Meetings with John Barlow reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.Read more
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
Budget:
Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply managementRead more
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.
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply managementRead more
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.
Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
Josh Underwood · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Rene Sylvestre · Director of Strategic Investment, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
McDonald's Canada seeks to engage with government to share information its labour and skills training strategy.Read more
Meeting with public office holders on environmental policy and issues related to plastics, recycling and any other proposed changes to plastics regulations.
McDonald's Canada aims to share the reality in and around restaurants regarding public safety.
McDonald's Canada seeks to inform government about its sourcing and investments in Canadian agriculture commodities.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA – CUSMA and trade disputes (including tariff and non-tariff barriers), in respect of maintaining predictable market access for Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables.Read more
AAFC – Next Policy Framework -- ensuring that the federal government's next agriculture framework represents the needs and interests of edible horticultural growers
Canada's National Food Security Strategy -- ensuring that the strategy represents the interests of edible horticulture growers.
Agriculture Policy Framework/Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. In respect to supporting development and implementation of a safe food supply chain for the Canadian market place and the ability to trace fresh fruits & vegetables along the supply chain. Also in support of innovation and sector sustainability.Read more
Discussions with government officials regarding the national electricity strategy and the role of propane, renewable propane and rDME in Canada, including their potential as lower-emissions, efficient fuels, in relation to environmental, energy, industry, finance, agriculture and transportation policies.Read more
Advancing Gwich'in treaty rights and interests concerning planned Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Northern Operations and Planned Northern Defence Procurement Expenditures.Read more
Directly responding to White Papers and working groups related to potential changes with respect to the proposed amalgamated Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program.
The goal of lobbying activities is to advocate for the diverse needs of the Alberta Greenhouse Industry. Specifically, to ensure the agricultural stream of the TFW program continues.Read more
Engage the Government of Canada on amending the lifecycle carbon intensity calculation methodologies of certain renewable fuelsRead more
Discussion of policies or programs that will help to support and sustain Canada’s clean fuels industry, in the context of new and emerging trade barriers arising from the current trade dispute with the United States
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.Read more
Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans
The rules and regulations pertaining to requirements for farmer in the Clean Fuels Standard
Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeansRead more
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.
Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.
The rules and regulations pertaining to requirements for farmer in the Clean Fuels Standard
Regulation of pesticides under the Pest Management Regulatory AgencyRead more
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
Tariffs on fertilizer coming into Canada
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.
Clean Fuels Standard regulations and how they work for farmers
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.Read more
Trade-enabling infrastructure, advocating for investments in infrastructure essential to the export of Canadian grain and grain products.
Grain research and development, particularly ensuring that AAFC is properly staffed and resourced, continues downstream research, return to former levels of research funding, and modernize their R&D infrastructure and technology.
Advocating for a fair and efficient railway transportation system that serves the needs of grain producers.
Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement.Read more
Next policy framework (NPF) - inclusion of national Organic Action Plan recommendations.
Organic specific programs and policies to support sector advancement
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.
Bi-lateral Trade Negotiations as it relates to the import regime and tariff rate quota for turkey and the WTO.Read more
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.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA / CBSA – CUSMA and trade disputes (including tariff and non-tariff barriers), in respect of maintaining predictable market access for Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables.Read more
Zachary Nixon · Special Advisor, Ontario Regiion, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Organic Standards Review as it relates to maintaining equivalent standards with the U.S.Read more
Renewal of Canada- United States- Mexico Free trade agreement (CUSMA). OGVG seeks renewal of CUSMA in its current form. Specifically, food such as greenhouse vegetables and food inputs remain tariff free.
Sebastian Clarke · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Edelman will arrange meetings and assist the client to engage with government officials and decision-makers to better educate them on the work of Protein Industries Canada.Read more
Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the U.S.Read more
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.
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.
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