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Lobbying by JBS Food Canada Inc.: 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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JBS Food Canada Inc.

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

Most recent reported meeting: Mar 25, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jan 9, 2026

Consultant Gord Kurbis of T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Gord Kurbis

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: Resolving visa issues related to skilled labour and managerial immigrants.
  • International trade negotiations and discussions: Influence discussions, negotiations and implementation of free trade agreements related to meat product issues within the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement implementation, Canada-Korea free trade agreement implementation, Canada-ASEAN free trade agreement negotiations, Canada-Indonesia free trade agreement negotiations, Canada-China trade discussions.
  • Market access for Canadian meat exports: Address tariff and non-tariff trade barriers on meat product exports, notably those third countries with barriers related to the status of BSE in Canada.
  • Seek changes to Standards of Identity for meat products incorporated by reference into the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
  • Provide input into possible future treatment of specified risk material from cattle under the Animal Health Regulations and Feed Regulations.
  • Temporary Foreign Worker Program: As it relates to the eligibility and application process and fees.
  • Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: As it addresses eligibility for permanent residency.
  • Provide beef processor perspective on the proposed changes to Traceability Regulations.
  • Seeking government grants related to the reduction of green house gas emissions and related environmental projects.
  • Seek funding for emissions reduction and waste management projects.
  • Seek grant funding related to process and productivity improvements at meat plants.

Registration 948526-380853-4. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Gord Kurbis · Consultant

    • Patrick Halley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    International trade negotiations and discussions: Influence discussions, negotiations and implementation of free trade agreements related to meat product issues within the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement implementation, Canada-Korea free trade agreement implementation, Canada-ASEAN free trade agreement negotiations, Canada-Indonesia free trade agreement negotiations, Canada-China trade discussions. Read more

    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.