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Lobbying by Cargill Limited: 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

Cargill Limited

Meetings this Parliament
9
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
27
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 13, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Aug 3, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Jeff Vassart, President

Lobbyists

  • Cynthia Lee · Director - Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Committee Assistant, N/A, House of Commons (2004–2007)

    Formerly Summer Student, N/A, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (2005–2005)

    Formerly Page, N/A, House of Commons (2003–2004)

  • David Anyanwu · Director - Government Relations
  • Jeff Vassart · President, Cargill Limited
  • Jennifer Marchand · Director Government & Industry Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), 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), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

What they're lobbying on (17)
  • Regulatory review and workplans impacting agriculture and agri-food.
  • Labour and Foreign Worker Programs
  • Tariffs, tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), remission and their administration in Canada.
  • Clean Fuels Regulations, their administration and implications for Canadian grain, oilseeds, their products and markets.
  • Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Canada.
  • Programs available to the food industry under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and policy design of Next Agriculture Policy Framework.
  • Programs available to the food industry under federal funds.
  • Policies or programs impacting workforce in federally regulated sectors.
  • Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth & Climate Change policy approach and its administration.
  • Livestock Market Interruption Strategy – impact of development of a national animal health and welfare strategy as it relates to an animal disease outbreak scenario in Canada.
  • Impact of the changes to the traceability regulations in Canada.
  • Government of Canada COVID-19 Response and engagement with industry.
  • Government of Canada approach to mitigating supply chain constraints for industry.
  • Government of Canada approach to infrastructure development and improvements at major ports.
  • Free Trade Agreements negotiations and policy implementation opportunities for Canada agriculture and agri-food sector.
  • CFIA's Inspection Modernization - impact of new inspection requirements for agriculture and agri-food facilities.
  • Aquaculture: Net-pen salmon farming as it relates to licensing and future policy and regulatory framework for BC salmon farming.

Registration 887173-6168-45. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jeff Vassart · In-house (corporation)

    • Abed Harb · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEnvironmentLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeff Vassart · In-house (corporation)

    • Mary Jane Ireland · Exec. Director, Chief Veterinary Off, OIE Delegate Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • David Svab · Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Agriculture

    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.