Lobbying organisation

Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM)

23 meetings with public office holders, May 1, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026.

284 meetings on record since the registry opened in 2008.

Meetings over time

  • May 2025: 2 meetings, with Harpreet Kochhar, Nipun Vats
  • Jun 2025: 0 meetings
  • Jul 2025: 1 meeting, with Tom Rosser
  • Aug 2025: 0 meetings
  • Sep 2025: 0 meetings
  • Oct 2025: 0 meetings
  • Nov 2025: 7 meetings, with Kody Blois, Marianne Dandurand, Carlos Leitao, Maggie Chi, John Barlow
  • Dec 2025: 0 meetings
  • Jan 2026: 0 meetings
  • Feb 2026: 6 meetings, with Nipun Vats, Dan Lussier, Benjamin Ebadi, Andrew Goldstein, Heath MacDonald
  • Mar 2026: 0 meetings
  • Apr 2026: 4 meetings, with Benjamin Ebadi, Tom Rosser, Chris Moran, Sophie Chatel, Yasmin Veiga
  • May 2026: 2 meetings, with Dan Lussier, Ezechiel Nana
  • Jun 2026: 1 meeting, with Mark Schaan, Nipun Vats
May 2025peak 7 in a monthJun 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Who they met

Senators1 met · 1 meeting
Not in Arena's member list18 met · 30 meetings
  • Dan Lussier
  • Nipun Vats
  • Tom Rosser
  • Andrew Goldstein
  • Benjamin Ebadi
  • Guy Gallant
  • Marnie McBean
  • Mary Robinson
  • Todd Lewis
  • Chris Moran
  • Ezechiel Nana
  • Harpreet Kochhar
  • John McNair
  • Lawrence Hanson
  • Mark Schaan
  • Sharon Burey
  • Tracy Muggli
  • Yasmin Veiga

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) (12) · House of Commons (11) · Senate of Canada (10) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (6) · Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) (3) · National Defence (DND) (1)

In their own words

  • Provide advice to federal departments and agencies regarding Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities, and in particular Agricultural, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities related to skills development and capacity, funding and partnerships in scientific research and the technology transfer / extension to users of the research findings. Advice on regulations in related subjects.
  • Communicating to Members of Parliament and Senate, federal departments and agencies a long term and comprehensive view of the role of research and post-secondary education as it relates to agriculture, food and nutrition, animals and health, in the growth of economic and societal wealth of Canada.
  • Collaboration among Science and Technology and Policy Branches, and Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine faculties of member universities, regarding the development and implementation of research clusters of federal and university organizations.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.