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Lobbying by Dairy Farmers of Canada: 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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Organization

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
119
With MPs
30
Since Nov 2021
360
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 15, 2026

Filed by Annie AcMoody, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Martin Bélanger · Chief Government Relations Strategist Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House Of Commons (2020–2022)

    Formerly Interim Chief of Staff, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House Of Commons (2019–2020)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House Of Commons (2019–2019)

    Formerly Director (Operations, Caucus Services, Policy), Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House Of Commons (2015–2019)

  • Annie AcMoody · Chief Executive Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Student Intern, Moncton Services, Farm Credit Canada (2005–2005)

    Formerly Student Intern, Moncton Services, Farm Credit Canada (2004–2004)

  • Cheryl Schroeder · Senior Advisor, Animal Health
  • Declan Hamill · Executive Vice President Former public office holder

    Formerly FSWEP Student, Services, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (1991–1991)

    Formerly FSWEP Student, Services, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (1990–1990)

  • Devon Cuddihey · Advisor, Government and Stakeholder Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Advisor, Member of Parliament, Alupa Clarke, House of Commons (2017–2018)

  • Erik C. Tremblay · Director, International Trade & Market Integrity Former public office holder

    Formerly Commis aux recherches juridiques, Enquêtes criminelles, Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (2016–2017)

    Formerly Commis de soutien, Greffe des Cours Fédérales, Services Administratif des Tribunaux Judiciaires (2014–2016)

  • Fawn Jackson · Chief Research & Sustainable Production Officer
  • Lucie Bérubé · Chief Operating Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Assistante de Recherche, Total Diet Study, Federal Health Department (1994–1994)

  • Matt Morrison · Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Maxime Blais · Advisor, Government and Regulatory Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Adjointe Parlementaire, Bureau du Député Rhéal Fortin, Chambre des Communes (2025–2026)

    Formerly Adjointe parlementaire, Bureau du Député René Villemure, Chambre des Communes (2024–2025)

    Formerly Adjointe de recherche parlementaire, Bureau de la Sénatrice Julie Miville Dechênes, Sénat Canadien (2023–2024)

  • Nicole Francine Sillett · Interim Chief Research & Sustainable Production Officer
  • Rebecca Lindell · Strategist, Corporate Communications Former public office holder

    Formerly Internal Communications Advisor, Communications Directorate, Senate of Canada (2021–2025)

    Formerly Writer, Communications Directorate, Senate of Canada (2020–2021)

    Formerly Student, Office of the Honourable John Baird, House of Commons (2007–2007)

    Formerly Communications assistant, Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Secretariat (2006–2006)

  • Steve Couture · Head Economist
  • Vanessa Schwarz · Director, Corporate Communications

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), 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), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (28)
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the European Union (EU).
  • Advocating for an updated Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition.
  • Advocating for the integration of dairy and supply management into Canada’s National Food Security Strategy to safeguard reliable domestic production, protect rural farm viability, and guarantee Canadians year-round access to fresh, high-quality dairy products.
  • Advocating for the publication of educational materials for farmers in relation to the requirements of the Feed Regulations.
  • Advocating to improve the regulatory burden of the feed regulations on farmers.
  • Advocating for a new Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition.
  • Advocating that government mandate the application of a rural-agricultural and economic lens to the policy development process for any policy with implications for farmers and rural Canada.
  • Discussing Health Canada's next steps around the regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer clones and their offspring, and any implications for dairy farmers.
  • Advocating for a health claim for yogurt and type II diabetes.
  • Advocating for the adoption of the Digestible Indispensible Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) as Canada's official protein quality assessment methodology.
  • Advocating for the protection of dairy standards of identity and compositional standards, and against the misuse of standardized dairy terms by non-dairy or lab-made products.
  • Advocating for improved Canadian access to a wide range of critically needed veterinary healthcare tools to help improve animal welfare and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
  • Advocating for increased federal livestock traceability requirements.
  • Discussing dairy farmers' role in supporting the federal framework and action plan on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.
  • Advocating for support to help farmers adjust to recent updates to the farm building code and freedom of movement requirements under the revised Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle.
  • Collaborating with officials on the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery relating to animal health emergencies, such as disease events or natural disasters.
  • Advocating that the government maintain funding for programs under the next Agricultural Policy Framework (e.g. programs that support on-farm sustainability and best management practices, research, disaster relief, outbreak mitigation, business risk management, etc).
  • Advocating for exemptions from duplicative farm-level reporting requirements under Phase II of the Federal Plastics Registry.
  • Advocating that the federal government maintain funding where possible and ensure continuity of dairy research and that no negative impacts occur to dairy research as a result of recent funding cuts.
  • Advocating on the importance of maintaining programs and funding that support on-farm best management practices as we work towards our mutual sustainability goals.
  • Advocating that the government take care to ensure no direct/indirect impacts to supply management or the functioning of the system occur as a result of any changes to facilitate interprovincial trade.
  • Advocating that the government ensure the appropriate allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas under the Comprehensive Review of the Allocation and Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas for Dairy, Poultry and Egg Products.
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with ASEAN.
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the United Kingdom.
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with Mercosur.
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the U.S.
  • Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations at the WTO.
  • Advocating for increased resources for CBSA and CFIA border enforcement of dairy regulations. This includes ensuring rigorous trade compliance of dairy imports to prevent circumvention of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and upholding domestic standards for all imported dairy products.

Registration 963743-513-119. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Jacques Lefebvre (241), Annie AcMoody (63), Lucie Bérubé (56).

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Sophie Beecher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jason Baillargeon · Director of Food Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Sandra Newsome · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Renee St-Amant · Senior Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Mary-Jane Ireland · Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges) Read more

    Animal Health - development of the Animal Health Canada with CFIA and AAFC.

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Food and Drug Act and its accompanying regulations as it applies to the labelling and advertising of dairy products

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Robert Dias Fleming · Parliamentary Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management.

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Carney · Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges) Read more

    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management.

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Chantal Tshimanga · Staff - Secretary of State (Rural), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Annachat Kochhar · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management.

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    • Claudia Gallant · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management. Read more

    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices.

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Annie AcMoody · In-house (organization)

    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management.

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Francis Lord · Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Donald Boucher · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges) Read more

    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Hurley · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Environment, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management. Read more

    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Roy Karam · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Health Canada's consultation and next steps around regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer clones.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • serena smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Minister of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Health Canada's consultation and next steps around regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer clones.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Hurley · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Environment, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Climate Change / Environment Farm practices for greenhouse gas mitigation; documenting programs that exist provincially and federally that are available to dairy producers; promoting best management practices. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management. Read more

    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.