Corporation
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 55
- With MPs
- 15
- Since Nov 2021
- 183
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jul 31, 2026.
Lobbying by Maple Leaf Foods Inc.: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingWho they meet
Since the current Parliament opened.
MPs
- Ginette Lavack Liberal 3
- Heath MacDonald Liberal 2
- Kevin Lamoureux Liberal 2
- Wade Grant Liberal 1
- Grant Jackson Conservative 1
- Chi Nguyen Liberal 1
- Emma Harrison Liberal 1
- Kurt Holman Conservative 1
- Carlos Leitão Liberal 1
- Iqwinder Gaheer Liberal 1
- Sophie Chatel Liberal 1
- Lena Metlege Diab Liberal 1
Institutions
- House of Commons17
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)13
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)10
- Privy Council Office (PCO)6
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)5
- Health Canada (HC)4
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)3
- Transport Canada (TC)1
Registrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 27, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Curtis Frank, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Chris Bovaird · Vice President Taxation
- Cindy Trask · VP, Blueprint Execution & Enterprise Risk Management
- Curtis Frank · Chief Executive Officer
- Kathleen Long · VP Animal Care
- Kathleen Sullivan · VP, Government & Industry Relations
- Lynda Kuhn · Chair, Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security
- Michael McCain · Executive Chair
- Randy Huffman · Chief Food Safety and Sustainability Officer
- Ryan Walker · Senior Vice President Poultry
- Sarah Stern · Director, Community Investment and Executive Director, Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security
- Sharon Mohammed · Director, Food Safety Regulatory Affairs
- Yasser Youssef · VP Agri Ops and Industry Relations
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), 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), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (26)Hide details
- Advocate for government to introduce programs/testing to monitor and address the movement of poultry into Canada outside of Canada's import (TRQ) controls.
- Provide input and advice on Canada's Food Security Strategy and other measures to address food insecurity.
- Inquiries regarding the processing of Remission Applications
- Advocate for red tape reduction.
- Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.
- Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector.
- Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
- Tariffs: Lobby federal government on Canada's response to U.S. and other tariffs
- Orderly functioning of Poultry Supply Management including allocation decisions.
- Plastic packaging - ensure Federal Policy framework sets achievable targets for food packaging and recognizes packaging functional requirements.
- Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its application to food manufacturing and agriculture.
- The National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy, planning for a foreign animal disease outbreak and updating the Animal Transport Regulations.
- The Import for Re-export Program for chicken, administration of import controls for chicken and fowl and design of a Processor Modernization Program.
- The Food and Drugs Regulations and policies, specifically approval of food ingredients including anti-microbial treatments for meat, approval of health claims, implementation of new allergen labeling regulations and policies on sodium reduction.
- Public Opinion Polling related to food insecurity and poverty
- Preparedness for African Swine Fever
- Policies and Programs to reduce food insecurity
- Policies and programs that address the social determinants of health
- Initiatives under the Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance as it relates to the meat and livestock industry.
- Implementation of a national school food program
- Healthy Eating Strategy including implementation of the new Nutrition Facts Table, front-of-pack nutrition labeling regulations, development of the new Canada's Food Guide.
- Government action to stengthen the food safety system through new regulations under the Safe Food for Canadians Act.
- CFIA's labeling modernization initiative and impact on food labeling practices in the food marketplace.
- Access to funding under Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs
- Providing input on the scope of the 21st Century Corporations Act, particularly as it relates to the obligations placed on corporations and directors under the Act.
Registration 955097-5030-68. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Curtis Frank (149), Michael McCain (34).
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Evelyn Soo · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
Healthy Eating Strategy including implementation of the new Nutrition Facts Table, front-of-pack nutrition labeling regulations, development of the new Canada's Food Guide.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Wade Grant · Member of Parliament
- Zack Slawich · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Plastic packaging - ensure Federal Policy framework sets achievable targets for food packaging and recognizes packaging functional requirements.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector. Read more
Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Arianna Myers · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Free trade negotiations (Canada-EU, Canada-Japan, Canada-China and Trans Pacific Partnership) and opportunities for enhanced pork trade. Read more
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector.
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Emma Harrison · Member of Parliament
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector. Read more
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Access to funding under Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs Read more
Free trade negotiations (Canada-EU, Canada-Japan, Canada-China and Trans Pacific Partnership) and opportunities for enhanced pork trade.
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Juan David Gonzalez · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Chi Nguyen · Member of Parliament
Extension of open work permits and addition of pathways to permanent residency for foreign workers in the food manufacturing sector. Read more
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Nasser Haidar · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Sarah Jackson · Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Transport Canada (TC)
- Vasken Vosguian · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Evelyn Soo · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Manuela Tomic · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- John Barlow · Member of Parliament
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)
- Nasser Haidar · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade. Read more
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.