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Lobbying by Canadian Sugar Institute: 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

Canadian Sugar Institute

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
25
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 1, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 1, 2026

Filed by Sandra Marsden, PRESIDENT

Lobbyists

  • Betti-Jo Ruston · Vice President, Trade Policy
  • Sandra Marsden · PRESIDENT

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Bilateral and regional trade agreements: Monitor implementation with respect to market access and trade balance for sugar and sugar containing food products.
  • World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations: seeking the multilateral reduction of tariff and quota barriers in the US and other export markets, reduced domestic and export subsidies and other programs that distort pricing and international markets.
  • Trade distorting international trade policies, programs: Seeking government actions to oppose international trade distorting policies that threaten Canadian sugar market.
  • Nutrition and food labelling regulations: Advocating for science-based and non-misleading labelling of sugars on food products.
  • Health Canada and Statistics Canada: advocating for use of accurate sugar/sugars terminology in analysis and communications related to Canadian Community Health Survey.
  • CUSMA, in respect of Canada's management of export controls for access to the US market access for Canadian refined sugar and sugar-containing products restricted by US tariff rate quotas. Advocacy to engage government to maintain CUSMA access to the US market for sugar and processed foods and to prevent new US market access restrictions.
  • Competitiveness - providing input to ensure that Canada's food sector is competitive throughout the supply chain, including the transportation infrastructure.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in respect of accurate labelling of sugar and other sweeteners and compliance with origin and sugar-related claims.
  • Canada Customs Tariff as it relates to the classification and entry of sugar products, preserves details related to monitor impacts of international trade issues.
  • Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits.
  • Bilateral and Regional free trade agreements: seeking government support to oppose non-tariff barriers that prevent realization of export gains for sugar and sugar-containing products.

Registration 778721-533-41. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Yuen Pau Woo · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits. Read more

    CUSMA, in respect of Canada's management of export controls for access to the US market access for Canadian refined sugar and sugar-containing products restricted by US tariff rate quotas. Advocacy to engage government to maintain CUSMA access to the US market for sugar and processed foods and to prevent new US market access restrictions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Felipe Alfaro · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Bilateral and regional trade agreements: Monitor implementation with respect to market access and trade balance for sugar and sugar containing food products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Trade Negotiator, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits. Read more

    CUSMA, in respect of Canada's management of export controls for access to the US market access for Canadian refined sugar and sugar-containing products restricted by US tariff rate quotas. Advocacy to engage government to maintain CUSMA access to the US market for sugar and processed foods and to prevent new US market access restrictions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Moran · ADM, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Bilateral and Regional free trade agreements: seeking government support to oppose non-tariff barriers that prevent realization of export gains for sugar and sugar-containing products. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Bilateral and regional trade negotiations achieve commercially meaningful export gains, do not lower Canada's refined sugar tariff in absence of reciprocal export benefits. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Trade distorting international trade policies, programs: Seeking government actions to oppose international trade distorting policies that threaten Canadian sugar market. Read more

    CUSMA, in respect of Canada's management of export controls for access to the US market access for Canadian refined sugar and sugar-containing products restricted by US tariff rate quotas. Advocacy to engage government to maintain CUSMA access to the US market for sugar and processed foods and to prevent new US market access restrictions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Jean-Guy Forgeron · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 3 more
    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Maria Morley · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Operations, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Trade distorting international trade policies, programs: Seeking government actions to oppose international trade distorting policies that threaten Canadian sugar market. Read more

    CUSMA, in respect of Canada's management of export controls for access to the US market access for Canadian refined sugar and sugar-containing products restricted by US tariff rate quotas. Advocacy to engage government to maintain CUSMA access to the US market for sugar and processed foods and to prevent new US market access restrictions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Travers · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Maninder Sidhu · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • David Burkholder · Special Assistant and Regional Advisor, Office of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Larisa Galadza · Head, Canada-US Engagement Task Force, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
    • Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Thoppil · Canada's Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Matthew Mann · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Matthew Smith · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Marie-Claude Bibeau · Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jérémy Gauthier · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Simon Lafortune · Press Secretary, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Tina Green · Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Brenda Baxter · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Jasraj Hallan · Shadow Minister for Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Morgan Breitkreutz · Deputy Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Husain Aboghodieh · Policy Advisor to the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    and 2 more
    • Jessie Pierre · Director, Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Elie Kallab · Policy and Stakeholder Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Jérémy Gauthier · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alison Porter · Senior Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Marie Claude Bibeau · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Zhang · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Doug Forsyth · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Bruce Christie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jay Allen · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Aaron Fowler · Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 2 more
    • Michael Cooper · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kathleen Donohue · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Sandra Marsden · In-house (organization)

    • Arif Virani · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    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.