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Lobbying by The Canadian Agri-Food Coalition: 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

The Canadian Agri-Food Coalition

Meetings this Parliament
10
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
10
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 25, 2026

Filed by Arlene Dickinson, Founder

Lobbyists

  • Arlene Dickinson · Founder

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Seeking creation of a single-window program for international and domestic market expansion, covering listing fees, in-market marketing, trade shows, brokerage services, regulatory compliance costs, and promoting “Buy Canadian” messaging
  • Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives)
  • Advocating for the implementation of a reverse burden of proof framework requiring regulatory bodies to justify maintaining regulations within 120 days or face automatic revocation. This applies to regulatory processes across Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Registration 962097-382714-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Carney · Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Marc-André Blanchard · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Erin Flanagan · PCO executive director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Marc-André Blanchard · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Mary Rose Brown · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Proposing development of equity and debt-based financing solutions for infrastructure, leveraging Crown corporations, co-investment models, public-private partnerships, and expanded use of existing programs (e.g., Clean Manufacturing and Investment Tax Incentives) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocating for the implementation of a reverse burden of proof framework requiring regulatory bodies to justify maintaining regulations within 120 days or face automatic revocation. This applies to regulatory processes across Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Seeking creation of a single-window program for international and domestic market expansion, covering listing fees, in-market marketing, trade shows, brokerage services, regulatory compliance costs, and promoting “Buy Canadian” messaging Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Arlene Dickinson · In-house (organization)

    • Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking creation of a single-window program for international and domestic market expansion, covering listing fees, in-market marketing, trade shows, brokerage services, regulatory compliance costs, and promoting “Buy Canadian” messaging 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.