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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.

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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.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 26, 2026

Filed by Kristina Proulx, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • 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)

  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by Kristina Proulx (142), Kathleen Sullivan (50).

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    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

    Grocery Code of Conduct: Advocating for a mandatory and enforceable Grocery Code of Conduct for the food industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Sarah Jackson · Director of Operations, Transport Canada (TC)

    C-5

    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

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Ianiro · Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Evelyn Soo · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Jay Holmes · Senior Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    C-5

    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

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more

    Science and Technology: ISED policies and programs to promote innovation and technology adoption in the food and beverage processing sector

    Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    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. Read more

    Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.

    Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund. Read more

    Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    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.

    Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.

    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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    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. 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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    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. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    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. 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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    • Mark Emes · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    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

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Maria Morley · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    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. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

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

    Economic DevelopmentImmigrationIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    and 5 more
    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nadia Kadri · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Simon Laberge · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Jean Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

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

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Youmy Han · Deputy Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Matthieu Saint-Wril · Special Assistant, Québec, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Arianna Myers · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    ClimateImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Megan Nichols · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Shannon Castellarin · Manager, Policy and Instrument Development Section (PIDS), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kathy Palko · Manager, Recycled Content and Bioplastics Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

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

    AgricultureEnvironmentImmigrationIndustryLabour

    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.