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Lobbying by Vancouver International Airport Authority: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Corporation

Vancouver International Airport Authority

Meetings this Parliament
121
With MPs
39
Since Nov 2021
336
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 15, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 2, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Tamara Vrooman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Erin Wiskar · Director, Government Relations
  • Laila Hawrylyshyn · Manager, Government Relations
  • Michael McNaney · Vice President & Chief External Affairs Officer
  • Tamara Vrooman · President and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • Engagement with the federal government regarding Canada’s airport system and alternative models of ownership.
  • Seeking to liberalize air policy and bilateral air transportation agreements.
  • Seeking to change border facilitation processes and policies.
  • Seeking to amend security screening policies, regulations and resourcing.
  • Seeking to amend proposed changes to airport policies.
  • Advocate for the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Canada.
  • Collaboration to support efforts to strengthen workforce development for continued economic growth and resilience.
  • Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity.
  • Seeking to enable opportunities for future infrastructure development.
  • Seeking to amend existing airport lease agreements.
  • Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.
  • Seeking to amend and expand electronic travel authorization programs.
  • Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.
  • Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), associated standards, Advisory Circulas and Notice of Proposed Amendments with respect to Aerodromes, Airports and Heliports.

Registration 944647-13726-65. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Engagement with the federal government regarding Canada’s airport system and alternative models of ownership.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jessica Fullerton · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Sarah Jackson · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
    Seeking to enable opportunities for future infrastructure development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Mike Kelloway · Member of Parliament; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
    • Eli Zima Luste · Special Assistant, Transport Canada (TC)
    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people. Read more

    Seeking to amend existing airport lease agreements.

    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Seeking to liberalize air policy and bilateral air transportation agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Julie Astley · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
    • Katrina Berry · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Dane Lloyd · Member of Parliament
    • Kenny Chiu · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people. Read more

    Seeking to liberalize air policy and bilateral air transportation agreements

    Collaboration to support efforts to strengthen workforce development for continued economic growth and resilience.

    Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity.

    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament
    • Helena Kojo · Director of Operations, House of Commons
    • Mujtaba Hussain · Press Secretary, House of Commons
    and 1 more
    • Bahadur Vinning · Regional Affairs Director, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity. Read more

    Seeking to liberalize air policy and bilateral air transportation agreements

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Alina Stoia-Dan · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport. Read more

    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Emmaleigh Munro · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity. Read more

    Seeking to amend existing airport lease agreements.

    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Cooter · High Commissioner to India, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Cameron Jelinski · Regional Director and Senior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking to liberalize air policy and bilateral air transportation agreements

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Daniel Kucirek · Senior Policy Adviser, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Wade Grant · Parliamentary Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Brianne La Pierre · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Gregor Robertson · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Miniter, Transport Canada (TC)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • David Tsui · Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Collaboration to support efforts to strengthen workforce development for continued economic growth and resilience.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), associated standards, Advisory Circulas and Notice of Proposed Amendments with respect to Aerodromes, Airports and Heliports. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Paul Norila · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), associated standards, Advisory Circulas and Notice of Proposed Amendments with respect to Aerodromes, Airports and Heliports. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Alina Stoia-Dan · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Seeking to amend aviation policies and regulations to protect the current and future viability and accessibility of an airport.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Nina Sartor · Adviser, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Jonathan Alomoto · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Seeking to enable technology and innovative solutions to maximize efficiency and safe movement of goods and people.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tamara Vrooman · In-house (corporation)

    • Manjeet Vinning · Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Collaboration to support efforts to diversify market opportunities through air connectivity.

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.