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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)

    • Michael Keenan · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Arun Thangaraj · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Kathy Thompson · EVP, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    HealthIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Catrina Tapley · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Catherine Scott · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    ClimateIndustryInternational RelationsTourism

    Official report

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

    • Mike Saunders · President & CEO, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
    • Neil Parry · Vice-President, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
    • Nancy Fitchett · CFO, Transport Canada (TC)

    ClimateIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Michael Keenan · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Miniter, Transport Canada (TC)

    ClimateIndustryInternational RelationsTourism

    Official report

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

    • Omar Alghabra · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    ClimateIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Jill Wherrett · ADM, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    ClimateIndustryInternational RelationsTourism

    Official report

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

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Miniter, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Craig Hutton · Associate Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    ClimateIndustryTourism

    Official report

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

    • Bill Blair · Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    ClimateIndustryTourism

    Official report

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

    • Katie Telford · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateIndustryTourism

    Official report

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

    • Shawn Tupper · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateIndustryTourism

    Official report

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

    • John Ossowski · President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
    • Ted Gallivan · Executive Vice President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

    HealthIndustryTransportation

    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.