Chamber of Marine Commerce

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

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 22, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 10, 2026

Consultant Greg MacNeil of NorthStar Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

Greg MacNeil Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, Minister's Office, International Trade (2005–2006)
Greg MacNeil Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, Minister's Office, International Trade (2005–2006)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA), Belledune Port Authority, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Halifax Port Authority, Hamilton Port Authority, House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), International Joint Commission (IJC), Laurentian Pilotage Authority, Montreal Port Authority, Nanaimo Port Authority, National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Quebec Lieutenant, Oshawa Port Authority, Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada (PPA), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Quebec Port Authority, Saguenay Port Authority, Senate of Canada, Sept-Iles Port Authority, St. John's Port Authority, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Thunder Bay Port Authority, Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Trois-Rivieres Port Authority, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Windsor Port Authority

What they're lobbying on (21)

Seeking remission of federal duties to be paid or already paid on the purchase of foreign-built vessels.
Proposed federal subsidy for the domestic transport of steel by rail
Previously known as Bill C-549, National Marine Day Act: in respect of identifying a specific day each year to be officially recognized as Canada Marine Day.
Policy and potential regulatory proposals regarding the construction and design of landing booms used on Canadian vessels.
Policy, regulatory proposals and potential legislation dealing with ballast water and aquatic invasive species.
Pilotage Act: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Pacific Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Marine Navigation Services Fees: working towards reduction and eventual removal of government fees on industry
Laurentian Pilotage Authority Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: working towards changes that might make it less difficult and restrictive for more skilled shipping industry labour to work in the Great Lakes - Seaway marine transportation industry.
Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations: informing clients of the existing and potential status of the regulations, and assisting them representing their business interests through inclusion or exclusion of their commodities in the regulations.
Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
General Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
EcoFreight Program: informing clients of the program and assisting them with application and approval process
Discuss the need to prioritize marine-related investments, including through targeted programs such as the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund and Arctic Infrastructure Fund.
Discuss the need for ice breakers to clear channels in the St. Lawrence Seaway, especially prior to the Seaway opening, so that vessels can safely get from port to port.
Canadian Ice-Breaking capacity to support internal and coastal marine shipping
Canadian Grain Act: working towards an efficient and cost-effective grain transportation system, especially as it pertains to the marine mode
Canada Marine Act: working towards an efficient, safe, cost-effective marine transportation system, especially regarding Canada's ports and Seaway systems.
Canada Labour Code: working towards ensuring Canadian labour laws are as pluralistic and democratic as possible, especially insofar as providing openness and fair competition to labour markets affecting shipping.
Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services

Registration 783358-384843-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Apr 22, 2026

Reported by Greg MacNeil · Consultant
- Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
- Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
- Rob Wright · Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
- Kendal Hembroff · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
and 3 moreShow fewer
- Jeannine Ritchot · Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Kimberly Lavoie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Marc Mes · Deputy Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Policy, regulatory proposals and potential legislation dealing with ballast water and aquatic invasive species. Read more

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: working towards changes that might make it less difficult and restrictive for more skilled shipping industry labour to work in the Great Lakes - Seaway marine transportation industry.
Seeking remission of federal duties to be paid or already paid on the purchase of foreign-built vessels.
General Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations: informing clients of the existing and potential status of the regulations, and assisting them representing their business interests through inclusion or exclusion of their commodities in the regulations.
Laurentian Pilotage Authority Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Canadian Grain Act: working towards an efficient and cost-effective grain transportation system, especially as it pertains to the marine mode
Canada Marine Act: working towards an efficient, safe, cost-effective marine transportation system, especially regarding Canada's ports and Seaway systems.
Pacific Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
EcoFreight Program: informing clients of the program and assisting them with application and approval process
Marine Navigation Services Fees: working towards reduction and eventual removal of government fees on industry
Policy and potential regulatory proposals regarding the construction and design of landing booms used on Canadian vessels.
Canada Labour Code: working towards ensuring Canadian labour laws are as pluralistic and democratic as possible, especially insofar as providing openness and fair competition to labour markets affecting shipping.
Previously known as Bill C-549, National Marine Day Act: in respect of identifying a specific day each year to be officially recognized as Canada Marine Day.
Canadian Ice-Breaking capacity to support internal and coastal marine shipping
Proposed federal subsidy for the domestic transport of steel by rail
Discuss the need for ice breakers to clear channels in the St. Lawrence Seaway, especially prior to the Seaway opening, so that vessels can safely get from port to port.
Discuss the need to prioritize marine-related investments, including through targeted programs such as the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund and Arctic Infrastructure Fund.
Pilotage Act: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services
Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services

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.