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Lobbying by Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia: 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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Organization

Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
15
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons2
  • Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)1
  • Transport Canada (TC)1
  • Senate of Canada1
  • Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)1
  • National Defence (DND)1
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)1
  • Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 2, 2026

Filed by Bonnie Gee, President

Lobbyists

  • Bonnie Gee · President
  • Rishi Luthra · Director of Operations

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), 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), House of Commons, Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Nanaimo Port Authority, National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada (PPA), Parks Canada (PC), Port Alberni Port Authority, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prince Rupert Port Authority, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • Workforce development - retention and recruitment - for the marine transportation sector
  • New mandate for the Canadian Coast Guard under the Department of National Defence and need for a new Act to authorize and transition CCG to become Canada's maritime authority. Bill C-12's information sharing of intelligence data to support maritime single window and maritime domain awareness.
  • Canada Border Services Agency with respect to the regulatory amendments under the Customs to streamline vessel conveyance reporting in a national maritime single window. To advance container examination capabilities with more non-intrusive technology.
  • Seek improvements to expedite the issuance of visas to expedite crew changes in Canada and transfers of Internationally Trained Workers
  • Seeking amendments to the Canada Marine Act with respect to the governance of Canadian port authorities.
  • Labour availability and instability due to collective bargaining affecting the marine transportation sector. Review of the Canada Labour Code and Industrial Inquiry.
  • Development of the National Supply Chain Strategy and proposals put forward for consideration by the National Supply Chain Office.
  • The Pilotage Act and its implementation with respect to pilot certificates, compulsory areas, and safety management systems.
  • Supporting green shipping corridors and funding opportunities to establish alternate fuels and shore power for domestic and international ocean carriers.
  • Proposal to expand Canada's marine and coastal protected areas with respect to a target of 30% by 2030.
  • Policies considered to establish oversight of anchorages outside of the jurisdiction of port authorities.
  • Cargo, Fumigation & Tackle Regulations with respect to vessel inspections and the safety associated with the movement of cargo. Supporting best practices and streamlined inspections.
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency with respect to Plant Protection and export measures as they relate to vessel and cargo requirements and inspections.
  • Canada Shipping Act 2001 with respect to its review and potential amendment to address concerns associated with marine safety, the management of vessel traffic, and marine pollution preparedness and prevention.

Registration 954375-226901-37. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Bonnie Gee (12), Robert Lewis-Manning (3).

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Reeha Korpal · Director of PacifiCan & Executive Operations, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Kevin Brosseau · Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
    • Marc Mes · Director General, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Kelloway · Member of Parliament; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
    • Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Quinn Rinke · Regional Advisor - West & North, National Defence (DND)
    • Duncan Wilson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Joshua Lindner · Senior Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    New mandate for the Canadian Coast Guard under the Department of National Defence and need for a new Act to authorize and transition CCG to become Canada's maritime authority. Bill C-12's information sharing of intelligence data to support maritime single window and maritime domain awareness. Read more

    Proposal to expand Canada's marine and coastal protected areas with respect to a target of 30% by 2030.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    Labour availability and instability due to collective bargaining affecting the marine transportation sector. Review of the Canada Labour Code and Industrial Inquiry. Read more

    Seeking amendments to the Canada Marine Act with respect to the governance of Canadian port authorities.

    Canada Shipping Act 2001 with respect to its review and potential amendment to address concerns associated with marine safety, the management of vessel traffic, and marine pollution preparedness and prevention.

    Policies considered to establish oversight of anchorages outside of the jurisdiction of port authorities.

    New mandate for the Canadian Coast Guard under the Department of National Defence and need for a new Act to authorize and transition CCG to become Canada's maritime authority. Bill C-12's information sharing of intelligence data to support maritime single window and maritime domain awareness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Riya Khanna · Director of Operations, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    • Iqra Ishtiaq · North and West Regional Advisor, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Seeking amendments to the Canada Marine Act with respect to the governance of Canadian port authorities. Read more

    New mandate for the Canadian Coast Guard under the Department of National Defence and need for a new Act to authorize and transition CCG to become Canada's maritime authority. Bill C-12's information sharing of intelligence data to support maritime single window and maritime domain awareness.

    Canada Border Services Agency with respect to the regulatory amendments under the Customs to streamline vessel conveyance reporting in a national maritime single window. To advance container examination capabilities with more non-intrusive technology.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Development of the National Supply Chain Strategy and proposals put forward for consideration by the National Supply Chain Office.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    Labour availability and instability due to collective bargaining affecting the marine transportation sector. Review of the Canada Labour Code and Industrial Inquiry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    Development of the National Supply Chain Strategy and proposals put forward for consideration by the National Supply Chain Office.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Bonnie Gee · In-house (organization)

    • Matt Jeneroux · Member of Parliament
    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Craig Hutton · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Marc Mes · Director General, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
    and 1 more
    • Daniel Breton · Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Lewis-Manning · In-house (organization)

    • Mario Pelletier · Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Lewis-Manning · In-house (organization)

    • Marc-Yves Bertin · Director General, Marine Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Jennifer Carter · Director, Seaway & Domestic Shipping, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Lewis-Manning · In-house (organization)

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

    International TradeTransportation

    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.