June 5, 2020 (Meeting 15)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Marilyn Braun-Pollon, Vice-President, Western Canada and Agri-Business
Equestrian Canada
Kristy House, Manager, Welfare and Industry
Richard Mongeau, Acting Executive Director, Cheval Québec
Hutten Family Farm
Ted Hutten, Owner
Maraîchers L&L Inc.
Catherine Lefebvre, Vice-President
Noggins Corner Farm II Ltd
Andrew Bishop, Owner
Union des producteurs agricoles
Catherine St-Georges, Consultant, Marketing
May 29, 2020 (Meeting 13)
Canadian Canola Growers Association
Dave Carey, Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council
Jean-Michel Laurin, President and Chief Executive Officer
Joël Cormier, Chair of the Board
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Benoît Fontaine, Chair of the Board
Michael Laliberté, Executive Director
Fédération des producteurs d’œufs du Québec
Denis Frenette, Assistant Director General
Paulin Bouchard, President and Chief Executive Officer
Grain Growers of Canada
Erin Gowriluk, Executive Director
Jeff Nielsen, Chair of the Board
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Rory McAlpine, Senior Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations
May 27, 2020 (Meeting 12)
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
Cyr Couturier, Chair
Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director
Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association
Janet Krayden, Workforce Expert
Ryan Koeslag, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Bobby Matheson, Vice-President, Advocacy
David Wiens, Vice-President
Pierre Lampron, President
Dairy Processors Association of Canada
Mathieu Frigon, President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Barrett, Chair
Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services
Ken Forth, President
Sue Williams, General Manager, CanAg Travel
May 22, 2020 (Meeting 11)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Louis Dumas, Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations
Marian Campbell Jarvis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
Matt de Vlieger, Director General, Immigration
Department of Employment and Social Development
Jonathan Wallace, Director General, Temporary Foreign Workers Program
Hon. Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
May 15, 2020 (Meeting 10)
Bio-En Power Inc.
Earl Brubacher, Manager, Operations
Canadian Horticultural Council
Brian Gilroy, President
Jan VanderHout, Vice-President
Canadian Produce Marketing Association
Ron Lemaire, President
Food & Consumer Products of Canada
Carla Ventin, Senior Vice-President, Government Relations
United Potato Growers of Canada
Kevin MacIsaac, General Manager
Ray Keenan, Chairman
Whyte's Foods Inc.
Elisabeth Kawaja, President
Philippe Blondin, Vice-President of Procurement
May 12, 2020 (Meeting 9)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Colleen Barnes, Vice-President, Policy and Programs
Canadian Pork Council
René Roy, First Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
Rick Bergmann, Chair of the Board of Directors
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Annette Gibbons, Associate Deputy Minister
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
National Cattle Feeders' Association
Janice Tranberg, President and Chief Executive Officer
Michel Daigle, Chair of the Board of Directors
Union des producteurs agricoles
Isabelle Bouffard, Director, Research and Agricultural Policy Directorate
Marcel Groleau, Chair
May 8, 2020 (Meeting 8)
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
Claire Citeau, Executive Director
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Bob Lowe, President
Fawn Jackson, Director, International and Government Relations
Tyler Fulton, Director
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Mary Robinson, President
Scott Ross, Assistant Executive Director
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec
Dimitri Fraeys, Vice-President
Sylvie Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer
Food and Beverage Canada
James Donaldson, Member of the Board of Directors
Kathleen Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer
Retail Council of Canada
Jason McLinton, Vice-President, Grocery Division and Regulatory Affairs
May 5, 2020 (Meeting 7)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Colleen Barnes, Vice-President, Policy and Programs
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister
Frédéric Seppey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch