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Lobbying by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW Canada): 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

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW Canada)

Meetings this Parliament
1
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
49
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 24, 2025.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 1, 2026

Filed by Barry Sawyer, National President

Lobbyists

  • Anouk Collet · Executive Assistant to the National President
  • Derek Johnstone · Special Assistant to the National President
  • Georgette Morris · National Representative
  • Mark Hennessy · Special Assistant to the National President

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (15)
  • With respect to the energy sector, a just-transition program that includes all workers affected by changes including training and upskilling workers into new jobs.
  • With respect to making housing costs more affordable, rent support and national rent control standards.
  • Universal Childcare with respect to the creation of a publicly funded and publicly administered National Childcare program.
  • Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting a more robust immigration program and greater access to permanent residency for workers, particularly where there is a genuine labour market shortage; ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are more efficiently engaged in the labour market to substantially decrease unemployment in Canada
  • National Food Policy with respect to the establishment of a national food policy council inclusive of tripartite involvement and representation.
  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with respect to implementing the calls to justice recommended by the final report of the National Inquiry of the MMIWG.
  • Indigenous Rights with respect to appropriate funding and resources to support the development of necessary publicly delivered water infrastructure to indigenous communities across Canada.
  • Formerly known as M 444: A motion to establish a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women with respect to prevention measures, Service, legal and social policy responses.
  • Federal Pay Equity Act, with respect to implementing the recommendations of the 2004 Pay Equity task force and to begin closing the Gender Wage Gap.
  • Equity for First Nations Children in Canada with respect to the adoption of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Spirit Bear plan.
  • Employment Labour Shortage in First Nations Communities with respect to education to employment barriers on and off reserve.
  • Employment Insurance with respect to lowering the accumulated hours needed to access E.I. sick benefits to 360 hours of work in the 52 week period. Extending E.I. sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks and eliminating the 1 week waiting period to access benefits.
  • Digital platform work with respect to app-based workers Rights, Benefits, Earning standards and Occupational Health and Safety protections.
  • Canadian, US and Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) with respect to protection of Canadian Supply Management and strengthening the Labour Chapter.
  • Automation with respect to the creation of an advisory council and study.

Registration 963122-293385-33. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Paul Meinema (47), Shawn Haggerty (2).

  • Reported by Shawn Haggerty · In-house (organization)

    • John Zerucelli · Minister of State, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Sashalie Quiros · Executive Assistant, House of Commons
    Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting a more robust immigration program and greater access to permanent residency for workers, particularly where there is a genuine labour market shortage; ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are more efficiently engaged in the labour market to substantially decrease unemployment in Canada Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Shawn Haggerty · In-house (organization)

    • Elizabeth Kennedy · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Suzie Racine · Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    ImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Hickey · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Steven West · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Susana Matos · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Isabelle Remillard · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    ImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Terry Sheehan · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Campbell · Administrative Assistant, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Nicole Brouwer · Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Youn-Young Park · Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Francois Soucy · Director of Policy and Research, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Desjarlais · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff to the Minister, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Riley Schnurr · Deputy Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Green · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Masse · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Niki Ashton · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Louise Chabot · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Hares · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Veronique Demers · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Michael V. McLeod · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • David Hodges · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    and 2 more
    • Jonathan Larracas · Senior Program Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Steven West · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    ImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Alistair MacGregor · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Alexandre Boulerice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Iseult L'Heureux-Hubert · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Hickey · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Veronique Demers · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Jasmyne Bois · Executive Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Hickey · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Catherine Primeau · Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Meinema · In-house (organization)

    • James McNamee · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Youn-Young Park · Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Nicole Brouwer · Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Labour

    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.