Client of a consultant lobbyist
Canadian Food Innovation Network
- Meetings this Parliament
- 6
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 17
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Food Innovation Network: 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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Consultant In effect since Aug 12, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant Melanie DiReto of Canlead Solutions
Consultant lobbyists
- Melanie DiReto
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
What they're lobbying on (3)Hide details
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Regional Economic growth through innovation program
- Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE) - Food sustainability pilot project
- Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption.
Registration 947176-377572-9. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Denis Martel · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailey · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Isabelle Landry · Senior Program Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Seeking funding from Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Isabelle Landry · Senior Program Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Seeking funding from Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Cansu Koc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Cansu Koc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Christine Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Canso Koc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Christine Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Denis Martel · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Cansu Koc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program. Grant provides funding to establish an agri-food based web portal to facilitate knowledge transfer, connection and collaboration across agri-food and agri-food support sectors Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Christina Dailley · A/Sr Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation Science Economic Development Strategic Innovation Fund. The Strategic Innovation Fund allows Canadian Food Innovation Network to provide collaboration and partnership opportunities to the agri-food sectors as well as knowledge transfer and connection. It also allows the administration of funding programs aimed at increasing the creation and use of agri-food technology - intellectual property creation and adoption. Read more
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Stephanie Tanton · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Industry
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Industry
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Reported by Melanie DiReto · Consultant
- Cansu Koc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Rick Fiarchuk · Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Science and Technology
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.