Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year
No
Business Relationships
Food and Beverage Canada/Aliments et boissons Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Food and Beverage Canada/Aliments et boissons Canada is not a coalition.
Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity
The activities of Food and Beverage Canada/Aliments et boissons Canada are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Food and Beverage Canada/Aliments et boissons Canada 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
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
International Trade
Labour
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
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.
Policies or Program
Facilitating the entry into Canada of technicians required to maintain critical infrastructure
Grocery Code of Conduct: Asking that the federal government lead the development of a Code of Conduct related to relationships in Canada's food supply chain.
Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund
Labour: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour
Refugees - requesting resettlement programs for refugees
Science and Technology: ISED policies and programs to promote innovation and technology adoption in the food and beverage processing sector
Science and Technology: Policies and programs to develop, maintain and adapt cybersecurity within the food and beverage processing sector
Policies or Program, Regulation
Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
Health: Policies and regulations related to food and beverage products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations, modifications to the Food Guide, modifications the Food and Drugs Regulations.
Immigration - requesting pathways to permanent residence for Temporary Foreign Workers
Regulatory Modernization: Regulations and Policies to modernize Canada's approach to regulating.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Regulation
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
Who is being lobbied?
Government Institutions
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
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: