Organization
Cereals Canada Inc
- Meetings this Parliament
- 137
- With MPs
- 19
- Since Nov 2021
- 415
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.
Lobbying by Cereals Canada Inc: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 11, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Dean Dias, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Dean Dias · Chief Executive Officer
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Elaine Sopiwnyk · Vice President, Technical Services
Former public office holder
Formerly Cereal Quality Biologist, Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (1998–2000)
- Ellen Pruden · Vice President, Communications and Value Chain Relations
- Krista Zuzak · Director, Crop Protection and Production
- Leif Carlson · Director, Market Intelligence and Trade Policy
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Lisa Nemeth · Director, Market Support and Training
Former public office holder
Formerly Laboratory Technician, Grain Research Lab, Canadian Grain Commission (2013–2014)
- Marcello DiMarco · Chief Financial Officer
- Matilda van Aggelen · Market and Trade Specialist
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), 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), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Support the enforcement and aftercare of implemented trade agreements by encouraging and facilitating technical expertise related to non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals.
- Support expansion of multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements to reduce tariffs, technical barriers, and non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals.
- Ensuring that the Canadian cereals industry continues to be regulated by the best available science when considering crop protection products, and plant breeding innovation.
- Encourage the development of infrastructure and innovation initiatives that will allow the Canadian agriculture and cereals industries to continue to be world leaders in science-based research and development, while ensuring the maintenance of our competitive export position into the future.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriScience Program which aims to accelerate the pace of innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and cutting-edge research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriMarketing Program which aims to assist in the increase and diversification of Canadian agricultural exports to international markets.
Registration 952196-372080-19. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
Spreadsheet-
Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- John Barlow · Member of Parliament
AgricultureInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Doug Chorney · Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Patty Rosher · Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Lonny McKague · Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
AgricultureBudgetClimateEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Bruce Christie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Chelios Vuong · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
and 1 moreShow fewer
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Emma Drake · Special Assistant - Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureClimateEnvironmentInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Jay Allen · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Wilson Miao · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Pascale Boulerice · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Doug Chorney · Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Patty Rosher · Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Lonny McKague · Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Derek Bunkowsky · Chief Grain Inspector for Canada, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
- Nathan Gerelus · Manager, National Affairs, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Pooja Arora · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Patrice Simon · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Matthew Cloutier · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Daniel Leclair · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
and 2 moreShow fewer
- Jacqueline Goncalves · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Marc D'Iorio · Assitant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
AgricultureClimateEnvironment
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Diane Allen · Associate Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
and 5 moreShow fewer
- Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Maria Morley · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeTransportation
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Cheryl Blahey · Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
AgricultureInfrastructure
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Frédéric Bissonnette · Executive Director, Health Canada (HC)
AgricultureEnvironmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Patty Rosher · Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Diedrah Kelly · Executive Director of Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureInternational Trade
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructureInternational Trade
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.