Canadian Meat Council

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

1. 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

   July 28, 2026 · Tamara Kronis · Conservative · Immigration; Industry; International Trade; Labour; Agriculture

2. Canada-U.S. relations: Ensuring that the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) continues in its entirety.

   July 16, 2026 · Kody Blois · Liberal · International Trade; Agriculture

3. Labour: Advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

   June 17, 2026 · Patty Hajdu · Liberal · Immigration; Labour; Agriculture

4. 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.

   May 28, 2026 · Heath MacDonald · Liberal · Health; Industry; Internal Trade; International Trade; Agriculture

5. Canada US Regulatory Cooperation: The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for greater regulatory alignment between Canada and the U.S. to achieve enhanced equivalency of inspection systems.

   April 30, 2026 · Stephanie Kusie · Conservative · Industry; International Trade

6. Canada-China: Advocating for tariff-free access to the Chinese market for Canadian beef and pork exports.

   April 21, 2026 · Anita Anand · Liberal · International Trade; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs

7. Labour: The Canadian Meat Council is advocating for a permanent food processing immigration stream, stemming from the success of the Agri-Food Pilot.

   March 10, 2026 · Brad Vis · Conservative · Immigration; Labour

8. International Barriers to Trade: The Canadian Meat Council seeks 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.

   February 18, 2026 · Heath MacDonald · Liberal · International Trade

9. 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.

   January 29, 2026 · Pauline Rochefort · Liberal · Employment and Training; Health; International Trade; Agriculture; Taxation and Finance

10. Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Ensure that Canada continues to follow a science-based and risk-based regulatory approval system for food, especially for new and emerging technologies.

    January 22, 2026 · John Barlow · Conservative · Health; Industry; Internal Trade; Agriculture

Full meeting log

69 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.