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Lobbying by BC Dairy Association: 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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BC Dairy Association

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
17
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 3, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Aug 26, 2026

Consultant Mark Van Klei

Consultant lobbyists

  • Mark Van Klei

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • International Trade- We have an interest in increasing resources for CFIA and CBSA to ensure compliance for imported products. One of the main pillars for the success of supply management (on which the dairy industry in Canada is based) is import control.
  • International Trade – BC Dairy seeks the maximization of allowable permanent Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) allocated to Canadian dairy processors.
  • International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.
  • Health - As per Canada’s food guide, we encourage the public to consume milk to meet the dairy requirements of important vitamins and minerals. We seek for the inclusion of the latest scientific evidence about the nutritional value of dairy products within Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy on an on-going basis.
  • Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward.
  • Consumer Issues - We ask that parliamentarians commit to protecting the current Standards of Identity for Dairy Products, which limit the use of dairy terminology and imagery to animal agriculture. In addition, we ask that these regulations continue to be enforced.
  • Consumer Issues - The perceived quality and safety of Canadian dairy products versus that of imported goods is of paramount concern to the dairy industry. To this end, we have an interest in ensuring the integrity of the Product of Canada and Made in Canada logos by maintaining the current Canadian thresholds and continuing to transparently identify imported content on dairy products.
  • Agriculture - We ask that Canada’s suite of Business risk management (BRM) programs be reviewed and updated with a view to modernizing these programs to increase accessibility and provide optimum support to farmers and producers.
  • Agriculture - BC Dairy is seeking to work with government to address the mounting challenges faced by dairy farmers to reduce production costs. Rising expenses for feed, labour, and other inputs continue to impact dairy farm business sustainability.
  • Environment - We ask the government to support the continued introduction and adoption of clean energy and green technology on farms by providing existing and future sustainability programs with sufficient and ongoing funding.

Registration 950909-371063-10. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    Environment - We ask the government to support the continued introduction and adoption of clean energy and green technology on farms by providing existing and future sustainability programs with sufficient and ongoing funding. Read more

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements. Read more

    Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward. Read more

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements. Read more

    Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward. Read more

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    Environment - BC Dairy seeks to engage the government in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward. Read more

    International Trade - The dairy industry supports maintaining Canada's supply managed agricultural system. When market concessions occur in trade agreements, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), we seek federal government mitigation for impacts on dairy farmers. We ask that no domestic dairy market concessions are made in future trade agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    • Alistair MacGregor · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    • Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Strahl · MP, Senate of Canada
    • Ed Fast · MP, House of Commons
    • John Aldag · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustryInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    • Taylor Bachrach · MP, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesHealthIndustryInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament
    • Jose Villagra · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesHealthIndustryInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesEmployment and TrainingHealthIndustryInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Van Klei · Consultant

    • John Aldag · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jesse Martin · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesHealthIndustryInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    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.