12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canada Grains Council / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Registration Summary

Inactive - Activity Ended: 2023-10-17

Who is lobbying?

Canada Grains Council (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Canada Grains Council is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Canada Grains Council is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The activities of Canada Grains Council are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Canada Grains Council does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Lobby for grants related to cross-commodity market access activities in the grain sector.
Lobby for grants related to sustainability in the grain sector.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Lobby for effective trade negotiations and enforcement provisions in key export markets, in particular as it relates to technical barriers to trade and regulatory cooperation.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Lobby for implementation of national and international low-level presence (LLP) standards in commercial grain and seed.
Lobby for trade facilitative approach to regulation nationally and internationally on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of pesticides on grain.

Regulation

Lobby for clear, science and risk-based approach to regulation of new plant breeding innovation.
Lobby for provisions in the Clean Fuels Regulations that accurately depict the carbon intensity of Canadian grains.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Halifax Port Authority
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Montreal Port Authority
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Prince Rupert Port Authority
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Thunder Bay Port Authority
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

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 is the lobbyist?

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Designated public offices held

Consulting Firm

T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc. (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 895656-339130
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Natural Resources Canada, Office of the Minister	October 2008 to April 2009	April 29, 2009
Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services Parliament of Canada, Conservative Resource Group	September 2007 to October 2008	Not a designated office
Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division	2000 to 2005	Not a designated office
Policy and Negotiations Analyst Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Litigation Management Branch	1998 to 1999	Not a designated office

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$470,188.00	Yes

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canada Grains Council / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Canada Grains Council (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canada Grains Council / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Canada Grains Council (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Canada Grains Council - Address & Client Representative

T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc.