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Lobbying by WestJet Airlines Ltd.: 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

WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Meetings this Parliament
90
With MPs
28
Since Nov 2021
134
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 9, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 1, 2026

Filed by Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Alexis Von Hoensbroech · Chief Executive Officer
  • Christina Iversen · Head, External Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Canada (2010–2012)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Industry, Industry Canada (2009–2010)

  • Jacqui McGillivray · EVP, Chief People Officer
  • James Skinner · Manager, External Affairs
  • Jared Mikoch-Gerke · Director, Alliances & Airport Affairs
  • John Weatherill · EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
  • Mike Scott · EVP, Chief Financial Officer
  • Scott Wilson · Vice President, Operations
  • Tara Jago · Senior Manager, External Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), 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), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Development of policies and programs - or if required, regulatory amendments - to support skills, training and job growth in the aviation sector.
  • Development of funding and policy to support inbound tourism to Canada and support market entry for WestJet's growth strategy.
  • Accessibility policy, laws and regulations as they relate to the airline industry, including the Accessible Canada Act and all related standards and regulations.
  • Competitiveness of the airline industry with respect to reduction in federal taxation of Air Transport Security Charge, airport ground rent, fuel excise tax, foreign ownership regulations, competition policy and all government/3rd party fees.
  • Competitiveness of the airline industry and consumer protection policy, with specific regard to air passenger protection regulations (APPR) and cost recovery proposals
  • Canada's international trade policy and bilateral aviation agreements and market access to and from other nations
  • Aviation environmental policy with regard to development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), clean fuel standard, carbon pricing for aviation and green capital expenditures.
  • Labour, as regards to the Canada Labour Code and the collective bargaining process
  • In regard to the approval of proposed transactions under the Competition Act and the Canada Transportation Act

Registration 951710-16167-51. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    Economic DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Meghan Pritchard · Senior Special Assistant, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • France Pegeot · Chair & CEO, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)

    Consumer Issues

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Kaili Levesque · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Radha Subramani · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Dominic Rochon · Associate Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Consumer IssuesTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Mike Maka · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Consumer IssuesTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Alexis Von Hoensbroech · In-house (corporation)

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)

    Consumer IssuesTransportation

    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.