Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-01
Registrant: Tim Ansems
Client: Chicken Farmers of Canada
Targeted institutions:
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
House of Commons
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Acts: Health of Animals Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Funding for the development and implementation of on-farm programs.
The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) as it relates to supply management.
Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program.
Environment initiatives as they relate to the chicken industry.
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations with respect to production claims on labels.
Tariff classifications, Tariff enforcement, Duties Deferral and Drawback Programs.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency programs related to the chicken industry.
Meat Inspection Regulations with respect to poultry processing.
Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impact on the Canadian chicken sector.
Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) related to chicken products and the chicken sector.
Administration and allocation of the Tariff Rate Quota.
World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements as they relate to the negotiations on agriculture.
Supply management system as it relates to the chicken sector.
Animal Health Products (antimicrobials, vaccines, feed/water additives) availability in Canada
Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.