Katrina Coughlin
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2014
- Languages
- English
About Katrina Coughlin
Companies selling food, wine, animal feed, cosmetics or health products turn to Katrina Coughlin when Canadian regulation stands between them and the shelf. A partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, Coughlin handles regulatory and commercial law across alcohol and other food, farm products, drugs and natural health products, medical devices and general consumer goods. Businesses large and small get help with the whole path to market, from classification through to enforcement.
Coughlin's earlier work at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada shapes the help clients get when they're dealing with federal departments and regulators. A Queen's University JD, Coughlin was called to the Ontario bar in 2014.
Outside client files, Coughlin is treasurer of the Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy and moderated the opening plenary of its October 2025 program, a session on regulating how goods and workers move around Canada. In November 2022 the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee heard from Coughlin, speaking as an individual, about food safety law. Readers can also find Coughlin's articles on topics from front-of-package labelling to livestock feed.
There's a hands-on side to all this. Coughlin also runs a cow-calf farming operation, which offers a real view into the agrifood industry from the other side of the gate.
Practice areas
Food, feed and agricultural product regulation
Advice on Canada's food safety rules, including the Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Health of Animals Act, along with CFIA policies and guidance. Coughlin also prepares responses to CFIA Administrative Monetary Penalties and notices of violation.
Health and consumer product compliance
Regulatory work for drugs, natural health products, medical devices, cosmetics and general consumer products, with clients dealing with Health Canada, the Competition Bureau and provincial and territorial regulators.
Bringing products to market
Help for companies of all sizes with product classification, licensing and approvals, manufacturing, packaging, labelling and advertising, and enforcement matters such as recalls.
Education & credentials
- JD, Queen's University (2013)
- BA Hons., Business Administration, Western University, Richard Ivey School of Business (2007)
- Called to the bar of Ontario (2014)
Publications & speaking
- Front-of-package labelling deadline fast approaching for prepackaged foods, Gowling WLG (2025)
- You "butter" believe livestock feed matters, Gowling WLG (2021)
- Moderator, plenary: Eating Local: Regulating the Movement of Goods and Workers in Canada, Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy (2025)
- Testimony to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee (2022)
Memberships & affiliations
- Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy: Coughlin serves as the association's treasurer.
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters: Coughlin is a member.
- Canadian Health Food Association: Coughlin is a member.
- Cosmetics Alliance Canada: Coughlin is a member.
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