Organization
Grain Farmers of Ontario
- Meetings this Parliament
- 7
- With MPs
- 4
- Since Nov 2021
- 111
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jun 3, 2026.
Lobbying by Grain 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.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 13, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Crosby Devitt, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Crosby Devitt · Chief Executive Officer
- Dana Dickerson · Manager Market Development
- Debra Conlon · Manager, Government Relations
- Jeffrey Dlugokecki · Policy Analyst
- Josh Cowan · Manager Research
- Paul Hoekstra · VP
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), CUSMA Secretariat, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Hamilton Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)
What they're lobbying on (11)Hide details
- Tariffs on fertilizer coming into Canada
- The labelling provisions under Canada's Feeds Regulations 1983 (Regulations to the Feeds Act, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency). To ensure that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requires the same labelling of imported soymeal as soymeal produced in Canada.
- Removal of the carbon tax on fuel used by farmers for drying grain
- Regulation of pesticides under the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
- Proposed changes to the Income Tax Act. GFO opposes the changes to the Act that impact farm businesses.
- Clean Fuels Standard regulations and how they work for farmers
- Canada's proposed policy that would establish an allowable amount of low level presence of Genetically Modified Organisms in imported grain.
- Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
- Canada's policy with respect to the rules governing the design and funding of Agristability and Agrirecovery programs that are part of Canada's Business Risk Management Programs for Agriculture. Policies related to the Clean Fuels Standard
- Canada's policy regarding Plant Breeders Rights legislation; specifically, the need for Canada to adopt the provisions of UPOV91 into the Plant Breeders Rights legislation.
- Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans.
Registration 916384-297305-43. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Han Dong · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Chad Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Bryan May · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Lauren Donihee · Executive Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Claire Mullen · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Mary Jane Roberts · Acting Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEnvironment
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Greg Fergus · Member of Parliament
- Lloyd Longfield · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironment
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
- Peter Fragiskatos · Member of Parliament
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Marie-Claude Bibeau · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Francis Drouin · Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Emily Gilroy · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- John Barlow · Member of Parliament
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Vance Badawey · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational TradeTransportation
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Ya'ara Saks · MP, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Mary-Elsie Wolfe · Parliamentary Assistant - Office of Ted Falk, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Dave Epp · MP
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Richard Lehoux · MP, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Leslyn Lewis · Member of Parliament
Agriculture
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Alistair MacGregor · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureEnvironment
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Emmerson Vandenburg · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Alex Howell · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Molly Wilkins · Special Assistant, Operations and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
- Mark Schaan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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- Marco Valicenti · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEnvironmentResearch and Development
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Derek Bunkowsky · Chief Grain Inspector, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureScience and Technology
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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.