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Lobbying by Federated Co-operatives Limited: 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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Corporation

Federated Co-operatives Limited

Meetings this Parliament
51
With MPs
12
Since Nov 2021
200
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Aug 15, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Heather Ryan, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Brad Zimmer · Vice-President, Technology
  • Colleen Steele · Government Relations Manager
  • Gurpreet Bhatia · Director
  • Heather Ryan · Chief Executive Officer
  • Jen Stiglitz · Vice-President, Manufacturing
  • Kelly Thompson · Vice-President, Finance
  • Kyle Sokul · Vice-President, Supply Chain
  • Leanne Hawes · Vice-President, Co-op and External Relations
  • Meghan Gervais · Vice-President, Health, Safety and Compliance
  • Michael Didowycz · Manager, Clean Fuels Compliance Planning
  • Patrick Bergermann · Associate Vice President
  • Paul Hames · President/Chair of the Board
  • Rick Fernandes · Vice-President, Consumer Products
  • Ron Healey · Vice-President, Ag & Consumer Business
  • Shannon Patterson · Vice-President, People & Culture
  • Tanya Hornung · Government Relations Manager
  • Todd Gursky · Director Government and Industry Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART), Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: discuss issues related to National Food Security in Canada.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: discuss issues related to Pharmacy sector in Canada.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Fertilizers Act and Regulations - in respect of labelling requirements for bulk shipments.
  • Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) This regulation is of significant impact to our business. We are concerned there will be insufficient implementation time; design must be flexible; federal/provincial harmonization. Climate change principles
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: • Canadian Co-operatives Act – in respect to review and changes to the Act, understanding by the federal government for specialized co-op development programs that will help start and grow new and existing co-ops with specific sectors or populations and a viable business model.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act – in respect to rail and truck transportation of products and appropriate classification and stewardship of products.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Safe Food for Canadians Act and Food & Drug Act & Regulations - in respect of managing risk to food safety and supporting a safe food system for Canada. Including food commodities (fruit & vegetables, grains & oilseeds), including their inspection, their safety, their labelling, and advertising, and their import.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Feeds Act – in respect to possible amendments and policy interpretations.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Federal Budget – in respect to providing resources for environmental initiatives, including climate change, renewables, fiscal policy, investing in water and wastewater infrastructure, pollution abatement and enforcement.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Clean Fuels Standards and Climate Change Principles. FCLs actions to reduce carbon footprint through waste diversion activities and the reduction of emissions, etc.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Chemical Management Plan – in respect to assessment of chemicals in commerce in the coatings industry and risk management initiatives to mitigate harm to human health and ecological systems.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Canada Customs Act & Regulations - in respect of establishing & implementing appropriate enforcement mechanisms and policies which affect the movement of products.
  • As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Agriculture Policy Framework/Growing Forward – in respect to supporting the development and implementation of a safe food supply chain for the Canadian marketplace and the ability to trace products for the food retailing industry along the supply chain.

Registration 952267-360549-39. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Heather Ryan (186), Scott Banda (14).

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Stephanie Gregoire · Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Hella Chkir · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • David Carlson · Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Justin Mohr · Regional Advisor (Indigenous Policy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Nicole So · Advisor to the Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • David Carlson · Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Evan Brick · Operations Assistant, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Dan Vandal · Minister, Northern Affairs, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Mitch Davies · Sr Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Alison Porter · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Sheryl Groeneweg · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Etienne-Rene Massie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)

    • Patrick Hum · Sr Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Energy

    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.