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Lobbying by Restaurants 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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Restaurants Canada

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

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Matthew Larventz of PAA Advisory | Conseils

Consultant lobbyists

  • Matthew Larventz Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Randeep Sarai, M.P., House of Commons (2015–2017)

    Formerly Administrative Advisor of Operations, Deputy Minister's Office, Public Services and Procurement Canada (2015–2015)

    Formerly Student, International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat (2014–2015)

    Formerly Student Regulatory Affairs Analyst, Regulatory Affairs, Environment Canada (2011–2013)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Immigration policies with respect to worker programs and permits.
  • Interprovincial trade barriers impacting the restaurant and food services industry, including restrictions on interprovincial alcohol shipments, inconsistent packaging standards, varying food safety inspections, etc.
  • Seeking the permanent elimination of GST/HST from all food, following the recent GST/HST Tax Holiday.
  • Discussions with officials regarding the Canada-US bilateral relationship, possible tariffs, and the impacts on the food service industry and food supply chains.
  • Taxation policy with regard to corporate, small business, and personal income taxes.

Registration 936500-382070-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

No meetings reported since November 2021.

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.