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Lobbying by Dairy Farmers of Ontario: 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

Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Meetings this Parliament
29
With MPs
19
Since Nov 2021
39
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 19, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 17, 2026

Filed by Cheryl Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Arlene Minott · General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  • Cheryl Smith · Chief Executive Officer
  • Constantin Urtilescu · Government Relations Manager
  • Kristin Benke · Chief Business Officer
  • Rosa Checchia · Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
  • Rosemary MacLellan · Executive Director, Communications & Corporate Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Minister's Office, Office of the Solicitor General of Canada (2002–2002)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Minister's Office, Parliamentary Affairs Industry Canada (2001–2002)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Leader/Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Legislative and Liaison Senate of Canad (2000–2001)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Senator's office, Senate of Canada (1998–2000)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Discussions regarding government support for clean-tech as part of the Next Agricultural Policy Framework. As government becomes involved in discussions around climate change, they advocate for programs and incentives that help farmers continue adopting innovations to meet our environmental targets.
  • Discuss policies and regulations of internal trade and how these will affect agriculture, supply management and dairy.
  • Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management
  • Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.
  • Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.
  • Ask government to ensure that both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) have the resources and training programs they need to adequately enforce dairy regulations and production standards.

Registration 944945-275604-33. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Felipe Alfaro · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management Read more

    Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jason MacDonald · Ontario Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management Read more

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

    Discuss policies and regulations of internal trade and how these will affect agriculture, supply management and dairy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Jeannine Ritchot · Assistant Deputy Minister, Multilateral Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discuss policies and regulations of internal trade and how these will affect agriculture, supply management and dairy. Read more

    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Élysée Atangana · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Discuss policies and regulations of internal trade and how these will affect agriculture, supply management and dairy. Read more

    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHealthInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    and 14 more
    • Ben Lobb · Member of Parliament
    • Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
    • Marilyn Gladu · Member of Parliament
    • Doug Shipley · Member of Parliament
    • John Brassard · Member of Parliament
    • Adam Chambers · MP
    • Kyle Seeback · Member of Parliament
    • Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
    • Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Larry Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesEnvironmentHealthIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesEnvironmentHealthIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    and 8 more

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    • Howard Wetston · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureBudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    BudgetConsumer IssuesHealthInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    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.