Organization
Food and Beverage Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 107
- With MPs
- 48
- Since Nov 2021
- 192
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 27, 2026.
Lobbying by Food and Beverage Canada: 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 Oct 26, 2026
Filed by Kristina Proulx, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
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Jean-Emmanuel Poitras · Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Former public office holder
Formerly Counsellor (Agriculture) and Trade Commissioner, International Affairs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2022–2025)
Formerly Senior Trade Policy Analyst, International Affairs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2021–2022)
Formerly Senior Market Development Officer, International Affairs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2018–2021)
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Kristina Proulx · Chief Executive Officer
Former public office holder
Formerly Junior Analyst (Co-op Student), United Nations Division (MIO), Global Affairs Canada (2016–2016)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (20)Hide details
- Federal leadership and coordination with provincial and territorial governments to improve harmonization of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks for packaging and printed paper.
- Canada-U.S. trade relations, including the implementation and administration of tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), and the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
- The United States Surtax Remission Order and the remission of tariffs on goods utilized in the manufacturing of food and beverage.
- Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards and the implications for food and beverage manufacturers.
- The Federal Plastics Registry and its impact on food and beverage manufacturing in Canada.
- Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification.
- International Trade: The provisions of the text of the USMCA as they relate to agriculture and agri-food, including tariff schedules, Tariff Rate Quotas, regulatory cooperation and measures related to non-tariff barriers. Tariff and non-tariff barriers with the United States.
- The pollution prevention (P2) planning notice for primary food plastic packaging, with respect to its impact on food and beverage manufacturers.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program - with respect to amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and the access of food and beverage manufacturers to various elements within the program.
- Support for the housing needs of temporary foreign workers and new Canadians.
- Science and Technology: Polices and programs to develop, maintain and adapt cybersecurity within the food and beverage processing sector
- Science and Technology: ISED policies and programs to promote innovation and technology adoption in the food and beverage processing sector
- Refugees - requesting resettlement programs for refugees
- Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.
- Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
- Health: Policies and regulations related to food and beverage products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations, modifications to the Food Guide, modifications the Food and Drugs Regulations.
- Grocery Code of Conduct: Advocating for a mandatory and enforceable Grocery Code of Conduct for the food industry.
- Facilitating the entry into Canada of technicians required to maintain critical infrastructure
- Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
- Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
Registration 932280-363350-32. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Kristina Proulx (142), Kathleen Sullivan (50).
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Alice Zheng · Deputy Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor – British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
The Federal Plastics Registry and its impact on food and beverage manufacturing in Canada. Read more
The pollution prevention (P2) planning notice for primary food plastic packaging, with respect to its impact on food and beverage manufacturers.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Laura Bourns · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Meagan Wiersema · Advisor/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Mathieu Boucher · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
The United States Surtax Remission Order and the remission of tariffs on goods utilized in the manufacturing of food and beverage.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
The United States Surtax Remission Order and the remission of tariffs on goods utilized in the manufacturing of food and beverage.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Read more
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards and the implications for food and beverage manufacturers.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Serena Smith · Director Of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Read more
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Sarah Daly · Special Assistant, Senate of Canada
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more
Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Read more
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Juan David Gonzalez Camacho · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Sebastian Clarke · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Isabelle Hurley · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
The Federal Plastics Registry and its impact on food and beverage manufacturing in Canada.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Manuela Tomic · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
- Olwyn Parkinson · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Sophie Chatel · Member of Parliament
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report. Read more
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more
Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification. Read more
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Kerry Diotte · Member of Parliament
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Read more
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Wade Grant · Member of Parliament
The pollution prevention (P2) planning notice for primary food plastic packaging, with respect to its impact on food and beverage manufacturers. Read more
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification. Read more
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Read more
Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Marianne Dandurand · Member of Parliament
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Elizabeth Cheesbrough · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Temporary Foreign Worker Program - with respect to amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and the access of food and beverage manufacturers to various elements within the program. Read more
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Brad Redekopp · Member of Parliament
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
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.