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Lobbying by The Shipping Federation of Canada: 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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The Shipping Federation of Canada

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

Most recent reported meeting: May 4, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Feb 12, 2026

Consultant Marc Roy of Sandstone Group

Consultant lobbyists

  • Marc Roy Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Ministers Office, Transport Canada (2018–2021)

    Formerly Director of Communications and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministers Office, Transport Canada (2015–2019)

    Formerly Director of Communications, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Senate Canada (2006–2015)

    Formerly Associate Director of Communications, Prime Ministers Office, Prime Ministers Office (2004–2006)

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • International trade agreements negotiated by Canada, with respect to internatonal shipping services.
  • Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) with respect to governance and financing of container examination centers.
  • International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO) Amendments 2006: support for ratification by Canada
  • Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with respect to enforcement of the requirement that all ships with import containers on board must stop at one of five designated container ports in order to have the containers scanned for radiation.
  • Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Transport Canada (TC) with respect to implementation of maritime single window concept in Canada.
  • Labour Minister's review of the structural issues underlying port labour disputes on the west coast, with respect to comments on the terms of reference developed by the Industrial Inquiry Commission leading the review
  • Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada, with respect to increasing the efficiency, resilience and security of the marine transportation system.
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as relates to admissibility requirements and seafarer identity documents (including visas and work permits) that enable foreign seafarers to travel to Canada to work on foreign fag ships
  • Amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 with respect to the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout in federally regulated industries.
  • Providing users and tenants a mechanism for challenging new or revised port fees through the Canadian Transportation Agency, amongst other items.
  • Shipping Conference Exemption Act, with respect to the role that shipping alliances and vessel sharing agreements play in Canada's international trade.
  • Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with respect to the assignment of a carrier code to foreign ocean carriers and issuance of bonds.
  • Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with respect to the ability of vessels destined to the Arctic to report cargo and conveyance information electronically rather than having to deviate to a designated CBSA port
  • Supply chain efficiency, with respect to working with the Supply Chain Office to make Canada's supply chains more fluid, reliable and resilient.

Registration 963692-384629-1. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Marc Roy · Consultant

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Supply chain efficiency, with respect to working with the Supply Chain Office to make Canada's supply chains more fluid, reliable and resilient.

    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.