Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-02
Registrant: Shaun Vey
Client: Syngenta Canada Inc.
Targeted institutions:
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Senate of Canada
National Research Council (NRC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Health Canada (HC)
Acts: Species at Risk Act
Pest Control Products Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Science and technology as it applies to innovation and investment initiatives in Canada for private sector
Transformation of Pest Management Regulatory Agency and various working groups
Technical Working Group as it applies to North American Free Trade Agreement Technical Working Group on pesticide regulation and harmonization
Canadian Environmental Protection Act as it applies to plant agriculture and its input products related to biotechnology
Health Protection Act and regulations with regard plant protection novel foods.
Food and Drug Act as it applies to crop protection maximum residue limits and novel foods as regulated and labelled
Pest Control Products Act with regard to intellectual property rights and cost recovery
International Trade as it applies to nontariff trade barriers in the Agricultural and food area in the Pest Control Products Regulations and Health Canada Policies
Pre-budget submissions with regard to developing and strengthening rural economies, increasing Canadian innovation and expanding/improving agricultural trade
Agriculture policy with regard to plant protection, biotechnology and plant breeding
Establishing of a Water Agency and the opening of the Water Act.
Environment policy with regard to agriculture and the National Agri-environmental Indicator Program
Seeds Regulations and related guidance on what types of plant products are subject to pre-market assessment.
Species at Risk Act and regulations with regard to habitat protection
Intellectual property as it applies to inventions, innovation and proprietary products tied to agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Strategy
Pause of increase to and review of maximum residue limits