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Lobbying by Canadian Beverage 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 Beverage Association

Meetings this Parliament
48
With MPs
15
Since Nov 2021
172
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 23, 2026

Filed by Krista Scaldwell, President

Lobbyists

  • Brittany Matthewa · Manager, Communications and Public Affairs
  • Cristina Cuda · Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs
  • Devon Hill · Director, Government Relations, Western Canada
  • Erich Schmidt · Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs
  • Krista Scaldwell · President
  • Mark Dekker · Vice President, Sustainability, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
  • Richard Linley · Vice President, Stakeholder Affairs and Government Relations
  • Sheila Dumesh · Manager, Sustainability

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Legislative proposals and policy changes affecting local economies, the investment climate and general competitiveness of the beverage sector in Canada, including tax, tariff advertising, CUSMA, labelling and pre-budget consultations.
  • Matters regarding the regulation of environmental labelling, recycled content and single-use plastics; discussion about the collection and recycling of beverage containers.
  • Improving regulatory interpretation (guidance) development to enhance regulatory transparency and outcomes
  • Food and Drug Regulations as it pertains to food ingredients, food additives, food labelling, food advertising and food safety.
  • Beverage container recycling programs, recycling targets for beverage containers, a federal plastics registry, national standards for extended producer responsibility reporting, environmental labelling, recycled content requirements, microplastics, single-use plastics, and international plastics policy and agreements.

Registration 776016-258842-73. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Krista Scaldwell (142), Jim Goetz (30).

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Dany Drouin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Sheryl Groeneweg · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Tina Green · Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    HealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Gerald Soroka · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Anson Duran · Senior Policy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Zachary Nixon · Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Matt de Vlieger · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Krista Scaldwell · In-house (organization)

    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • Dany Drouin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jim Goetz · In-house (organization)

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dany Drouin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    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.