Lobbying by Direct Sellers Association of Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Institutions they may lobby: Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
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Ensuring that the needs of Canada's direct selling industry are accounted for within any future trade agreement signed by the Government of Canada.
Food and Drugs Act - Natural Health Products Regulations as they relate to product approvals
Gig economy - Ensuring that the independent sales contractors (ISCs) status continues to be recognized by the government during consultations and potential changes
Regulations developed under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) formerly known as Bill C-28 (An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act (Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act)) with respect to electronic messages sent by direct sellers.
Discussions with Status of Women Canada regarding programs relating to women's economic security
Food and Drugs Act - Natural Health Products Regulations as they relate to product approvalsRead more
Gig economy - Ensuring that the independent sales contractors (ISCs) status continues to be recognized by the government during consultations and potential changes
Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Carina Gabriele · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
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Richard Duke · Issues Manager and Regional Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Discussions with Status of Women Canada regarding programs relating to women's economic securityRead more
Food and Drugs Act - Natural Health Products Regulations as they relate to product approvals
Gig economy - Ensuring that the independent sales contractors (ISCs) status continues to be recognized by the government during consultations and potential changes
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.
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