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Lobbying by Canadian Ferry Operators Association: 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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Canadian Ferry Operators Association

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
22
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 2, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 14, 2024

Consultant Serge Alexandre Buy of Lighthouse Public Affairs

Consultant lobbyists

  • Serge Alexandre Buy Former public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, PC, Senate of Canada (1993–1999)

    Formerly Executive Assistant, Office of the Riding of Malpeque / Whip's Office, House of Commons (1993–1993)

    Formerly Executive Assistant, Marcel Prud'homme, P.C., Québec Liberal Caucus Chair, House of Commons (1993–1993)

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Infrastructure Canada (INFC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Organizing meetings to ensure that the association is consulted in the development phase of legislative proposals, bills, regulations, policies and programs related to the ferry sector, especially in the fields of maritime security, environment, import duties and passenger safety.
  • Lobby to ensure adequate facilities for ship repairs in Canada.
  • Ensure tariffs are fair for the ferry sector.
  • Advocate to have ferry sector included in present and future infrastructure funding programs.
  • Advocate for the creation of research and innovation capacity on the marine transportation sector through either the creation of a Canada Research Chair position or a measure leading to a similar issue.

Registration 781386-303445-24. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Chrystia Freeland · Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Organizing meetings to ensure that the association is consulted in the development phase of legislative proposals, bills, regulations, policies and programs related to the ferry sector, especially in the fields of maritime security, environment, import duties and passenger safety. Read more

    Lobby to ensure adequate facilities for ship repairs in Canada.

    Ensure tariffs are fair for the ferry sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    Lobby to ensure adequate facilities for ship repairs in Canada. Read more

    Organizing meetings to ensure that the association is consulted in the development phase of legislative proposals, bills, regulations, policies and programs related to the ferry sector, especially in the fields of maritime security, environment, import duties and passenger safety.

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Nina Sartor · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Erin Lynch · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Mark Matz · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Joe Pach · Acting Director, Regional Program Operations and Engagement, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Mark Bowlby · Acting Senior Director, Sectoral Policy, Alternative Finance Division, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Matthieu Saint-Wril · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Employment and TrainingTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Patricia Sibal · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Employment and TrainingInfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Mark Emes · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons

    Employment and TrainingInfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Tasha Hanes · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Mario Pelletier · Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

    Employment and TrainingEnvironmentInfrastructureScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

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

    Employment and TrainingInfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    Employment and TrainingInfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Miled Hill · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Philip Kuligowski Chan · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Joshua Lindner · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Omar Alghabra · Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Philip Kuligowski Chan · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • René Cormier · Senator, Senate of Canada

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada

    InfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Kyle Nicholson · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Employment and TrainingTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Kevin Brosseau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Serge Alexandre Buy · Consultant

    • Aaron J. McCrorie · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    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.