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Lobbying by Vancouver Shipyards Co. 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

Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.

Meetings this Parliament
99
With MPs
18
Since Nov 2021
265
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 16, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by John McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Denis Stevens · VP Government Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Assistant Secretary to the Treasury board, International Affairs, Security and Justice, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (2017–2022)

    Formerly ADM, Public Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (2017–2017)

    Formerly Deputy Head of Mission, N/A, Embassy of Canada to the USA (2013–2017)

  • David Hargreaves · Sr VP Strategy & Business Development
  • Fred Larouche · Director, Government Relatioms
  • John McCarthy · CEO
  • Leo Martin · COO
  • Stan Jacobson · Assistant Vice President Former public office holder

    Formerly Director, Global Aerospace, Defence & Security, Business Development, Canadian Commercial Corporation (2010–2018)

    Formerly LCdr, Materiel Group, DND (1984–1988)

    Formerly LCdr, National Defence Operations Centre, DND (1981–1984)

    Formerly LCdr, HMCS Ottawa, DND (1979–1981)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), 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), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Discussing possible change of policy regarding biometrics collection
  • Assist in securing and managing defence and coast guard contracts under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and other procurement opportunities.
  • Government Contract Pursued - ship repair and overhaul opportunities with the Government of Canada

Registration 953153-272203-45. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by John McCarthy (261), Mark Lamarre (4).

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Angus Topshee · Commander, Vice Admiral, National Defence (DND)
    • Dan Charlebois · Director General, National Defence (DND)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Kaili Levesque · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Sachelle Magloire-Prosper · Director of Operations, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    and 1 more
    • Neil MacIsaacs · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the CCG, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Bill Matthews · Deputy Minister of National Defence, National Defence (DND)
    • Troy Crosbie · Assistant Deputy Minister - Materiel, National Defence (DND)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister of PSPC, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Simon Page · Assistant Deputy Minister - Defence and Marine Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Helena Jaczek · Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Policy and Indigenous Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Sam Saint-Vincent · Special Assistant - Quebec Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mary Gregory · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Taleeb Noormohamed · MP
    • Neil Maclsaac · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor to the PM, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Allie Chalke · Deputy Director, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    and 1 more
    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Youmy Han · BC Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by John McCarthy · In-house (corporation)

    • Gary Xie · Policy & Regional Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Cynthia Bunbury · Constituency Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Thomas Knoph · Assistant, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Lamarre · In-house (corporation)

    • Robert Dick · ADM, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Don McDonald · Regional Advisor (BC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Michael Power · Chief of Staff, National Defence (DND)
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Lamarre · In-house (corporation)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Pierre-Yves Bourque · Director of Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Lamarre · In-house (corporation)

    • Ekateryna Nova · BC Advisor to Minister of Innovation, Science & Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Pierre-Yves Bourque · Minister's Director of Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Lamarre · In-house (corporation)

    • Cyndi Jenkins · Chief of Staff, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Paul Rondeau · Director of Policy, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

    Government Procurement

    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.