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Lobbying by National Farmers Union: 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

National Farmers Union

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
8
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 19, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 10, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by David Thompson, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Cathy Holtslander · Director of Policy & Research
  • Julie Maxwell · NFU Region 6 Assistant

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Seed Regulatory Modernization
  • Regularization of Migrant Farm Labour Pathways to residency; recognized employer pilot program
  • Restrictions on farmland speculation and farmland investment company ownership of farmland
  • Freedom of Association and collective bargaining rights for farm labour
  • Proposal for the creation of a Canadian Farm Resilience Agency (CFRA)

Registration 960644-377918-8. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Eric Duncan · Member of Parliament
    • Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Alexandre Boulerice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    and 2 more
    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Matthew Green · Member of parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Miller · Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Tim Louis · Member of Parliament

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Alexandre Boulerice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Arianna Myers · Special Assistant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alison Porter · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mara (Martha) Shaw · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    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.