IAC Members

Rory McAlpine

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Rory McAlpine is Vice-President, Government & Industry Relations, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

McAlpine served as Deputy Minister of the B.C Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries from 2002 to 2005. Previous federal government roles include Executive Director and Director General, International Trade Policy Directorate; Director, Grains and Oilseeds Division; and Deputy Director Multilateral Trade with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

He also served as Executive Director of the National Farm Products Council, and as a Trade Commissioner with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, with postings in Kuwait, Bangkok, Brussels, Edmonton and Ottawa.

Named to OAC International Advisory Council, 2006.