Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Environment
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Biotechnology - ensure that Canada's regulatory guidelines on genetic modification and labelling of food are based on scientific principles.
- Food safety - working with government to ensure Canada's food supply remains reliable and safe.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Advertising to Children with regard to promoting industry's self regulatory measures under the children's advertising initiative.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Competitiveness -to ensure that Canada's food and consumer manufacturing sector is competitive throughout the whole supply chain.
- Modernization of food regulations and legislation - advocate to ensure modernization efforts include improvements to the transparency and timeliness of food approvals for novel foods, infant formula, food additives and health claims.
- National Dialogue on Childhood Obesity with regard to demonstrating industry's ongoing committment to the health and wellness of Canadians.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - sharing industry perspectives with government.
- Food and Drug Regulations with regard to the Addition of Vitamins and Minerals to Food (Fortification)- Discretionary fortification will provide opportunities for product innovation in the food manufacturing industry.
Policies or Program
- "Product of Canada/Made in Canada" labelling rules. Advocate to ensure a common sense approach.
- Addressing the presence of illegally labelled or counterfeit food and consumer products
- Chemical Management Plan- priority substances batches with regard to chemicals present in food or food packaging
- Compositional standards for cheese and yogurt concerning the prohibition of ingredients with regards to how processors can produce cheese and yogurt in Canada. Monitoring impact on food processors.
- Food Allergen Precautionary Labelling. Working in consultation with Health Canada to provide input on how to manage precautionary labelling for allergens.
- Growing Forward 2 Consultations with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to ensure the interests of food processors are considered in the federal government's policies and programs.
- International trade negotiations with respect to identifying trade interests and concerns on a global level and improving market access for food and consumer products.
- Nutrition Facts Education Campaign - implementation of program with Health Canada with regard to enabling consumers to make informed food choices.
- Nutrition information with regard to how FCPC is committed to enabling consumers to make informed food choices based on Canada's Food Guide and the Nutrition Facts Table.
- Participation and input into Canada's sodium reduction strategy concerning targets for certain food categories/ sectors and technical aspects of the target - as well as consumer awareness, education and acceptance issues.
- Trans fat reduction- working to meet levels in task force report and compliance monitoring by government
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Red Tape Reduction Commission - ensure that concerns with regulatory approvals for food and operational challenges are put forth.
Regulation
- An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act with respect to ensuring regulations are not overly restrictive for businesses in their communication with customers.
- Canada-US Regulatory Cooperation Council and Beyond the Border initiative with respect to helping ensure a more efficient flow of goods at the border and an improved regulatory environment for Canadian manufacturers.
- Greenhouse gas regulations with regard to reporting requirements for industry
- Natural Health Products Regulations. Working in consultation with government on guidelines for industry and future approvals.
- Pre-Market approvals for food additives, novel foods, infant formula, health claims and functional foods in regard to consulting with Health Canada on improving the process to deal with the backlog and new applications.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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CONSULTATIONS
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Environment Canada
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) is the largest industry association in Canada representing the food and consumer products industry.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
NANCY CROITORU,
PRESIDENT & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Our member companies make and market retailer and national brands sold through grocery, drug, convenience, mass merchandise and foodservice distribution channels.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 600
Toronto, ON M2N 6N5
Canada
Telephone number:
416-510-8024
Fax number:
416-510-8043
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Susan Abel,
Vice President, Safety & Compliance |
No public offices held
- Errol Cerit,
Senior Director, Industry Affairs |
No public offices held
- NANCY CROITORU,
PRESIDENT & CEO |
No public offices held
- Rachel Kagan,
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability Policy |
No public offices held
- Derek Nighbor,
Senior Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs |
No public offices held
- Michelle Saunders,
Vice President, Provincial Government Affairs |
No public offices held
- Phyllis Tanaka,
Vice-President, Food and Nutrition Policy |
No public offices held
- Carla Ventin,
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs |
Public offices held