Advancing recognition of Canada's airports as core trade-enabling infrastructure within one Canadian economy: including more integration of aviation into trade corridor, supply chain and economic development strategies and investments supporting stronger multimodal and domestic air network connectivity and to diversify exports, open new markets, and grow business travel, tourism and services trade.Read more
Advocating a policy modernization and red-tape-reduction agenda for the airport system. These include: digitization of traveller and cargo processing across federal agencies along with improved back-end government systems needed to deliver it; assessment of aviation regulation through a competitiveness, operational and regional resilience lens; modernized rules governing airport land use and commercial flexibility that keep fees low; and, improved zoning and resolution processes for airspace protection from incompatible development.
Advancing federal budget investment decisions that sustain and grow the national airport system as strategic economic and dual-use infrastructure essential to Canadians coast to coast to coast. These include: ground lease extensions and crown rent reform; eligibility and new funding for infrastructure and economic growth projects at small and mid-size airports facing an unsupported $19 Billion investment gap over 10 years; and, levelling up Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) funding to meet the true need for safety and security projects at small and northern airports.
Advancing recognition of Canada's airports as core trade-enabling infrastructure within one Canadian economy: including more integration of aviation into trade corridor, supply chain and economic development strategies and investments supporting stronger multimodal and domestic air network connectivity and to diversify exports, open new markets, and grow business travel, tourism and services trade.Read more
Advocating a policy modernization and red-tape-reduction agenda for the airport system. These include: digitization of traveller and cargo processing across federal agencies along with improved back-end government systems needed to deliver it; assessment of aviation regulation through a competitiveness, operational and regional resilience lens; modernized rules governing airport land use and commercial flexibility that keep fees low; and, improved zoning and resolution processes for airspace protection from incompatible development.
Advancing federal budget investment decisions that sustain and grow the national airport system as strategic economic and dual-use infrastructure essential to Canadians coast to coast to coast. These include: ground lease extensions and crown rent reform; eligibility and new funding for infrastructure and economic growth projects at small and mid-size airports facing an unsupported $19 Billion investment gap over 10 years; and, levelling up Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) funding to meet the true need for safety and security projects at small and northern airports.
Border services capacity at air borders: Seeking Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada resourcing, staffing and service levels sufficient to support growth in international passenger and cargo traffic at Canadian airports, including at new and expanding facilities.Read more
Aviation safety and security regulation and screening service levels: Seeking Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada resourcing, staffing and service levels sufficient to support growth in international passenger and cargo traffic at Canadian airports, including at new and expanding facilities.
Alain Langlois · Chair, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Bilateral Trade and Air Service Agreements - general support for increased or expanded bilateral air agreements for Canada. Observer or neutral party for information purposes at discussions
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructure
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Enhancing the traveller journey - the evolving role of technology and innovations in the airport experience
Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Katie Novak · Manager/Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
Jennifer Little · Director General, Air Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Nina Sartor · Policy advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Jonathan Alomoto · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
Jennifer Little · Director General, Air Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Jennifer Little · Director General, Air Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Tamara Rudge · DG, Trade Diversification and Arctic Infrastructure Programs, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Emmaleigh Munro · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Omar Rajabali · Director General, Social Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Neil Parry · President and CEO (Acting), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Aviation safety and security: Canadian Aviation Regulations ( CARs ), Canadian Aviation Security Regulations (CASRs), Canadian Aviation Security Screening
Emmaleigh Munro · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
Emmaleigh Munro · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
The needs of the modern Canadian airport system - Financial support for regional air service, protection of Canada’s airspace from interference, and funding support for airport infrastructureRead more
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026.
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