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Lobbying by Seeds 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

Seeds Canada

Meetings this Parliament
25
With MPs
16
Since Nov 2021
69
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 27, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Feb 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Daniel Wright, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Daniel Wright · CEO
  • Lauren Comin · Regulatory Affairs Manager/ Gestionnaire des affaires réglementaires
  • Roy van Wyk · Director of Operations

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • A reporting structure change for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency so that it reports solely to the Ministry of Agriculture on matters that are low risk to humans, animals and the environment.
  • The impact of tariffs on the Canadian Seed Industry
  • Plant Breeding Programs in Canada
  • Sustainability and Seed - Seed is the first step on the path to on-farm sustainability. It has significant potential to influence a crop's ability to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Plant breeding innovations are the best basis for sustainable crop production and delivering higher yields, better nutrient efficiency, better adaptability.
  • Seed Regulatory Modernization - update of the Seeds Regulations to encourage growth, reduce burden and promote the seeds sector.
  • Modernization of the Plants with Novel Traits system

Registration 963982-368938-19. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Barry Senft (68), Daniel Wright (1).

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, House of Commons
    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Anton Lori · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Zhou · Sr Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Brent Cotter · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Marty Klyne · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

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

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

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

    AgricultureClimateIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Paul Reed · Chief of Staff, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Sylvie Lapointe · Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    AgricultureIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)

    • Rob Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    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.