Organization
Spirits Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 6
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 20
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jul 23, 2026.
Lobbying by Spirits 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 Jun 9, 2025
Filed by Calvin Bricker, President and CEO
Lobbyists
- Calvin Bricker · President and CEO
- Cedric Salibi · Senior Vice President of Policy and Analytics
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada
What they're lobbying on (10)Hide details
- Advocating for the continued protection and enforcement of the term “Rye” under the Canada–EU Agreement, ensuring that products labeled as Rye whisky in the EU are made in Canada.
- Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration.
- Working with the Department of Finance to limit the escalator on Excise taxes for alcoholic beverages to 2% for 2 years
- Federal budget, taxation and or regulation of distilled spirits. Food and drugs act, excise tax 2001 as they pertain to the regulation and taxation of spirits.
- Consumer packaging and labeling act as they pertain to labeling requirements for spirits.
- Working with the Department of Health to assure that safe drinking standards are based in science.
- International trade: specifically, as at impacts both importers and exporters of spirits in Canada and internationally.
- Internal trade: specifically, encouraging the adoption of policies that support local producers across Canada to get their products more easily to consumers in other provinces.
- Food and drug regulations as they pertain to the production of spirits.
- Excise regulations as they pertain to the taxation of spirits.
Registration 780721-377176-8. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Mark Wiseman · Canada's Ambassador to the United States, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Nasser Haidar · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Brandan Rowe · Chief of Staff, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Varun Srivatsan · Deputy Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Lynn McDonald · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Mira Karshan · Senior Trade Policy Officer, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Pierre Marier · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Jean-François Marion · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Jean-Sebastien Nadon · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- zachariah downey · Ministerial assistant, Transport Canada (TC)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Lynn McDonald · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Lesley Sherban · Director of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration. Read more
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Lucy Xu · First Secretary, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Kirsten Hillman · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International trade: specifically, as at impacts both importers and exporters of spirits in Canada and internationally.
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Philip Lawrence · Member of Parliament
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- James Maloney · Member of Parliament
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Patrick Mangan · Ontario regional advisor and parliamentary secretary assistant, Finance Canada (FIN)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Calvin Bricker · In-house (organization)
- Yasir Naqvi · Member of Parliament
Taxation and Finance
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.