Corporation
Irving Shipbuilding Inc.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 58
- With MPs
- 27
- Since Nov 2021
- 226
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Aug 4, 2026.
Lobbying by Irving Shipbuilding Inc.: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since May 19, 2026
Filed by james irving, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Dirk Lesko · President
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Jean-Francois Seguin · Vice President, Communications and Government Relations
Former public office holder
Formerly Marine Systems Engineering Officer, Director General Major Project Delivery, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Armed Forces (2011–2013)
Formerly Student (sponsored master program), Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Armed Forces (2010–2011)
Formerly Marine Systems Engineering Officer, Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Armed Forces (2008–2010)
Formerly Marine Systems Engineering Officer, HMCS FREDERICTON, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Armed Forces (2006–2008)
- Parker Larson · Vice President, Programs
- Ross Langley · Vice Chairman
- james irving · Chief Executive Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), 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), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
What they're lobbying on (4)Hide details
- Advancing discussions on programs and contracts tied to the development and support of future combat vessels.
- Funding to prepare the facility for construction of the future River Class Destroyer fleet and to support the ongoing maintenance of vessels.
- Interactions with Government officials regarding in-service support for Halifax Class Frigates.
- Input into the Federal Government's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy as it relates to Irving Shipbuilding being selected on October 19, 2011 to build the Combat Vessel work package.
Registration 779327-13945-68. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
Spreadsheet-
Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Thomas Gagne · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Simon Page · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Troy Crosby · Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), National Defence (DND)
- Bill Matthews · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Kelly McCauley · Member of Parliament
- James Bezan · Member of Parliament
- Chris d'Entremont · Member of Parliament
- Pierre Paul-Hus · Member of Parlliament
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Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Sean Fraser · Member of Parliament
- Lena Metlege Diab · Member of Parliament
- Darren Fisher · Member of Parliament
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
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- Wayne Long · Member of Parliament
- Joanne Thompson · Member of Parliament
- Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Darrell Samson · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- John McKay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Bryan May · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Andy Smith · Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
- Simon Page · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Troy Crosby · Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), National Defence (DND)
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Thomas Gagne · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- VAdm. Angus Topshee · Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, National Defence (DND)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Lena Metlege Diab · Member of Parliament
- Filomena Tassi · Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Simon Page · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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- Greg Noseworthy · Special Assistant (Atlantic), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Olivier Pilon · Press Secretary, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Colin Lalonde · Director of Operations, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- John Brodhead · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Allie Chalke · Deputy Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Allie Chalke · Deputy Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Simon Page · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Mario Pelletier · Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Bill Matthews · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Troy Crosbie · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- James Bezan · Member of Parliament
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Anson Duran · Senior Policy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Alex Wellstead · Director of Communications, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Troy Crosby · Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), National Defence (DND)
- Bill Matthews · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Anthony Housefather · Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Amy Chaukla · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Greg Noseworthy · Special Assistant (Atlantic), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Thomas Gagne · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Emily Heffernan · Deputy Director of Communications, National Defence (DND)
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Bill Matthews · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Thomas Gagne · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Industry
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Anita Anand · Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Caitlin Mullan-Boudreau · Director of Operations, National Defence (DND)
- Leo Newman · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Defence
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Dalton Wakely · Special Assistant, Atlantic Desk, National Defence (DND)
Defence
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Reported by james irving · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Power · Chief of Staff, National Defence (DND)
Industry
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.