxation and FinanceTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Brent Cotter · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Donald Neil Plett · Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senate of Canada
- Craig Docksteader · Director of Policy, Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Liz Foster · Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- John Barlow · Member of Parliament
AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Finn Long · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
AgricultureEconomic Development
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Warren Steinley · Member of Parliament
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- William Harvey-Blouin · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
AgricultureInternational TradeTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
- Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
- Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Anita Anand · President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Keiran Gibbs · Director of Policy, Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Kiana Pilon · Communications Assistant, Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Yonah Martin · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Rosemarie Falk · Member of Parliament
- Kevin Waugh · Member of Parliament
- Jeremy Patzer · Member of Parliament
- Michael Kram · Member of Parliament
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- Kelly Block · Member of Parliament
- Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
- Warren Steinley · Member of Parliament
- Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Robert Kitchen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Denise Batters · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Anna Bodnar · Senior Policy Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Pedro Alfaro Heller · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Liz Foster · Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- David Murray · Director of Policy, House of Commons
- Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
- Mark Emes · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeLabourTransportation
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Nadia Theodore · Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Jwane Izzetpanah · Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons
AgricultureTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)
- Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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.