12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

CROPLIFE CANADA / Pierre Petelle, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2023-01-24

Who is lobbying?

CROPLIFE CANADA (Address, activities & membership)

Pierre Petelle, President & CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Discussion with Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) as to the possibility of an Empty Pesticide Container Program as a condition of pesticide registration
Forward policy and implementation. We are seeking policies and programs that are supportive of plant science technologies.
Own Use Import Program. with regards to health and safety, product access for Canadian growers and address economic outcome.
Plant Biotechnology policy. - policy to be put in place for plant made industrial products, application of confined commercial environmental release policy to plant made industrial products - implementation of increased flexibility in confined field trials for plant biotech products -expanded market access for genetically modified crops
Protection of Proprietary Interests in Pesticides Data (PPIP) Policy - Discussion of policy components. Regulatory directive DIR 2007-03

Policies or Program, Regulation

Fee for service by Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) - changes to User Fee Regulations under Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)
Regulatory Cooperation Council - reducing regulatory burden on Canada - U.S. trade as they pertain to plant science issues

Regulation

Pest Control Products Act and Regulations relating to user import

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Finance Canada (FIN)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Communication techniques

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

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

Who are the lobbyists?

Ian Affleck, Vice President, Plant Biotechnology | Public offices held
Émilie Bergeron, Vice President Chemistry | Public offices held
Gregory Kolz, Vice President Government Affairs | Public offices held
Pierre Petelle, President & CEO | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Dennis Prouse, Vice President, Government Affairs | Public offices held

Registration number: 929694-617
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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
2023-05-09	Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament House of Commons Tony Baldinelli, Member of Parliament House of Commons John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament House of Commons Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Michael Kram, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jeremy Patzer, Member of Parliament House of Commons Kyle Seeback, Member of Parliament House of Commons Rechie Valdez, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment, Health, International Trade, Agriculture
2023-04-24	Husain Aboghodieh, Policy Advisor to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Global Affairs Canada (GAC) John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Morgan Breitkreutz, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Jasraj Singh Hallan, CPC Shadow Minister for Finance House of Commons	Environment, Industry, International Trade, Science and Technology, Agriculture
2023-03-29	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada	Agriculture
2023-03-07	Frédéric Bissonnette, Acting Executive Director \| Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2023-03-07	Yves Perron, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment, Health, Science and Technology, Agriculture
2023-02-06	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jérémy Gauthier, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Alison Porter, Director of Regional Affairs Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	International Trade, Science and Technology, Agriculture
2023-02-06	Marie Claude Bibeau, Minister House of Commons	International Trade, Science and Technology, Agriculture
2022-12-16	Donald Boucher, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Markets and Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2022-12-12	Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister \| Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2022-11-18	Frederic Bissonnette, Acting Executive Director PMRA \| Agriculture, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2022-11-02	Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister \| Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2022-09-21	Yves Perron, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2022-06-30	Abed Harb, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2022-06-21	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2022-06-21	Michael Barrett, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2022-06-09	François-Olivier Picard, Policy advisor \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2022-06-03	Sara Wilshaw, Chief Trade Commissioner Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Agriculture
2022-06-03	Peter Brander, Executive Director PMRA Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture
2022-05-31	Anson Duran, Regional Advisor - Québec Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Yash Nanda, Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of Finance Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Policy Advisor \| Cabinet and Legislative Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Emerson Vandenberg, Director of Policy Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Agriculture
2022-05-30	Manon Bombardier, Assistant Deputy Minister, PMRA Transformation Health Canada (HC)	Agriculture

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CROPLIFE CANADA - Address, activities & membership

Address:

350 Sparks Street, Suite 1201
Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-230-9881 Ext. 3222

Fax number: 613-233-4913

Contact information in previous versions
- 350 Sparks Street, Suite 202
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-9881 Ext. 3222
  
  Fax number: 613-233-4913
- 350 Sparks Street, Suite 202
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-9881 Ext. 3225
  
  Fax number: 613-233-4913
- 350 Sparks Street, Suite 612
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-9881 Ext. 3225
  
  Fax number: 613-233-4913
- 350 Sparks Street, Suite 612
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-9881
  
  Fax number: 613-233-4913
- 627 - 21 FOUR SEASONS PLACE
  ETOBICOKE, ON M9B 6J8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-622-9771
  
  Fax number: 416-622-6764
- 627 - 21 FOUR SEASONS PLACE
  ETOBICOKE, ON M9B 6J8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-622-9771
  
  Fax number: 416-622-6764

Description of the organization's activities:
CROPLIFE CANADA (FORMERLY THE CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS - PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY - FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE, URBAN AND PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS. CROPLIFE CANADA STANDS FOR SAFETY AND INNOVATION IN ALL PRODUCTS SUPPORTED BY A FOUNDATION OF CONTINUOUS RESEARCH AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- CROPLIFE CANADA (FORMERLY THE CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS - PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY - FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE, URBAN AND PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS. CROPLIFE CANADA STANDS FOR SAFETY AND INNOVATION IN ALL PRODUCTS SUPPORTED BY A FOUNDATION OF CONTINUOUS RESEARCH AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP.
- TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MOST OF THE MAJOR CHEMICAL COMPANIES AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS IN CANADA. WE SEEK TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF CROP PROTECTION CHEMISTRY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TO INCREASE CANADIAN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PLANT LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FOOD AND FIBRE. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCESSIBLE AND AUTHORITATIVE VOICE FOR THE PLANT LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY.
- TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MOST OF THE MAJOR CHEMICAL COMPANIES IN CANADA. WE SEEK TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY'S CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND TO INCREASE CANADIAN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FOOD AND FIBRE. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCESSIBLE AND AUTHORITATIVE VOICE FOR THE CROP PROTECTION INDUSTRY.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
CORPORATE MEMBERS WHO ARE CLASSED AS EITHER : ACTIVE MEMBER (VOTING), OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Legislative Advisor Senate of Canada, Office of Sen. Grant Mitchell	May 2016 to February 2020	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Judy Foote, M.P.	September 2012 to February 2015	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Anthony Rota, M.P.	September 2004 to May 2011	Not a designated office
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Murray Calder, M.P.	September 2002 to June 2004	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Vimy Ridge	April 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Beaumont-Hamel	September 2001 to December 2001	Not a designated office
Cultural Interpreter Office of the Governor General, Rideau Hall	September 2000 to March 2002	Not a designated office
Senate Page Senate of Canada, Page Program	September 1998 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Guide Library of Parliament, Guide Program	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Manager, Governance & Outreach CFIA, Governance & Outreach	July 2012 to September 2014	Not a designated office
Manager, Cabinet Affairs CFIA, Cabinet Affairs	February 2010 to July 2012	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor to Executive Director, Plant Health CFIA, Plant Health	2009 to 2010	Not a designated office
Chief, Seed Policy CFIA, Seed Policy	2006 to 2009	Not a designated office
Plant Biosafety Officer CFIA, Plant Health	2004 to 2006	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Director Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues Division, Global Affairs Canada	2017 to 2018	Not a designated office
Deputy Director Technical Trade Policy Division, AAFC	2010 to 2017	Not a designated office
Technical Director American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),, AAFC	2008 to 2010	Not a designated office
Senior trade policy officer Americas Hemisphere division, AAFC	2007 to 2008	Not a designated office
Junior and senior trade policy officer, Technical Trade policy Division Technical Trade policy Division, AAFC	2003 to 2007	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Office of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister	April 1990 to July 1993	Not a designated office
Research Assistant Stan Wilbee, Member of Parliament	January 1989 to January 1990	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Bob Brisco, Member of Parliament	July 1988 to November 1988	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Legislative Advisor Senate of Canada, Office of Sen. Grant Mitchell	May 2016 to February 2020	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Judy Foote, M.P.	September 2012 to February 2015	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Anthony Rota, M.P.	September 2004 to May 2011	Not a designated office
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Murray Calder, M.P.	September 2002 to June 2004	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Vimy Ridge	April 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Beaumont-Hamel	September 2001 to December 2001	Not a designated office
Cultural Interpreter Office of the Governor General, Rideau Hall	September 2000 to March 2002	Not a designated office
Senate Page Senate of Canada, Page Program	September 1998 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Guide Library of Parliament, Guide Program	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2023-05-19

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