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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.

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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.

Registrations 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Kuligowski Chan · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Natasha Kim · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Alistair MacGregor · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Anne Marie Chapman · Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Paola Mellow · Executive Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jarett Goodwin · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lauren Donihee · Executive Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Anita Gilmour · Sector Specialist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Francios De Champlain · Sector Specialist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Sandenga Yeba · Senior Policy Advisor - Quebec Desk, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)

    • Marco Valicenti · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alain Houde · Acting Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • John Sharpe · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 3 more
    • Holly Mayer · Manager, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kate Maslen · Program Manager, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Virginie Robert · Program Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureResearch and Development

    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.