Registration - In-house Organization

Food Banks Canada / Banques alimentaires Canada / Kirstin Beardsley, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Food Banks Canada / Banques alimentaires Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Kirstin Beardsley, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2009-06-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 951440-226721

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 94

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 12 of 29 (2014-08-19 to 2015-03-16)

Registration versions:

Version 12 of 29 (2014-08-19 to 2015-03-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Education
Employment and Training
Health
Housing
Labour
Pensions
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Changes to the Income Tax Act, regarding the tax treatment of bulk donations of food to charities

Policies or Program

Changes to Employment Insurance that would increase eligibility, particularly for those employed in precarious jobs
Changes to federal investment in affordable housing to help reduce the cost of housing
Changes to funding and evaluation of HRSDC-supported active labour market programming
Changes to the Canada Child Tax Benefit - increasing benefit levels for low-income families
Changes to the Guaranteed Income Supplement, with respect to amounts paid to beneficiaries
Changes to the Working Income Tax Benefit pertaining to tax credit levels
Increase federal investment in northern communities to help reduce domestic food insecurity in the North

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Industry Canada
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Food Banks Canada is a national charitable organization representing the food bank community across Canada. In 2011, Food Banks Canada acquired and shared more than 14 million pounds of donated food through its National Food Sharing System. The organization also conducts research, engages in public education and advocates for public policy change to address the root causes of hunger in Canada.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Katharine Schmidt, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Food Banks Canada membership consists of 10 provincial member food bank associations (Members) and more than 500 affiliate member food banks (Affiliate Members). Food banks that become members of member provincial associations automatically become Affiliate Members of Food Banks Canada.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
5025 Orbitor Drive, Building 2, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y5
Canada

Telephone number: 905-602-5234 Ext. 231
Fax number: 905-602-5614

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Philippe Ozga, Senior Manager, Government Relations | No public offices held
Shawn Pegg, Director, Policy and Research | No public offices held
Katharine Schmidt, Executive Director | No public offices held

Food Banks Canada/Banques alimentaires Canada

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
Food Banks Canada/Banques alimentaires Canada	2009-06-02	current

Food Banks Canada / Banques alimentaires Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Kirstin Beardsley	2022-02-01	Current
Chris Hatch	2018-03-01	2021-11-16
Miriam Lowi-Young	2017-09-04	2018-03-01
Katharine Schmidt	2009-06-02	2017-09-04

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Food Banks Canada / Banques alimentaires Canada / Kirstin Beardsley, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 12 of 29 (2014-08-19 to 2015-03-16)

Version 12 of 29 (2014-08-19 to 2015-03-16)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

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