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: 460

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health	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.	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Health	Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Health	Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization.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.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
Health	Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Health	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

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)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
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)
Justice Canada (JC)
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 hundreds of 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

Aaron Skelton, President and CEO

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

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Aaron Skelton, President and CEO | 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

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:: 2025-08-29

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Registration - In-house Organization

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

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Associated Communications

Version 38 of 39 (2025-10-09 to 2025-10-24)

Version 38 of 39 (2025-10-09 to 2025-10-24)

Subject Matter Details

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