12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ / Aaron Skelton, President and CEO

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-21

Who is lobbying?

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ (Address, activities & membership)

Aaron Skelton, President and CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health	Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization. GMO mandated labelling for food.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.	Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization. GMO mandated labelling for food.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.	Regulation

Subject matters in previous versions

Agriculture
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Aaron Skelton, President and CEO | No public offices held

Registration number: 947026-15463
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-04-22	Anna Gainey, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-09	Michelle Ferreri, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-09	Andréanne Larouche, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-08	Luc Thériault, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-04	Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-04	Randeep Sarai, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-03	Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-03-18	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-03-04	Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-02-21	Don Davies, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-02-16	Finn Long, Policy Coordinator House of Commons	Health
2024-02-13	Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-02-13	Dr. Celia Lourenco, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Natalie Page, Director General Health Canada (HC)	Health
2024-02-13	Majid Jowhari, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-01-16	Yvan Baker, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-12-20	Dennis Laurie, Policy Advisor House of Commons Scott Reid, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-12-11	Gord Johns, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-12-07	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-12-01	Desmond Mills, Policy Analyst for MP Blaine Calkins House of Commons	Health
2023-11-27	Rob Morrison, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-11-24	Emma Drake, Senior Policy Advisor for MP Mary Eng House of Commons	Health
2023-11-23	Don Davies, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-11-21	Dean Allison, Member of Parliament House of Commons Parm Bains, Member of Parliament House of Commons John Brassard, Member of Parliament House of Commons Bev Busson, Senator Senate of Canada Earl Dreeshan, Member of Parliament House of Commons Cameron Durkin, Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ted Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ed Fast, Member of Parliament House of Commons Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ken Hardie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Majid Jowhari, Member of Parliament House of Commons Arpan Khanna, Member of Parliament House of Commons Robert Kitchen, Member of Parlilament House of Commons Michael Kram, Member of Parliament House of Commons Damien C. Kurek, Member of Parliament House of Commons Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dane Lloyd, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons Shuvaloy Majumdar, Member of Parliament House of Commons Glen Motz, Member of Parliament House of Commons Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament House of Commons Scott Reid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Anna Roberts, Member of Parliament House of Commons Doug Shipley, Member of Parliament House of Commons Clifford Small, Member of Parliament House of Commons Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons Warren Steinley, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-11-08	Marie-Laurence Lapointe, Policy Analyst for MP P Rodriguez House of Commons Jamee St-Hilaire, Policy advisor House of Commons	Health
2023-10-30	Dr. Celia Lourenco, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-10-26	Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-10-10	Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons \| House of Commons, House of Commons	Health
2023-10-05	Celia Lourenco, Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Tako Van Popta, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-09-25	Peter Farrell, Legislative Assistant House of Commons Luc Thériault, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-09-18	Jean-Sebastien Bock, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC) Jill Pilgrim, Deputy Director of Policy and Legal Affairs to the Federal Minister of Health Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-08-23	Don Davies, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-08-15	Bianca Hossain, Policy Advisor House of Commons Shristi Radhakrishnan, Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff) Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Sameer Zuberi, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-08-03	Parm Bains, Member of Parliament House of Commons Randeep Sarai, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-07-28	Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN) Galen Richardson, Senior Regional Advisor, West and North Finance Canada (FIN)	Health
2023-07-28	Cameron Yung, Policy Advisor (Western Office, Health) Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-07-14	Amanda Oliviera, Political Staff for MP Joyce Murray House of Commons	Health
2023-07-12	Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Rob Morrison, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-07-07	Luc Thériault, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-07-07	Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-28	Yvan Baker, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-20	Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-16	Roxanne Lewis, Director of Policy Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-06-16	Celia Lourenco, Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Alain Lumbroso, Director \| Strategic Planning and Accountability, Health Canada (HC) Amanda Moir, Associate Director General Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-06-15	Brad Vis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-12	Charles Sousa, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-08	Dean Allison, Member of Parliament House of Commons Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons Claude Carignan, Senator Senate of Canada Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Michael D. Chong, Member of Parliament House of Commons Don Davies, Member of Parliament House of Commons Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ted Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons Robert Kitchen, Member of Parlilament House of Commons Damien C. Kurek, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament House of Commons Patricia Lattanzio, Member of Parliament House of Commons Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament House of Commons Lucie Moncion, Senator Senate of Canada Kim Pate, Senator Senate of Canada Donald Neil Plett, Senator Senate of Canada Judy Sgro, Member of Parliament House of Commons Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons Scott Tannas, Senator Senate of Canada Adam Van Koeverden, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-08	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-06-07	Dr. Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health

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CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ - Address, activities & membership

Address:

235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 201
Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
Canada

Telephone number: 416-497-6939

Contact information in previous versions
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 201
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 231
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 201
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 240
  
  Fax number: 416-497-3214
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 240
  
  Fax number: 416-497-3214
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 240
  
  Fax number: 416-497-2947
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 225
  
  Fax number: 416-497-3214
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939
  
  Fax number: 416-497-3214
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939
  
  Fax number: 416-497-3214
- 235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
  Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-497-6939
  
  Fax number: 888-292-2947

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) is a non-profit federally chartered trade association. CHFA represents hundreds of member businesses across Canada, which include manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers of natural and organic products. The types of products include food, vitamins and mineral supplements, herbal products, homeopathics, sports nutrition products, health and beauty aids, and more.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) is a non-profit federally chartered trade association. CHFA represents over 1,000 member businesses across Canada, which include manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers of natural and organic products. The types of products include food, vitamins and mineral supplements, herbal products, homeopathics, sports nutrition products, health and beauty aids, and more.
- THE CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION (CHFA) IS A NON-PROFIT FEDERALLY CHARTERED TRADE ASSOCIATION. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRY SUB SECTORS SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS, HERBALS, HOMEOPATHICS, SPORTS AND NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, PACKAGED FOODS AND ORGANIC FOODS. CHFA MEMBERS BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO NATURAL HEALTH FOODS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IS THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF EVERY CANADIAN. TO THAT END, THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE CANADIAN HEALTH PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Our members include manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and importers of natural and organic products. Membership categories: Retailer, Supplier and Associate.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- RETAIL MEMBERS-MASTER RETAIL, ASSOCIATE RETAIL, PROVISIONAL RETAIL, AND GYMS & WEIGHT LOSS CLINICSSUPPLIER MEMBERS-FULL SUPPLIER AND ASSOCIATE SUPPLIER

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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