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Lobbying by Turkey Farmers of Canada: 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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Turkey Farmers of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
6
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 27, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons3
  • Senate of Canada2
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)1
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 5, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Jelmer Wiersma

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jelmer Wiersma

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (28)
  • Emergency Drug Release for Parmomycin used to treat blackhead disease in turkeys.
  • The World Trade Organization agreement with regard to the Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Agreement (SPS) and further development of the SPS.
  • The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement as it is related to the negotiations on Agriculture subsidies.
  • The Growing Forward Multilateral Framework: On-going discussions concerning the implementation of the program and applicability to and eligibility of turkey producers within supply management.
  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Food and Drug Regulations, On-Farm Medicated Feed Mixing program, Medicated Feed Mixing On-Farm, with regard to implementation on turkey farms.
  • Private Sector Risk Management Program of production insurance programs, in regard to applicability and development for turkey production.
  • NOTICE TO IMPORTERS: Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) is a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s (DFAIT) Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee (TQAC), with respect to ensuring the tariff rate quotas are administered properly and in support of supply management.
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related to turkey products and the turkey sector.
  • Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada Research and Development program for poultry research in Canada.
  • Labelling, in respect of method of production claims and guideline review, to ensure appropriate and accurate consumer information is provided.
  • Health of Animals Act - Compensation for destroyed animals regulations, in respect of avian influenza surveillance or other foreign animal diseases.
  • Growing Forward business risk management and supply management, with respect to applicability of business risk management programs to turkey farmers.
  • Development of the funding structure for implementation of food safety animal care programs.
  • Custom Tariff - Specially defined mixture rule.
  • Contributions from Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) with respect to develop a research program for poultry in Canada.
  • CANADIAN INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE, with respect to Turkey Farmers of Canada's (TFC) on-farm food safety systems development, in relationship to the entire food chain.
  • Canadian Food Safety Quality Program, in respect of development of on-farm food safety programs and on-farm implementation.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Animal Disease programs/protocols related to the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency - POULTRY REJECTION PROJECT: Turkey Farmers of Canada closely monitors revision to poultry inspection practices which negatively impact producers or undermines the competitiveness of the processing sector due to cost recovery/downloading of inspection responsibilities.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program with respect to turkey.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Health of Animals Act Poultry Inspection Programs, with respect to implications for turkey farmers shipping birds to federally registered processing establishments.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations, food products labeling of packaging.
  • Canadian Border Services - traceability regulations with respect to Poultry Product.
  • Biosecurity: Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) works closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to ensure that the industry operates under strict bio-security guidelines, to eradicate any diseases of significance if they emerge, and ensure adequate compensation is available for those producers that must have their flocks euthanized due to an ordered cull.
  • Bi-lateral Trade Negotiations as it relates to the import regime and tariff rate quota for turkey and the WTO.
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Canada Poultry Import Regime; the administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) collection of feed pricing data and its accuracy, regarding feed input costs in the production of turkeys.
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of food safety or animal care programs, with regard to ensuring on-farm programming is current.

Registration 960960-381670-4. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Mehek Noorani · Director Of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada

    C-202

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • Dave Epp · Member of Parliament
    • Linnae Mielke · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons

    C-202

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • Luce Farrell · Executive Assistant, Senate of Canada
    • Todd Lewis · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-202

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • Paul Connors · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    C-202

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is. Read more

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    C-202

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Robert Ianiro · VP, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • A Mewyers · Sr. Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • J Eishami · Special Assistant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    C-202

    Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more

    Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.

    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.