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Lobbying by Corteva Agriscience Canada Company: 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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Corteva Agriscience Canada Company

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
56
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jan 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Oct 1, 2026

Filed by Darren Dillenbeck, Senior Director, Canada Commercial Unit

Lobbyists

  • Chad Grekul · Canada Regulatory and Stewardship Leader
  • Darren Dillenbeck · Senior Director, Canada Commercial Unit
  • René Petroski · Senior Registration Manager Former public office holder

    Formerly Research Technician, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (1999–2002)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), 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), National Research Council (NRC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Support the development of a Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy as it relates to investing in and adopting and commercializing new genomic techniques in Canadian agriculture.
  • Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on agriculture and agri-food products.
  • Support enhanced resources for federal regulatory bodies to make science-based decisions on crop protection products and seed varieties.
  • Seeds Act with respect to regulatory modernization (seed modernization) as it applies to seeds that are imported, conditioned, stored, tested, labelled, exported and sold in Canada.
  • Pest Control Products Act as it relates to the import, packaging, distribution, labelling, sale and use of products that control pests.
  • Input on climate change and greenhouse gas policy, strategies and their impacts on the agriculture industry.
  • Implementing a national water monitoring program that supports the environmental safety of plan protection products.
  • Encouraging health/safety/environment approval framework for Plants with Novel Traits and plant breeding innovations that support innovation.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Act legislation and regulation as it relates to agriculture production and trade.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) with respect to policy and regulations for pest control products.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) as it relates to policy and regulations on plastics.

Registration 966799-368657-12. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Jeremy Dirks (30), Bryce Eger (19), Loree Orr (7).

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    • Matt Jones · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Support enhanced resources for federal regulatory bodies to make science-based decisions on crop protection products and seed varieties. Read more

    Pest Control Products Act as it relates to the import, packaging, distribution, labelling, sale and use of products that control pests.

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Seeds Act with respect to regulatory modernization (seed modernization) as it applies to seeds that are imported, conditioned, stored, tested, labelled, exported and sold in Canada. Read more

    Pest Control Products Act as it relates to the import, packaging, distribution, labelling, sale and use of products that control pests.

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    • Finn Long · Policy advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    • Yonah Martin · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Loree Orr · In-house (corporation)

    • Blaine Calkins · Member of Parliament
    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Brent Cotter · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

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

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Zhou · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Marty Klyne · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Kimberly Roper · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

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

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Geneviève Bourget · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Warren Steinley · Member of Parliament
    • Allan Fabrykant · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Martin Shields · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jerry-Luka DeCosta · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    and 7 more
    • Dan Albas · Member of Parliament
    • Glen Motz · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Mackenzie West · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentIndustry

    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.