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Lobbying by Canadian Meat Council: 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 Meat Council

Meetings this Parliament
125
With MPs
46
Since Nov 2021
234
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 22, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons42
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)31
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)15
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)9
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)7
  • Privy Council Office (PCO)6
  • Health Canada (HC)6
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)6

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 17, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Kyle Larkin, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Dylan Hellwig · Director of Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Honourable Doug Black, Senate of Canada (2017–2019)

  • Hanaa El Yadari · Manager of Policy and Market Access
  • Kim O'Neil · Senior Advisor Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Trade Policy Analyst, N/A, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2016–2017)

    Formerly Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Mexico, Global Affairs Canada (2011–2016)

    Formerly Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada to Denver, Global Affairs Canada (2006–2011)

    Formerly Special Advisor, Advocacy, N/A, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2004–2006)

  • Kyle Larkin · President & CEO Former public office holder

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Member of Parliament, House of Commons (2015–2016)

    Formerly Intern, Member of Parliament, House of Commons (2014–2015)

  • Nancy Stonos-Smith · Director of Technical Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • Science-based food regulations: Working with the Government of Canada on a variety of regulations to promote safety, efficiency, and competitiveness.
  • Trade diversification: Working with the government to seek out and sign new free trade agreements with markets that have a potential for increased Canadian meat exports.
  • Canada-U.S. relations: Ensuring that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) continues in its entirety.
  • Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.
  • International Barriers to Trade: Seeking to eliminate or prevent out-dated, overly burdensome, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate technical requirements in other countries that can create unnecessary obstacles to trade, reduce competition and prevent Canadian exporters from participating in global supply under the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements. The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for strengthened regulatory cooperation initiatives in regional, plurilateral and multilateral trade agreements to further facilitate trade.
  • Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance: Encouraging the adoption of an increased and permanent accelerated capital cost allowance to match the tax benefits available to the American meat processing sector.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency and User Fee Act: Advocating for a review of the CFIA fee structure and establishment of service standards as required by the User Fee Act.
  • Interprovincial trade of meat: Advocating for all meat that is processed in Canada and that crosses provincial borders to be inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations.
  • Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation: Seeking greater regulatory alignment between American and Canadian food inspection systems to ensure that Canada remains regulatory competitive.
  • Canada-EU: Promoting commercially viable access to Europe for Canadian beef and pork under the provisions of the Canada Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
  • Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.
  • Domestic processing: Advocating for a targeted federal support program to assist small and medium-sized beef processors who are experiencing severe financial stress due to limited cattle supply and rising input costs. The program would aim to stabilize operations, preserve regional processing capacity, and sustain employment through short-term financial relief and resilience measures developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada
  • Terrestrial animal diseases: Ensuring the Government of Canada is adequately prepared to respond to foreign animal diseases, including funding support for processors and zoning agreements with key trading partners.

Registration 926501-4510-70. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Christopher White (125), Kyle Larkin (70), Nestor Plawiuk (39).

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Senior Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Interprovincial trade of meat: Advocating for all meat that is processed in Canada and that crosses provincial borders to be inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations. Read more

    Science-based food regulations: Working with the Government of Canada on a variety of regulations to promote safety, efficiency, and competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Patty Hajdu · Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot. Read more

    Domestic processing: Advocating for a targeted federal support program to assist small and medium-sized beef processors who are experiencing severe financial stress due to limited cattle supply and rising input costs. The program would aim to stabilize operations, preserve regional processing capacity, and sustain employment through short-term financial relief and resilience measures developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada

    Interprovincial trade of meat: Advocating for all meat that is processed in Canada and that crosses provincial borders to be inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot. Read more

    Domestic processing: Advocating for a targeted federal support program to assist small and medium-sized beef processors who are experiencing severe financial stress due to limited cattle supply and rising input costs. The program would aim to stabilize operations, preserve regional processing capacity, and sustain employment through short-term financial relief and resilience measures developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Ianiro · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Alomoto · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Arash Rahmani · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Marjorie Michel · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Interprovincial trade of meat: Advocating for all meat that is processed in Canada and that crosses provincial borders to be inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations. Read more

    Science-based food regulations: Working with the Government of Canada on a variety of regulations to promote safety, efficiency, and competitiveness.

    Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation: Seeking greater regulatory alignment between American and Canadian food inspection systems to ensure that Canada remains regulatory competitive.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Manney · Foreign Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Trade diversification: Working with the government to seek out and sign new free trade agreements with markets that have a potential for increased Canadian meat exports. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Krupa · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Brandan Rowe · Chief of Staff, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Canada-U.S. relations: Ensuring that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) continues in its entirety.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    International Barriers to Trade: Seeking to eliminate or prevent out-dated, overly burdensome, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate technical requirements in other countries that can create unnecessary obstacles to trade, reduce competition and prevent Canadian exporters from participating in global supply under the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements. The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for strengthened regulatory cooperation initiatives in regional, plurilateral and multilateral trade agreements to further facilitate trade. Read more

    Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation: Seeking greater regulatory alignment between American and Canadian food inspection systems to ensure that Canada remains regulatory competitive.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Moen · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Canada-U.S. relations: Ensuring that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) continues in its entirety.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Jessica Fullerton · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Felipe Alfaro · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Trade diversification: Working with the government to seek out and sign new free trade agreements with markets that have a potential for increased Canadian meat exports. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Science-based food regulations: Working with the Government of Canada on a variety of regulations to promote safety, efficiency, and competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Trade diversification: Working with the government to seek out and sign new free trade agreements with markets that have a potential for increased Canadian meat exports. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports. Read more

    Domestic processing: Advocating for a targeted federal support program to assist small and medium-sized beef processors who are experiencing severe financial stress due to limited cattle supply and rising input costs. The program would aim to stabilize operations, preserve regional processing capacity, and sustain employment through short-term financial relief and resilience measures developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Canada US Regulatory Cooperation: The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for greater regulatory alignment between Canada and the U.S. to achieve enhanced equivalency of inspection systems. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Can, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Kelloway · Member of Parliament
    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 2 more
    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Canada US Regulatory Cooperation: The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for greater regulatory alignment between Canada and the U.S. to achieve enhanced equivalency of inspection systems. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • David Morrison · Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

    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.