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Lobbying by Canadian Canola Growers 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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Canadian Canola Growers Association

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
14
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 4, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 11, 2025

Consultant Jonathan Fehr

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jonathan Fehr
  • Jonathan Fehr

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (12)
  • Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.
  • Ensure Government recognizes and works with the agriculture sector to ensure farmers have access to skilled, competitive on-farm labour.
  • Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels.
  • Support right to repair and interoperability programs, policies, laws, and regulations that support farmer's choice and right to repair.
  • Discussions concerning railway and port strikes as it relates to economic development and trade labour disruptions.
  • Transportation: to advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.
  • Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Support development of transportation and trade infrastructure that facilities market demand and growth for canola.
  • Support a review of the Canada Grains Act to modernize role of Canadian Grain Commission to align with needs of the grain sector.
  • Income Tax Act and other financial regulations, policies or programs: To promote the fair treatment of farmers in any proposed changes to the Income Tax Act or other financial mechanism that may impact farmers financially.
  • Ensure governments recognize the benefits that farmers provide to the environment. Including in relation to polices and regulations concerning carbon pricing, as it pertains to on-farm exemptions, offset protocols, rebates, and research. Climate change laws, policies, programs and regulations related to agriculture promote competitiveness and production on farms.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Pest Control Products Act and regulations as it relates to agricultural pest control products. Support enhanced resources for federal regulatory bodies to make science-based decisions on crop protection products and seed varieties. Advocate for clear, science and risk-based approach to regulation of pesticides and new plant breeding innovation and that it is facilitative for trade.
  • Agriculture - Work to ensure the existing and upcoming Agricultural Policy Framework addresses the needs of canola farmers including business risk management, marketing and research. Maintain support for federal and shared funded programs.

Registration 954309-374221-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Ian Todd · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
    Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels. Read more

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers. Read more

    Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels. Read more

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Anna Bodnar · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister Responsible for Prairies Economic Development, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    C-23444-1 C-28244-1

    Concern Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) will cause negative impacts to Canada’s trade agenda. Read more

    Support passage of Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to further enable farmers' role as climate solutions providers and support competitiveness.

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    C-23444-1 C-28244-1

    Support passage of Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to further enable farmers' role as climate solutions providers and support competitiveness. Read more

    Concern Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) will cause negative impacts to Canada’s trade agenda.

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

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

    C-23444-1 C-28244-1

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers. Read more

    Support passage of Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to further enable farmers' role as climate solutions providers and support competitiveness.

    Concern Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) will cause negative impacts to Canada’s trade agenda.

    Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-23444-1 C-28244-1

    Support passage of Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to further enable farmers' role as climate solutions providers and support competitiveness. Read more

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Concern Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) will cause negative impacts to Canada’s trade agenda.

    Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    C-23444-1 C-28244-1

    Concern Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) will cause negative impacts to Canada’s trade agenda. Read more

    Support passage of Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to further enable farmers' role as climate solutions providers and support competitiveness.

    Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    Canada Transportation Act and regulations as it relates to the transportation of grain. Advocate for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Gudie Hutchings · Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Neil MacIsaac · Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Ian Todd · Chief of Staff, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons
    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons
    • David Murray · Director of Policy, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    • Churence Rogers · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Fehr · Consultant

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation

    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.