Organization
Celiac Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 13
- With MPs
- 11
- Since Nov 2021
- 19
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Aug 21, 2026.
Lobbying by Celiac Canada: 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 May 5, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Melissa Secord, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Melissa Secord · Executive Director
Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Transport Canada (TC)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- Seniors health, access to safe food in long term care and assisted living facilities
- National School Food Program, inclusive food policies for people with celiac disease.
- Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations.
- Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
- Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
- Research to help find, treat and cure celiac disease to improve quality of life of those afflicted.
- Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
Registration 954209-374934-7. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Kurt Holman · Member of Parliament
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease. Read more
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Rechie Valdez · Member of Parliament
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life. Read more
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Arianne Brule · Director, Social Tax Policy for Finance Canada, Finance Canada (FIN)
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act. Read more
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Fares Al Soud · Member of Parliament
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations. Read more
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Michael Abbott · Subject Matter Expert – Food Allergens, Health Canada (HC)
- Jean-Marc Gelinas · Pre-Market Toxicology Assessment Section, Health Canada (HC)
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations. Read more
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Marie-France Lalonde · Policy Advisor, Children and Youth Minister
- Kathleen Lang · Policy Advisor, Helena Jaczek, House of Commons
- Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life. Read more
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Ziad Aboultaif · Member of Parliament
- Dan Albas · Member of Parliament
- Jim Bélanger · Member of Parliament
- Bardish Chagger · Member of Parliament
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- Connie Cody · Member of Parliament
- Greg Fergus · Member of Parliament
- Peter Fonseca · Member of Parliament
- Will Greaves · Member of Parliament
- Kurt Holman · Member of Parliament
- Ernie Klassen · Member of Parliament
- Ernie Klassen · Member of Parliament
- Michael Kram · Member of Parliament
- Tamara Kronis · Member of Parliament
- Stephanie Kusie · Member of Parliament
- Marie-France Lalonde · Member of Parliament
- Andréanne Larouche · Member of Parliament
- Eric Lefebvre · Member of Parliament
- Leslyn Lewis · Member of Parliament
- Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
- Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
- Costas Menegakis · Member of Parliament
- Marjorie Michel · Minister of Health
- Glen Motz · Member of Parliament
- Robert Oliphant · Member of Parliament
- Aslam Rana · Member of Parliament
- Scott Reid · Member of Parliament
- Francis Scarpaleggia · Member of Parliament
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
- Kristina Tesser Derksen · Member of Parliament
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
- Chris Warkentin · Member of Parliament
- Jean Yip · Member of Parliament
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations. Read more
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
National School Food Program, inclusive food policies for people with celiac disease.
Research to help find, treat and cure celiac disease to improve quality of life of those afflicted.
Seniors health, access to safe food in long term care and assisted living facilities
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Michael D. Chong · Member of Parliament
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act. Read more
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Rechie Valdez · Member of Parliament
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act. Read more
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act. Read more
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement mandatory fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours.
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Karina Gould · Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life. Read more
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
- Filomena Tassi · Minister Responsible for Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
HealthResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Filomena Tassi · Minister Responsible for Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Yasir Naqvi · Member of Parliament
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Adam Chambers · Member of Parliament, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Melissa Secord · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
- Ziad Aboultaif · Member of Parliament
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
- Mel Arnold · Member of Parliament
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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.