Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-19
Registrant: Melissa Secord
Client: Celiac Canada
Targeted institutions:
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
House of Commons
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Accessibility Standards Canada
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Health Canada (HC)
Acts: Income Tax Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 35000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations.
Research to help find, treat and cure celiac disease to improve quality of life of those afflicted.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.