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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 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)

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

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Abed Harb · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jean-Sébastien Bock · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
    • Nathanielle Morin · Senior Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Jamie Kippen · Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)
    • Nathanielle Morin · Senior Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

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

    Environment

    Official report

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

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

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Hillary Pierce · Senior Policy Advisor, President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Abed Harb · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Health

    Official report

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

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

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Karen McIntyre · Director General, Health Canada (HC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Anson Duran · Regional Advisor - Québec, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Nancy Hamzawi · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Pamela Aung-Thin · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Michael Brewster · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

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

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

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

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Caitlin Szymberski · Senior Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Madwa-Nika Cadet · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Sheryl Groeneweg · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Paul O'Keefe · Director, Business Services to Manufacturing and Consumer Products, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Rouben Khatchadourian · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Nicholas Harper · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jeff Waring · Director General, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Carolynne Weir · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    EnvironmentHealth

    Official report

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

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

    EnvironmentHealth

    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.