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Lobbying by Dairy Processors Association of Canada: 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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Dairy Processors Association of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
22
With MPs
10
Since Nov 2021
61
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 8, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since May 28, 2026

Consultant Jean Michel Laurin of TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jean Michel Laurin
  • Jean Michel Laurin
  • Jean Michel Laurin
  • Jean Michel Laurin

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Ensuring a consistent, national approach to inspection of processing plants and regulatory compliance by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
  • Federal Food Security Immigration Stream: the Dairy Processors Association of Canada is advocating for a dedicated program for food processors employing foreign nationals who arrive to fill permanent, year-round positions and who have the intention of becoming permanent Canadian residents.
  • Proposed Regulatory Framework for Recycled content and labelling rules for plastics.
  • Proposed policy on Restricting food advertising primarily directed at children.
  • Notice of intent regarding the Minister of Health’s intention to publish marketing authorizations to permit vitamin D fortification of yogurt and kefir and expand the eligibility for the dairy-related exemption from the front-of-package nutrition labelling requirement.
  • Mitigating the impact of current and future trade agreements on the Canadian dairy processing sector, including the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
  • Measures to stabilize food prices including the establishment of a Grocery Task Force and a food data hub, and additional initiatives being contemplated by the government.
  • Development and adoption of a Grocery Code of Conduct by industry.
  • Components of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy.
  • Canada’s trade policy and Tariff Rate Quota allocation and administration regarding dairy products.
  • Bill C-252 – An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)

Registration 882753-376256-6. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    Consumer IssuesHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Maria Morley · Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Jennifer Hayes · Chair, Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Anthony Durocher · Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Michel Laurin · Consultant

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    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.