Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-09
Registrant: Francois Bouchard
Client: GS1 Canada
Targeted institutions:
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Transport Canada (TC)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Acts: Financial Institutions
Government funding received:
Institution: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Amount: 318107.45
Lobbying activity details:
Discussion around how GS1 standards can enable traceability pertaining to opioids (i.e., Opioid Crisis)
Discussions around GS1 standards and registries can establish a safe production and distribution system for cannabis in Canada.
Participation on Automatic Identification of Vaccine Products Committee - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - national collaboration on barcodes on Canadian vaccines and exploring data collection and sharing options.
Discussions with Health Canada regarding national collaboration for standards development and adoption in Healthcare supply chain.
Discussion around GS1 Standards and how they can help achieve the Government of Canada's border priorities related to the Single Window Initiative.
Discussions with the Bank of Canada, Finance Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions regarding the use of global, unique identification for legal entities engaged in financial transactions
Discussions around the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and how GS1 standards can enable a safe and secure border and effectively manage tariff initiatives.
Discussions around how global standards and registries can be incorporated into the DrugShortagesCanada.ca website and Health Canada databases
Discussions around Food Labeiling Modernization (i.e., Front-of-Packaging Labeiling, and Nutrition Labelling)
Discuss how GS1 Canada can support small businesses, and encouraging funding supports to be made available so they may be retail ready.
Working with the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) in supporting the removal of interprovincial trade barriers and enable a One Canadian Economy.
Discussion with Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regarding global standards for traceability and case dating.
Discussions regarding improved recall processes for Canadian industry in support of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Discussion with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada related to use of GS1 standards in agriculture/agri-food traceabillity initiatives.
Discussions around GS1 standards can uniquely identify self-care products.
Discussions with ECCC on how GS1 global standards and GS1 Canada's registries and community management process can support both government and industry on sustainability goals including Digital Product Passport initiatives.
Discussions on how GS1 Canada can support the creation of a Unique Device Identification system for medical devices in Canada, through the establishment of new regulations.
To work with Public Services and Procurement Canada, Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, and Health Canada to have identifiers on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that will enter Canada's supply chain.
Discussion regarding Vanessa's Law and how GS1 standards can enable efficient reporting of adverse events.
Discussion with Transport Canada on how global standards can improve Canadian rail safety.