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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 Michael McCain · In-house (corporation)

    Health

    Official report

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

    • Sara Wilshaw · Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Harpreet Kochhar · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Jean-Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Sylvie Lapointe · Vice President Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Vice President International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Animal Welfare

    Official report

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

    • Brian Douglas · Chair, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Mary Ng · Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Husain Aboghodieh · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    and 1 more
    • Cameron Yung · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Conor MacNeil · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 1 more
    • Eamonn McGuinty · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Mary Jane Ireland · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Animal Welfare

    Official report

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

    • Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Labour

    Official report

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

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingLabour

    Official report

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

    • Cameron Yung · Policy advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Internal Trade

    Official report

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

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Jillian Ferguson · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jillian Ferguson · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Minster Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

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

    Budget

    Official report

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

    and 12 more
    • Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
    • Sophie Chatel · Member of Parliament
    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Taleeb Noormohamed · Member of Parliament
    • Ali Ehsassi · Member of Parliament
    • Robert J. Morrissey · Member of Parliament
    • Sean Casey · Member of Parliament
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • John Aldag · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Marc Garneau · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureAnimal WelfareClimateConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentHousingImmigrationInfrastructureInternal TradeInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

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

    • Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Consumer IssuesIndustryInternal TradeInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

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

    • Genevieve Fournier · Senior Program Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

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

    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fuels Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • John Fox · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Natasha Kim · Assistant deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Andrew Noseworthy · Senior Advisor, Energy, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    EnvironmentNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Michael Cripps · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Pascal Laverdure · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnvironmentNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureHealth

    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.