Registry of Lobbyists
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Industry, International Trade
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Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance: Encouraging the adoption of an increased and permanent accelerated capital cost allowance to match the tax benefits available to the American meat processing sector.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, International Trade
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Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Industry, International Trade
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Canada-EU: Promoting commercially viable access to Europe for Canadian beef and pork under the provisions of the Canada Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Industry, International Trade
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Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation: Seeking greater regulatory alignment between American and Canadian food inspection systems to ensure that Canada remains regulatory competitive.
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Regulation
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Agriculture, International Trade
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Canada-U.S. relations: Ensuring that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) continues in its entirety.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Industry
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency and User Fee Act: Advocating for a review of the CFIA fee structure and establishment of service standards as required by the User Fee Act.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Domestic processing: Advocating for a targeted federal support program to assist small and medium-sized beef processors who are experiencing severe financial stress due to limited cattle supply and rising input costs. The program would aim to stabilize operations, preserve regional processing capacity, and sustain employment through short-term financial relief and resilience measures developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada
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Policies or Program
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International Trade
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International Barriers to Trade: Seeking to eliminate or prevent out-dated, overly burdensome, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate technical requirements in other countries that can create unnecessary obstacles to trade, reduce competition and prevent Canadian exporters from participating in global supply under the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements.
The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for strengthened regulatory cooperation initiatives in regional, plurilateral and multilateral trade agreements to further facilitate trade.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Health, Internal Trade
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Interprovincial trade of meat: Advocating for all meat that is processed in Canada and that crosses provincial borders to be inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Immigration, Labour
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Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Health, Science and Technology
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Science-based food regulations: Working with the Government of Canada on a variety of regulations to promote safety, efficiency, and competitiveness.
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Regulation
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Agriculture, Employment and Training, Health, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
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Terrestrial animal diseases: Ensuring the Government of Canada is adequately prepared to respond to foreign animal diseases, including funding support for processors and zoning agreements with key trading partners.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Agriculture, International Trade
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Trade diversification: Working with the government to seek out and sign new free trade agreements with markets that have a potential for increased Canadian meat exports.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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The Canadian Meat Council is the national association representing Canada’s federally licensed meat packers, meat processors and suppliers of goods and services to the meat industry.
Kyle Larkin, President & CEO
End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-12-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | $78,522.02 | Yes |
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