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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 Jeremy Dirks · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Rechie Veldez · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Shawn Driscoll · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Marcus Powlowski · Member of Parliament
    • Gregory Frame · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureHealth

    Official report

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

    • Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
    • Billy Morrison · Communications Advisory and Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Francis Drouin · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Jessie Pierre · Director of Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Ellie Kallab · Policy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Husain Aboghodieh · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Morgan Breitkreutz · Deputy Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Stéfanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

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

    AgricultureEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    AgricultureClimateIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Gilles Saindon · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironmentHealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

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

    AgricultureEnvironmentHealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    AgricultureEnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yash Nanda · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Bryce Eger · In-house (corporation)

    • Anson Duran · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureScience and Technology

    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.