Meetings with Heath MacDonald reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
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Newest first, back to November 2021 if Heath MacDonald held office then.
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Reported by Charles Philippe Thibault · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Ministre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chef de cabinet, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Démarches afin de sensibiliser les acteurs gouvernementaux aux impacts positifs des initiatives actuelles et futures de La Tablée des Chefs pour les jeunes et les personnes en situation de vulnérabilité. Ces démarches visent notamment à faire valoir l’importance de sa mission, à encourager la participation des ministres et des députés à ses évènements et à mieux comprendre les orientations du gouvernement en soutien alimentaire. Read more
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Reported by Barry Senft · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Plant Breeding Programs in Canada Read more
The impact of tariffs on the Canadian Seed Industry
Seed Regulatory Modernization - update of the Seeds Regulations to encourage growth, reduce burden and promote the seeds sector.
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Reported by William Huber · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Drought Impact - Business risk management tools will have to be maintained and possibly enhanced if drought conditions continue Read more
International trade with respect to canola, wheat, durum, lentils, beef and potash exports.
Fertilizer reduction – focus on an absolute emissions reduction, rather than an intensity-based target, is misplaced and will likely cause severe economic harm & more emissions can be reduced through increased uptake of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program while improving the competitiveness and profit of farmers
Food Security – the importance of enhancing agricultural infrastructure, mitigating food inflation and rising fuel costs, ensuring fertilizer availability and recognition for sustainable farming practices.
Financial assistance programs for agricultural producers, ensuring that they serve to maintain and increase competitiveness and success of the agricultural sector.
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Reported by Codie Nagy · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agi-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers. Read more
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Reported by Joshua Matthewman · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement.
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Reported by Karen Murchison · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement. Read more
Continued funding for regulated standards review process. Funding for research and development.
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Reported by Tia Loftsgard · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Organic Products Regulations, regarding ongoing implementation and administrative policies Read more
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, Part 13 Organic Products
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Reported by Jeff Harrison · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans Read more
Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
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Reported by Crosby Devitt · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada's policy with respect to the rules governing the design and funding of Agristability and Agrirecovery programs that are part of Canada's Business Risk Management Programs for Agriculture. Policies related to the Clean Fuels Standard Read more
Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans.
Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
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Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Member of Parliament, Health Canada (HC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Pierce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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, Canadian Dairy Farming, and Supply Management issues in Bill C-282 (An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act)
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Reported by Lucie Bérubé · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Member of Parliament, Health Canada (HC)
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
Discretionary Food Fortification policy of Health Canada. DFC has particular interest in the discretionary food fortification of non-nutritious foods and vitamin fortification of dairy products.
Explicit and implied Health Claims related to dairy and non-dairy products
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Reported by Vicky Morrison · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Ask government to ensure that both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) have the resources and training programs they need to adequately enforce dairy regulations and production standards. Read more
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management.
Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.
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Reported by David Wiens · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Paul MacKinnon · President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture - to defend and promote the supply management system in Canada. Read more
Agriculture and International Trade - Promote and defend Canada's supply management system as it relates to the World Trade Organization and Canada-European Trade Agreement negotiations, as well as other bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
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Reported by Robert Ghiz · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Telecommunications policy and regulations, including spectrum and telecommunications policies that foster investment in the expansion and enhancement of broadband and wireless networks. Read more
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Reported by Christopher White · In-house (organization)
- Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jonathan Alomoto · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Michelle Cooper · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
International Barriers to Trade: The Canadian Meat Council seeks to eliminate or prevent out-dated, overly burdensome, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate technical requirements in other countries that can create unnecessary obstacles to trade, reduce competition and prevent Canadian exporters from participating in global supply under the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements. The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for strengthened regulatory cooperation initiatives in regional, plurilateral and multilateral trade agreements to further facilitate trade. Read more
Market Access for Canadian Meat Exports Program: The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for a 5-year $10 million Market Access for Canadian Meat Exports Program to help Canada’s meat packing and processing industry take full advantage of the export opportunities created by new international trade agreements.
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Reported by Chris Davison · In-house (organization)
- Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jonathan Alomoto · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Michelle Cooper · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Working to secure market access for Canadian canola products Read more
Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products.
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Reported by Greg Cherewyk · In-house (organization)
- Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jonathan Alomoto · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Michelle Cooper · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Working to maintain and strengthen market access for Canadian pulses and special crops in China and India.
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Reported by Michael Bourque · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Input on economic and fiscal policy as it relates to the fertilizer industry in Canada and its global competitiveness. Read more
Input on climate change and greenhouse gas policy, strategies.
Seeking government action to recognize fertilizer as an essential good necessary for both domestic and global food production.
Engaging the government on its initiative to reduce fertilizer emissions by 30% from 2020 levels.
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Reported by Jelmer Wiersma · Consultant
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Robert Ianiro · VP, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- A Mewyers · Sr. Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- J Eishami · Special Assistant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Discussions encouraging the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to recognize the Turkey Farmers of Canada’s animal care program. Read more
Discussions regarding Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), to ensure that the present supply management arrangement continues as is.
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Reported by Phil Boyd · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Robert Ianiro · Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Arianna Myers · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Jumana Elsham · Special Assistant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), funds for the development and implementation of food safety or animal care programs, with regard to ensuring on-farm programming is current. Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) collection of feed pricing data and its accuracy, regarding feed input costs in the production of turkeys.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - POULTRY REJECTION PROJECT: Turkey Farmers of Canada closely monitors revision to poultry inspection practices which negatively impact producers or undermines the competitiveness of the processing sector due to cost recovery/downloading of inspection responsibilities.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Canada Poultry Import Regime; the administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
Biosecurity: Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) works closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to ensure that the industry operates under strict bio-security guidelines, to eradicate any diseases of significance if they emerge, and ensure adequate compensation is available for those producers that must have their flocks euthanized due to an ordered cull.
Bi-lateral Trade Negotiations as it relates to the import regime and tariff rate quota for turkey and the WTO.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Animal Disease programs/protocols related to the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Health of Animals Act Poultry Inspection Programs, with respect to implications for turkey farmers shipping birds to federally registered processing establishments.
Canadian Border Services - traceability regulations with respect to Poultry Product.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program with respect to turkey.
Canadian Food Safety Quality Program, in respect of development of on-farm food safety programs and on-farm implementation.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations, food products labeling of packaging.
Development of the funding structure for implementation of food safety animal care programs.
CANADIAN INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE, with respect to Turkey Farmers of Canada's (TFC) on-farm food safety systems development, in relationship to the entire food chain.
Health of Animals Act - Compensation for destroyed animals regulations, in respect of avian influenza surveillance or other foreign animal diseases.
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Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour. Read more
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.
International Trade: The provisions of the text of the USMCA as they relate to agriculture and agri-food, including tariff schedules, Tariff Rate Quotas, regulatory cooperation and measures related to non-tariff barriers. Tariff and non-tariff barriers with the United States.
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Reported by Greg Cherewyk · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Working to maintain and strengthen market access for Canadian pulses and special crops.
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Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Support expansion of multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements to reduce tariffs, technical barriers, and non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals. Read more
Support the enforcement and aftercare of implemented trade agreements by encouraging and facilitating technical expertise related to non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals.
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Reported by Chris Davison · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Working to secure market access for Canadian canola products Read more
Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products.
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Reported by Kyle Larkin · In-house (organization)
- Heath MacDonald · Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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- Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, with respect to trade distorting impacts. Read more
Agricultural trade negotiations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Canada-India, Canada-China, with respect to more export market opportunities for grain farmers.
International trade benefitting grain farmers, ensuring that exports of grain and grain products and imports of essential equipment and inputs remain tariff-free.
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.