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Lobbying by Canadian Federation of Forest Owners: 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 Federation of Forest Owners

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 31, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 11, 2026

Consultant Andrew de Vries of 1441540 B.C. Ltd. dba de Vries Sustainability

Consultant lobbyists

  • Andrew de Vries

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • Implementation of the Forest Sector Transformation Task Force recommendations as it relates to private forest lands.
  • Softwood lumber duties with respect to creation of a private land exemption, and consideration of the development of Meritorious Initiatives for Canadian non-profits
  • Increase fire resilience and disaster mitigation on private forest lands. Funding is being sought for Canadian Forest Owners to engage with the federal government on ensuring access to federal funding for fire mitigation.
  • Demonstrate support for International Partnerships of Private Forest Lands. Funding is being sought to support Canadian Forest Owners leadership and support of the International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA).
  • Creation of national private forest land inventory and forest owner land management objectives. Funding is being sought to support the engagement of Canadian Forest Owners, and its provincial association members, for the development of the private land inventory and a robust forest owner survey.
  • The Fisheries Protection Policy with respect to forest management and woodlands operations.
  • The development of standards and regulations related to the implementation of the new Fisheries Act.
  • The creation of a Personal Silvicultural Savings and Investment Program, similar to a RRSP.
  • Species at Risk Act with respect to forest management and woodlands operations including stewardship action plans, the wildlife species listing process, measures to protect wildlife species and compensation for land owners.
  • Recognition of Indigenous rights in the areas of access to traditional territory including access to private forestland and information about resources located on private forestland, business development and joint ventures, revenue sharing, control of natural resources with traditional territories and Indigenous rights and title.
  • Migratory Birds Convention Act with respect to forest management and woodlands operations and the administration of the Act including compensation to land owners.
  • Fisheries Act with respect to forest management and woodlands operations and the new Fisheries Act.
  • 2 billion trees program development and implementation

Registration 957169-377052-4. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Andrew de Vries · Consultant

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Forestry

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew de Vries · Consultant

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew de Vries · Consultant

    • Samir Kassam · Director Of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Taxation and Finance

    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.