Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf / Curtis Frank, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Curtis Frank, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 955097-5030

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 336

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 10

Version 6 of 48 (2008-03-19 to 2008-07-01)

Version 6 of 48 (2008-03-19 to 2008-07-01) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
30 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1500
Toronto, ON  M4V 3A2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-926-2000
Fax number: 416-926-2018  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Michael McCain, President & C.E.O.  
Description of activities: Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is Canada's leading food processor exporting to over 80 countries around the world. In its Protein Value Chain operations are fresh and processed meats, animal nutrition, hog production and rendering operations. Its Bakery Products Group comprises Maple Leaf Foods Inc.'s 87.97% ownership of Canada Bread Company, Limited a leading producer of value-added fresh bakery products, frozen bread products and fresh pasta and sauces.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Canada Bread Atlantic Limited
35 Botsford Street Extension
Moncton, NB
Canada E1C 1S3

Canada Bread Company, Limited
10 Four Seasons Place
Toronto, ON
Canada M9B 6H7

Canada Bread Frozen Bakery Ltd.
10 Four Seasons Place
Toronto, ON
Canada M9B 6H7

Larsen Packers Limited
633 Main Street
Moncton, NB
Canada E1C 9X9

Maple Leaf Consumer Foods Inc.
321 Courtland Avenue
Kitchener, ON
Canada N2G 3X8

Multi-Marques Inc.
3455 Avenue Francis-Hughes
Laval, QC
Canada H7L 5A5

Schneider Corporation
321 Courtland Avenue
Kitchener, ON
Canada N2G 3X8

Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Mary-Anne Chantler
Position title: V.P. Purchasing & Supply Chain
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Don Davidson
Position title: VP, Business Development, Government & Industry Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Douglas Dodds
Position title: Chief Strategy Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Kevin Golding
Position title: President, Rothsay Rendering
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Wayne Johnson
Position title: Senior V.P. & Chief Human Resources Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ronald Judge
Position title: VP, Food Safety/Quality
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard Lan
Position title: C.O.O., Food Group
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Coral Manastersky
Position title: Manager, Beef Procurement, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Rory McAlpine
Position title: V.P. Government & Industry Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: G. McCain
Position title: Chairman of the Board
Public offices held: No
 
Name: J. McCain
Position title: President & C.O.O. Agribusiness Group
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael McCain
Position title: President and C.E.O.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: C. McLean
Position title: President, Fresh Bakery
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bruce Miyashita
Position title: Vice-President, Six Sigma
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bernard Moser
Position title: Vice-President, Alternative Fuels
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Judy Petker
Position title: Director, Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Smith
Position title: Vice-President, Corporate Engineering
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gary Stott
Position title: Senior Director of Government and Industry Relations, Western Region
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Vels
Position title: Exec. V.P. & Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard Young
Position title: President, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Revenue Canada (RC), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Environment, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: 1. Trade matters relating to food products.2. Construction and operation of biodiesel plant.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Matters relating to1. trade relating to export of food products2. agriculture, including transportation, consumer legislation, packaging and labelling, international trade in food products and agricultural commodities. 3. regional development.4. labour legislation
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Agriculture Policy Framework
Regulation amendments to the food safety regulations (food standards)
Regulation Amendments to the meat inspection regulations
Policy or Program Asia-Pacific Gateway
Legislative Proposal Bill C-51, Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act
Legislative Proposal Bill C-517 - GMO Labelling
Policy or Program Bio-fuels Strategy
Policy or Program Health Canada's Blueprint for Renewal
Regulation Health Claims Regulatory Framework
Policy or Program Temporary Foreign Worker Program




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