Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-28
Registrant: Christine Burke
Client: Convenience Industry Council of Canada
Targeted institutions:
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Legislative bills: C-252
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Arrange meetings to discuss the impact of contraband and illicit tobacco on community safety and convenience stores, highlighting lost government revenues if left unaddressed.
Arrange meetings to discuss the impact of high credit card interchange fees on convenience stores.
Arrange meetings to discuss labour shortages in the convenience sector.
Supplemented Foods: Determine impact of proposed supplemented food regulations on products sold in Canada's convenience stores.
Arrange meetings to discuss regulation and red tape impacting convenience stores, including internal trade barriers.
C-252: Obtain further information on the impacting proposed marketing to kids legislation and regulations may have on the convenience store sector.
Arrange meetings to discuss the public health and youth access consequences associated with the removal of nicotine replacement therapies from convenience stores.
Front of Pack Labelling: Determine how FoP changes will impact convenience store retailers and manufacturers.