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Lobbying by Chamber of Marine Commerce: 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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Chamber of Marine Commerce

Meetings this Parliament
8
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
8
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Privy Council Office (PCO)4
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)2
  • Transport Canada (TC)1
  • Public Safety Canada (PS)1
  • Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)1
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)1
  • House of Commons1
  • Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 10, 2026

Consultant Siera Draper of NorthStar Public Affairs

Consultant lobbyists

  • Siera Draper Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Speaker of the Senate, Senate of Canada (2019–2021)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 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), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Quebec Lieutenant, Privy Council Office (PCO), 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 (7)
  • Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures.
  • Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.
  • Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related federal labour mobility and workforce development programs, with respect to access to skilled marine transportation workers and work permit frameworks.
  • Canada Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping sector.
  • Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector.
  • Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.
  • Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

Registration 949350-384821-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Director, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Shannon Ablett · Stakeholder Relations Manager, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system. Read more

    Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures.

    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related federal labour mobility and workforce development programs, with respect to access to skilled marine transportation workers and work permit frameworks.

    Canada Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping sector.

    Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector.

    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

    Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Cathy Toxopeus · Director General, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
    Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector. Read more

    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.

    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

    Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Nina Sartor · Deputy Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Frédéric Rivard · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor to the Parliamentary Secretary, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Canada Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping sector. Read more

    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

    Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures.

    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.

    Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector.

    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related federal labour mobility and workforce development programs, with respect to access to skilled marine transportation workers and work permit frameworks.

    Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures. Read more

    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.

    Canada Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping sector.

    Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector.

    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related federal labour mobility and workforce development programs, with respect to access to skilled marine transportation workers and work permit frameworks.

    Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.

    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Tyler Freeman · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lorraine Pelot · Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour, Compliance and Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system. Read more

    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Siera Draper · Consultant

    • Rob Wright · Deputy Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Kimberly Lavoie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Kendal Hembroff · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 3 more
    • Marc Mes · Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Jeannine Ritchot · Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal climate, emissions reduction, and clean transportation initiatives affecting marine shipping, including the EcoFreight Program and Ballast Water Regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, with respect to aquatic invasive species management and marine decarbonization measures. Read more

    Federal infrastructure and trade corridor programs, including the National Trade Corridors Fund and related supply chain resilience initiatives, with respect to funding eligibility, modernization of marine infrastructure, and support for Canada’s marine transportation system.

    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related federal labour mobility and workforce development programs, with respect to access to skilled marine transportation workers and work permit frameworks.

    Canada Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping sector.

    Marine Navigation Services Fees and related federal cost recovery frameworks, including Treasury Board policies governing user fees and service standards, with respect to fee levels, methodologies, and economic impacts on the marine transportation sector.

    Canada Marine Act, with respect to governance, operational authorities, efficiency, and modernization of Canada Port Authorities and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system.

    Pilotage Act and associated regulations, including the Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific Pilotage Authority Regulations and the General Pilotage Regulations, with respect to tariff setting, compulsory pilotage areas, certification requirements, and service standards affecting marine transportation efficiency and competitiveness.

    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.