Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Aaron Skelton, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-07-05
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947026-15463

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 456

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 10

Version 19 of 36 (2017-11-01 to 2018-01-08)

Registration versions:

Version 19 of 36 (2017-11-01 to 2018-01-08)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Consumer Issues
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Trade
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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.

Policies or Program

Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization.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.

Regulation

Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.
Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Personal importation of natural health products.
Organic Products Regulations – potential incorporation into the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

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)
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)
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)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

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.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Helen Long, President

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.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

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

Telephone number: 416-497-6939 Ext. 240
Fax number: 416-497-3214

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Dave Clark, Vice-President | No public offices held
Krista Jajko, Manager, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Helen Long, President | No public offices held
Fatima Motala, Regulatory Affairs Specialist | No public offices held
Thushandini Sarvanandasivam, Regulatory & Policy Associate | No public offices held

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ	2008-07-02	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Aaron Skelton	2020-09-08	Current
Dan Demers	2020-03-13	2020-09-08
Helen Long	2011-11-21	2020-03-13
Carl Carter	2010-01-01	2011-11-21
Penelope Marrett	2007-07-05	2010-01-01

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 19 of 36 (2017-11-01 to 2018-01-08)

Version 19 of 36 (2017-11-01 to 2018-01-08)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization