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Lobbying by Ferrero 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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Corporation

Ferrero Canada

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
25
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 3, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 6, 2026

Filed by Omar Zausa, President

Lobbyists

  • Graeme Simpson · Senior Manager, Institutional Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Policy Analyst, Data Partnerships, Science, Data & Surveillance Enablement Directorate, Science, Public Health Agency of Canada (2025–2025)

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President, Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada (2023–2024)

    Formerly Senior Policy Analyst, Operational Policy Division, Office of Controlled Substances, Health Canada (2018–2023)

    Formerly Senior Advisor, Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch, Health Canada (2022–2022)

  • Omar Zausa · President
  • Stephanie Cass · Vice President, Institutional Affairs and Corporate Communications

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Invest in Canada Hub, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding grants, contributions or other financial benefits to support Ferrero's operations in Brantford, Ontario.
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and rules-based trade to allow for a predictable flow of ingredients, products and people under CUSMA and other international trade agreements.
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on Part B - Food of the Food and Drug Regulations to achieve a relative risk approach to regulation.
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials in relation to the Federal Plastics Registry under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on regulatory modernization.
  • Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

Registration 959220-361783-20. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Alessandro Natola (13), Omar Zausa (7), Stephanie Cass (5).

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • Kaili Levesque · President, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Celia Lourenco · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters. Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on regulatory modernization.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on Part B - Food of the Food and Drug Regulations to achieve a relative risk approach to regulation.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding grants, contributions or other financial benefits to support Ferrero's operations in Brantford, Ontario.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • David MacFarlane · Director of Policy to Minister Joly, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Minister Joly, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry & Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor to Minister Joly, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • David MacFarlane · Director of Policy to Minister Joly, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S. Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor to Minister MacDonald, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on regulatory modernization.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on regulatory modernization.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on regulatory modernization.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S.

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

    Official report

  • Reported by Omar Zausa · In-house (corporation)

    • Charles Vincent · Sr. Assistant Deputy Minister of Industry Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials regarding Canada's international competitiveness and potential trade/tariff barriers with the U.S. Read more

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers and government officials regarding funding/investment opportunities to expand Ferrero’s production facility in Brantford, Ontario

    Interacting with MPs, Senators, Ministers, and government officials on food safety & agri-food matters.

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Yuen Pau Woo · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter M. Boehm · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Alison Porter · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Salma Ataullahjan · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Sara Wilshaw · Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    AgricultureHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

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

    AgricultureLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureHealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    • Pamela Wallin · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Alessandro Natola · In-house (corporation)

    Economic DevelopmentLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephanie Cass · In-house (corporation)

    • Larry Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International TradeTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephanie Cass · In-house (corporation)

    • Emmerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephanie Cass · In-house (corporation)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephanie Cass · In-house (corporation)

    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEconomic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephanie Cass · In-house (corporation)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEconomic 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.