Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-09
Registrant: Aaron Skelton
Client: CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Health Canada (HC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Acts: Cannabis Act
Food and Drugs Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Amount: 26153.09
Lobbying activity details:
Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids
Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.
Trade and Export Promotion Programs, including the AgriMarketing Program and Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service, with respect to increasing export opportunities for Canadian natural health and wellness products
Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization. GMO mandated labelling for food.
Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.
Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.