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Lobbying by Canadian Food Innovation Network: 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

Canadian Food Innovation Network

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

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 4, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 4, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Dana McCauley, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Alexandra Barlow · Vice President, Programs Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2010–2010)

  • Dana McCauley · Chief Executive Officer
  • Jamil Karim · Director, Communications
  • Julie Daigle · Regional Innovation Director, Quebec
  • Max Tremblay · Vice President, Online Experience

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Working with the government to provide support for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and start ups, focusing on foodtech and the post-farm gate food supply chain, and assisting with commercialization and helping bring products and technology to market.
  • Engaging with decision-makers to better educate them on the work of the Canadian Food Innovation Network
  • Strategic Response Fund Cluster Stream, with respect to recapitalizing the program, CFIN's currently funded activities and resulting impacts, and the consideration of CFIN's Food 4.0 Proposal.

Registration 964722-385914-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Dana McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Lianne Cassidy · Chief of Staff, Office of Dominique O'Rourke, Member of Parliament for Guelph, House of Commons
    Engaging with decision-makers to better educate them on the work of the Canadian Food Innovation Network

    Official report

  • Reported by Dana McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Evan Soloman · Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Engaging with decision-makers to better educate them on the work of the Canadian Food Innovation Network Read more

    Working with the government to provide support for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and start ups, focusing on foodtech and the post-farm gate food supply chain, and assisting with commercialization and helping bring products and technology to market.

    Official report

  • Reported by Dana McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • James Achoneftos · Director ISED Industry team, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Working with the government to provide support for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and start ups, focusing on foodtech and the post-farm gate food supply chain, and assisting with commercialization and helping bring products and technology to market. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Dana McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Richmond East—Steveston
    Working with the government to provide support for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and start ups, focusing on foodtech and the post-farm gate food supply chain, and assisting with commercialization and helping bring products and technology to market. 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.