Registration - In-house Organization

CROPLIFE CANADA / Pierre Petelle, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CROPLIFE CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: Pierre Petelle, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1997-12-24
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 929694-617

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 297

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 13

Version 52 of 52 (2026-04-10 to present)

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Version 52 of 52 (2026-04-10 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Discussion with Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) as to the possibility of an Empty Pesticide Container Program as a condition of pesticide registration	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Fee for service by Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) - changes to User Fee Regulations under Pest Control Products Act (PCPA)	Regulation, Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Forward policy and implementation. We are seeking policies and programs that are supportive of plant science technologies.	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Own Use Import Program. with regards to health and safety, product access for Canadian growers and address economic outcome.	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Pest Control Products Act and Regulations relating to user import	Regulation
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Plant Biotechnology policy. - policy to be put in place for plant made industrial products, application of confined commercial environmental release policy to plant made industrial products - implementation of increased flexibility in confined field trials for plant biotech products -expanded market access for genetically modified crops	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Protection of Proprietary Interests in Pesticides Data (PPIP) Policy - Discussion of policy components. Regulatory directive DIR 2007-03	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology	Regulatory Cooperation Council - reducing regulatory burden on Canada - U.S. trade as they pertain to plant science issues	Regulation, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CROPLIFE CANADA (FORMERLY THE CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS - PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY - FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE, URBAN AND PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS. CROPLIFE CANADA STANDS FOR SAFETY AND INNOVATION IN ALL PRODUCTS SUPPORTED BY A FOUNDATION OF CONTINUOUS RESEARCH AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Pierre Petelle, President & CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CORPORATE MEMBERS WHO ARE CLASSED AS EITHER : ACTIVE MEMBER (VOTING), OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
350 Sparks Street, Suite 1201
Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-230-9881 Ext. 3222
Fax number: 613-233-4913

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Ian Affleck, Vice President, Plant Biotechnology | Public offices held
Émilie Bergeron, Vice President Chemistry | Public offices held
Gregory Kolz, Vice President Government Affairs | Public offices held
Pierre Petelle, President & CEO | Public offices held

CROPLIFE CANADA

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
CROPLIFE CANADA	2009-12-07	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CROPLIFE CANADA
CROPLIFE CANADA

CROPLIFE CANADA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Pierre Petelle	2016-12-28	Current
Ted Menzies	2014-03-01	2016-12-28
LORNE HEPWORTH	1997-12-24	2014-03-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Director Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues Division, Global Affairs Canada	2017 to 2018	Not a designated office
Deputy Director Technical Trade Policy Division, AAFC	2010 to 2017	Not a designated office
Technical Director American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),, AAFC	2008 to 2010	Not a designated office
Senior trade policy officer Americas Hemisphere division, AAFC	2007 to 2008	Not a designated office
Junior and senior trade policy officer, Technical Trade policy Division Technical Trade policy Division, AAFC	2003 to 2007	Not a designated office
Student Junior Analyst Environment Canada, International Affairs	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Manager, Governance & Outreach CFIA, Governance & Outreach	July 2012 to September 2014	Not a designated office
Manager, Cabinet Affairs CFIA, Cabinet Affairs	February 2010 to July 2012	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor to Executive Director, Plant Health CFIA, Plant Health	2009 to 2010	Not a designated office
Chief, Seed Policy CFIA, Seed Policy	2006 to 2009	Not a designated office
Plant Biosafety Officer CFIA, Plant Health	2004 to 2006	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Director Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues Division, Global Affairs Canada	2017 to 2018	Not a designated office
Deputy Director Technical Trade Policy Division, AAFC	2010 to 2017	Not a designated office
Technical Director American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),, AAFC	2008 to 2010	Not a designated office
Senior trade policy officer Americas Hemisphere division, AAFC	2007 to 2008	Not a designated office
Junior and senior trade policy officer, Technical Trade policy Division Technical Trade policy Division, AAFC	2003 to 2007	Not a designated office
Student Junior Analyst Environment Canada, International Affairs	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Analyst Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada	May 2003 to May 2008	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Legislative Advisor Senate of Canada, Office of Sen. Grant Mitchell	May 2016 to February 2020	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Judy Foote, M.P.	September 2012 to February 2015	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of Anthony Rota, M.P.	September 2004 to May 2011	Not a designated office
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Murray Calder, M.P.	September 2002 to June 2004	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Vimy Ridge	April 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Battlefield Interpreter Veterans Affairs Canada, Beaumont-Hamel	September 2001 to December 2001	Not a designated office
Cultural Interpreter Office of the Governor General, Rideau Hall	September 2000 to March 2002	Not a designated office
Senate Page Senate of Canada, Page Program	September 1998 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Guide Library of Parliament, Guide Program	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-03-23

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Registration - In-house Organization

CROPLIFE CANADA / Pierre Petelle, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 52 of 52 (2026-04-10 to present)

Version 52 of 52 (2026-04-10 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization