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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)

    • Lawrence Hanson · 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)

    • Brian Douglas · Chair, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
    • Carole Gendron · Director, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
    Orderly functioning of Poultry Supply Management including allocation decisions.

    Official report

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

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Director, Parliamentary Affairs, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • John Moffat · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Judy Meltzer · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Phil Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Arianna Myers · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Arianna Myers · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fuels Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jeff Labonté · Associate Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Millar · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Greenwashing provisions of Competition Act - requesting amendments to address concern that legislation will reduce climate leadership in Canada.

    Official report

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

    and 5 more
    • Brad Redekopp · Member of Parliament
    • Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alec Nicholls · Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Robert Ianiro · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Scott Rattray · Acting VP Operations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    Employment and Training

    Official report

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

    • Darren Choi · Advisor to Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Holly Duggan · Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

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

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, House of Commons

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Katie Telford · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Julie Miville-Dechêne · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Jerome Lussier · Advisor to the Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Maxime Blais · Advisor to the Senator, Senate of Canada

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Anita Anand · President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Melissa Bison · Executive Assistant, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Larry Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEconomic Development

    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.