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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)

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

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Matthew Mann · Chief of staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alison Porter · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Health

    Official report

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

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer Issues

    Official report

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

    • Douglas Wong · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Jamie Kippen · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Caroline Lee · Senior policy advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

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

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Jean-Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • David Nanang · Acting Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Animal WelfareIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    AgricultureAnimal Welfare

    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)
    • Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Beck Stefanie · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Consumer IssuesIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Alison Porter · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Consumer Issues

    Official report

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

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer Issues

    Official report

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

    Consumer IssuesIndustry

    Official report

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

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

    EnvironmentHousingImmigrationIndustryLabour

    Official report

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

    • Irek Kusmierczyk · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Manvir Shokar · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    HousingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

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

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Consumer IssuesIndustryLabour

    Official report

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

    • Avi Caplan · Senior Policy Officer, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Paul Norila · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Hilary Martin · Manager, Research, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jillian Ferguson · Members Assistant, House of Commons

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • David Hunang · Active Senior Vice President Operations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Animal Welfare

    Official report

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

    • Kathleen Donohue · Vice President International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Labour

    Official report

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

    • Avi Caplan · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Paul Norila · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

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

    • Patrick Hum · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Paul O'Keefe · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Bourbonnais · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tamara Krygier-Baum · Senior Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Silke Popescu · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael McCain · In-house (corporation)

    • Kathleen Donohue · Vice President International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    International Trade

    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.