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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.

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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.

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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by Curtis Frank (149), Michael McCain (34).

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeannine Ritchot · Assistant Deputy Minister, 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Grant Jackson · Member of Parliament
    • Levi Cottingham · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    • Terry Winters · Senior Administrative Assistant, House of Commons
    Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its application to food manufacturing and agriculture. Read more

    Tariffs: Lobby federal government on Canada's response to U.S. and other tariffs

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Tariffs: Lobby federal government on Canada's response to U.S. and other tariffs

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Leila Dance · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Keigan Buckley · Members Assistant, House of Commons
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Kody Blois · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, 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

    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Orderly functioning of Poultry Supply Management including allocation decisions.

    Access to funding under Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Olivia Mackay · Communications Assistant, House of Commons
    CFIA's labeling modernization initiative and impact on food labeling practices in the food marketplace. Read more

    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeremy Bruce · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Jean-Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Vice President International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Lawrence McAuley · Minister of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 3 more
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Maria Morley · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • John Hannaford · Secretary to Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Stephen De Boer · Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Kirsten Hillman · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Leila Dance · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeremy Bruce · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Nicholas Lovrics · Special Assistant, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    U.S. Tariffs: Lobby federal government to take a strong response to U.S. tariffs, including applying retaliatory tariffs.

    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.