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Lobbying by Farmers for Climate Solutions: 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

Farmers for Climate Solutions

Meetings this Parliament
15
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
47
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 7, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 23, 2026

Filed by Karen Ross, Interim Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Andrew Rushmere · Director of FaRM program
  • Benjamin Lewis · Communications Manager
  • Brenda Hsueh · FaRM Program Coordinator
  • Brent Preston · President
  • Crystal Arsenault · FaRM Program Manager
  • Geneviève Grossenbacher · Director of Policy
  • Karen Ross · Executive Director
  • Rosalie Gillis-Madden · FaRM Manager - Farmer Engagement and Learning
  • Tatenda Mambo · Policy Analyst

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Priorities for the next Agricultural Policy Framework, including resilience and stewardship as ways to drive on-farm profitability and support a thriving agricultural sector.
  • Innovative government and private sector approaches to de-risking the adoption of new agricultural practices, including BMP/crop insurance pilots that provinces are rolling out as part of the current Agricultural Policy Framework.
  • Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture
  • Government support for on-farm climate resilience as it relates to the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS).
  • Government support for on-farm climate resilience related to pre-budget 2025 recommendations.
  • Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund.

Registration 955977-375957-15. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Karen Ross (33), Andrew Rushmere (14).

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Jurgutis · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sophie Beecher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sandra Znajda · Deputy Director, Environment/Climate Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Emily Silke · Director, Industry Engagement Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Nicole Howe · Executive Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Priorities for the next Agricultural Policy Framework, including resilience and stewardship as ways to drive on-farm profitability and support a thriving agricultural sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Jack Lewis · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Priorities for the next Agricultural Policy Framework, including resilience and stewardship as ways to drive on-farm profitability and support a thriving agricultural sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    Priorities for the next Agricultural Policy Framework, including resilience and stewardship as ways to drive on-farm profitability and support a thriving agricultural sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Jurgutis · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sophie Beecher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Priorities for the next Agricultural Policy Framework, including resilience and stewardship as ways to drive on-farm profitability and support a thriving agricultural sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Rémi Villeneuve · Chief Actuary and Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Innovative government and private sector approaches to de-risking the adoption of new agricultural practices, including BMP/crop insurance pilots that provinces are rolling out as part of the current Agricultural Policy Framework. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Marianne Dandurand · Member of Parliament
    • Annika Bradley · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Yves Perron · Member of Parliament
    • Thierry Vadnais-Lapierre · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Natalie Woodland · Ontario Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sophie Beecher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Karla House · Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff (DMO), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Ross · In-house (organization)

    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sophie Beecher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jessica Norup · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kevin Norris · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Sean Mitchell · Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Government support for on-farm resilience in agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    Government support for on-farm climate resilience as it relates to the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS).

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Conseiller en politiques, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Government support for on-farm climate resilience as it relates to the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS).

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Cannings · Député, House of Commons
    Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Député, House of Commons
    Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    Government support for environmental and climate action in Canadian agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Rushmere · In-house (organization)

    • Maria Morley · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    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.