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Lobbying by Frontier Duty Free Association: 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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Frontier Duty Free Association

Meetings this Parliament
53
With MPs
26
Since Nov 2021
147
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 20, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 3, 2026

Consultant Barbara Barrett of Impact Public Affairs

Consultant lobbyists

  • Barbara Barrett

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), 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), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Financial support program during tariff crisis
  • Ministerial Directive that Land Border Duty Free Stores are understood as "export" in all departments without exception. Wherever regulation or legislation indicates "export", land border duty free is understood as included.
  • Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries
  • The creation of a tourist HST rebate program to encourage foreign tourists to shop more in Canada while visiting.
  • Proposals related to the Customs Act and Duty Free Regulations as it applies to the licensing of land border duty free stores,
  • Obtain a Canadian Food Inspection Agency ruling that alcohol sold in 1 litre bottles at Duty Free Stores is for Export and exempted from CFIA rules for internal Canadian alcohol sales.
  • Encouraging greater action by government to address the prevalence of contraband tobacco products in Canada.

Registration 940452-362800-15. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

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  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Michael Berner · Director Excise Taxation, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Angelina Wan · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Niloo Boroun · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Quinn Ferris · Senior Advisor West desk, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Financial support program during tariff crisis Read more

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Hamid Mohamed · Senior Advisor (Operations and Stakeholder Engagement), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Shannon Ablett · Stakeholder Relations Manager, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Lauren Conway · Deputy Director, Stakeholders and Outreach, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Karl Van Kessel · Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Stelios Togias · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Shannon Ablett · Stakeholder Relations Manager, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Financial support program during tariff crisis Read more

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Financial support program during tariff crisis Read more

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Jenna Robbins · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Michael Berner · Director Excise Taxation, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Angelina Wan · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Francine Pauvif · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Richard Duke · Issues Manager and Regional Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Jenifer Pilon · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christiane Seguin · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Patrick Pearce · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Quinn Ferris · Senior Advisor West desk, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Victoria Perak · Policy and Operations Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Kevin Collins · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Richard St. Marseille · Director General, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Ministerial Directive that Land Border Duty Free Stores are understood as "export" in all departments without exception. Wherever regulation or legislation indicates "export", land border duty free is understood as included.

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries Read more

    Financial support program during tariff crisis

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    • Victoria Perak · Policy and Operations Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Barrett · Consultant

    Financial support program during tariff crisis Read more

    Alignment of tobacco excise tax with other export industries

    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.