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Lobbying by Fruit & Vegetable Growers 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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Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
7
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 7, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 28, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Carla Ventin of Mile26 Strategy

Consultant lobbyists

  • Carla Ventin Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Communications, The Hon. John Godfrey's Office, Minister of State Infrastructure and Communities, Department of Infrastructure and Communities (2004–2006)

    Formerly Director of Communications/ Press Secretary, The Hon. Bob Speller's Office, Minister of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2004–2004)

    Formerly NATO Field Officer, NATO Outreach Branch, Global Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Communicate with government officials and Parliamentarians on the importance of maintaining the Canada-US Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) and treating perishable fruit and vegetable products as a distinct priority during trade disruptions by strengthening safeguards, competitiveness supports, domestic processing capacity, and market stabilization tools.
  • Communicate with government and Parliamentarians the importance of protecting labour stability for fruit and vegetable production by preserving and strengthening the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), improving labour compliance inspection practices, and investing in rural infrastructure.
  • Communicate with government officials and Parliamentarians the importance of modernizing Business Risk Management programs to include mitigation measures and deliver timely support for fruit and vegetable growers facing extreme weather, pests, diseases, and other emergencies.
  • Communicate with government officials and Parliamentarians the importance of timely access to effective crop protection tools by ensuring the government’s commitment to consider food security in Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD) decisions is implemented in a practical, transparent manner.
  • Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities.

Registration 779407-385871-6. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Jay Allen · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities. Read more

    Communicate with government officials and Parliamentarians on the importance of maintaining the Canada-US Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) and treating perishable fruit and vegetable products as a distinct priority during trade disruptions by strengthening safeguards, competitiveness supports, domestic processing capacity, and market stabilization tools.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Zuhur Daud · Counsellor (Agriculture), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Carlos Vanderloo · Minister-Counsellor (Economic and Trade Policy), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Communicate with government officials on the importance of: ensuring that horticulture is reflected in trade policy, improving safeguards against import surges; maintaining the status quo regarding the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); and the need for stable, predictable access to the U.S. market. Read more

    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Roy Karam · Advisor, Economic and Health System Policy, Health Canada (HC)
    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Communicate with government officials on the importance of: ensuring that horticulture is reflected in trade policy, improving safeguards against import surges; maintaining the status quo regarding the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); and the need for stable, predictable access to the U.S. market. Read more

    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities. Read more

    Communicate with government officials on the importance of: ensuring that horticulture is reflected in trade policy, improving safeguards against import surges; maintaining the status quo regarding the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); and the need for stable, predictable access to the U.S. market.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Carla Ventin · Consultant

    • Joanne Thompson · Minister of Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    • Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Kelloway · Member of Parliament; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
    and 4 more
    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Communicate with government officials the important contribution of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers across the country in terms of their contribution to Canadian food security, the national economy and rural communities. Read more

    Communicate with government officials on the importance of: ensuring that horticulture is reflected in trade policy, improving safeguards against import surges; maintaining the status quo regarding the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA); and the need for stable, predictable access to the U.S. market.

    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.