Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Cargill Limited / Jeff Vassart, President

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Cargill Limited
Responsible Officer Name: Jeff Vassart, President 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-01-27
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 887173-6168

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 173

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 5 of 37 (2008-03-03 to 2008-08-12)

Version 5 of 37 (2008-03-03 to 2008-08-12) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Cargill Limited
300-240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, MB  R3C 4C5
Canada
Telephone number: 204-947-6355
Fax number: 204-947-6134  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Leonard Penner, President  
Description of activities: Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cargill Limited employs over 10,000 people across the country and has business interests in meat, egg and oilseed processing, animal nutrition, malt, salt, chocolate, natural gas, crop inputs, as well as grain handling, merchandising and milling.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: Cargill, Incorporated
15407 McGinty Road West
Minneapolis, MN
United States of America 55391

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Lach Coburn
Position title: Manager, Port Operations (Vancouver)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Chantelle Danahue
Position title: Ops Manager, Prairie Malt
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jamie Dolynchuk
Position title: Director, Organizational Development - Sun Valley Foods
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Phil Graham
Position title: General Manager - Animal Nutrition
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ross Hagemeister
Position title: Tax Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dave Harlan
Position title: Vice-President, Global Food Safety - Cargill, Incorporated
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Julian Hatherell
Position title: Vice-President, Finance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Holliday
Position title: BU Leader, Horizon Milling
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Charles Lapointe
Position title: General Manager - Agribrands
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lucy McKee
Position title: Director of Procurement - Sun Valley Foods
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Rob Meijer
Position title: Director, Corporate Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mike Mullins
Position title: Vice-President, Corporate Affairs - Cargill, Incorporated
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Philip Pauls
Position title: Secretary
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Leonard Penner
Position title: President, AgHorizons Canada/Cargill Limited
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Steve Reid
Position title: Assistant Vice-President, Operations, AgHorizons Canada
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jon Sigurdson
Position title: Assistant Secretary
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ken Stone
Position title: Manager, Oilseed Processing-Merchandising
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bill Thoni
Position title: Business Leader - Cargill Beef Canada
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Health Canada (HC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Standing Committees (Ag & Transport), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board/Canadian Wheat Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Regulatory, Energy, Environment, Health Canada, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Ongoing Cargill Meat Solutions discussions with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) around marketing (eg. Beef Value Chair Roundtable); ongoing SRM feed rule discussions with CFIA, including e-coli testing policy; ongoing Grain transportation concerns over needed changes to the Canadian Transportation Act (CTA); ongoing work re Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) dispute resolution mechanism; market deregulation, meeting with Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) re changes to agency mandate (food safety) program needs (pending changes to Grain Act re kernel variety distinguishability).
Subject Matter: Prospective: Western grain elevator association - Ontario meetings on transportation and Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)/Canadian Grain Commission CGC) review; Standing Committee (Ag/transport) presentation/meetings.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) regulations around the feed rules for Specified Risk Materials (SRMS) (calling for "short list"). Rules and regulations on movement and slaughter of cattle over and under 30 months of age (age verification, animal ID).
Bill or Resolution Canadian Grain Commission review - need for changes to financing and mandate. CWB Act - need for dispute resolution mechanism. E-coli and kernel variety distinguishability.
Policy or Program Canadian Wheat Board proposed Federal regulatory changes.
Policy or Program Removal of CWB's monopoly powers over barley sales domestically and internationally.
Policy or Program The development of the agriculture policy framework World Trade Organization (WTO), biosafety protocol, bi-lateral trade agreements and market access.




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