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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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Organization

Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
112
With MPs
38
Since Nov 2021
391
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 19, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 9, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Erik Nielsen, Director of Government Relations

Lobbyists

  • Amy Hutchinson · Senior Director of Operations
  • Caleigh Hallink-Irwin · General Manager - Canadian Potato Council
  • Erik Nielsen · Director of Government Relations
  • Julie Paillat · National Coordinator, Greenhouse Vegetable Industry

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (17)
  • AAFC – Next Policy Framework -- ensuring that the federal government's next agriculture framework represents the needs and interests of edible horticultural growers
  • Canada's National Food Security Strategy -- ensuring that the strategy represents the interests of edible horticulture growers.
  • Competition in the grocery sector -- discussions related to improving the environment for increased competition in Canada's grocery sector
  • Engagement with the federal government on issues affecting the secure, stable and competitive supply of fertilizer critical to agricultural production.
  • Government of Canada – Red tape reduction / regulatory and administrative burden
  • EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, in respect of ensuring reliable access to seasonal labour for horticulture.
  • GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA – CUSMA and trade disputes (including tariff and non-tariff barriers), in respect of maintaining predictable market access for Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • ECCC – carbon pricing and climate policy, in respect of competitiveness impacts on horticulture (including production, plastic, water).
  • CFIA – Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations (SFCR), in respect of fresh produce food safety and compliance requirements.
  • CBSA – border processes affecting fresh produce, facilitating efficient and fair import/export movement of perishable goods.
  • HEALTH CANADA / PMRA – Pest Control Products Act, including registrations, re-evaluations, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and international harmonization in respect of access to crop protection tools for horticulture.
  • AAFC / Heath Canada (PRD) – Minor Use / grower-requested access pathways (e.g., minor use and own-use import pathways), in respect of timely access to pest management solutions.
  • FINANCE CANADA – federal budget measures affecting horticulture competitiveness and program funding, in respect of adequate resourcing for sector priorities.
  • AAFC – Business Risk Management programs (AgriStability, AgriInvest, AgriRecovery, AgriRisk), in respect of responsiveness to horticulture production risk.
  • IRCC – Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and immigration policies related to temporary foreign agricultural workers, in respect of program integrity and workable pathways for employers and workers.
  • CFIA – Organic regime and U.S.–Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement, in respect of facilitating compliant trade in organic produce.
  • CFIA – Plant Protection Act and plant health requirements, in respect of preventing introduction/spread of pests affecting horticulture.

Registration 942666-390-66. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Rebecca Lee (165), Massimo Bergamini (81), Amy Argentino (78), Erik Nielsen (67).

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Victor Oh · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Marie-Claude Bibeau · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureBudgetInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Justine Akman · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureConsumer IssuesIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Lynda Haddoud · Policy advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Hickey · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Steven West · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Siddika Mithani · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Gustavson · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    AgricultureEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Laurence Harvey · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jack Welsh · Minister's Aide and Regional Advisor (Prairies), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    AgricultureInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Jérémy Gauthier · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInternal TradeInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • François-Olivier Picard · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    AgricultureHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureIndustryInternal TradeInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Patrick Mangan · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInternal TradeInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Jane Hazel · Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Siddika Mithani · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Tammy Switucha · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    AgricultureIndustryInternal TradeInternational TradeResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Gustavson · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInternal TradeInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInternal TradeInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Lee · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingIndustryInternal TradeInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    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.