Client of a consultant lobbyist
Chamber of Marine Commerce
- Meetings this Parliament
- 3
- With MPs
- 1
- Since Nov 2021
- 3
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.
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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Consultant In effect since Apr 17, 2026
Consultant Eric-Antoine Menard of NorthStar Public Affairs Inc.
Consultant lobbyists
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Eric-Antoine Menard
Former public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff,, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2019–2025)
Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2018–2019)
Formerly Director of policy, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2016–2018)
Formerly Political Analyst, Department for International Cooperation and Parliamentary Research, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2007–2007)
Institutions they may lobby: 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), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- 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.
- 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 Labour Code and related federal labour policies, with respect to collective bargaining frameworks, labour market flexibility, and operational impacts on the marine shipping 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Registration 962270-385790-1. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Eric-Antoine Menard · Consultant
- Duncan Wilson · Senator, Senate of Canada
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
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Reported by Eric-Antoine Menard · Consultant
- Andréanne Larouche · Member of Parliament
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
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.
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.
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Reported by Eric-Antoine Menard · Consultant
- Andre Baril · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Rob Wright · Deputy Minister of Labour and Associate Deputy Minister ESDC, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Jennifer Miller · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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. Read more
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.
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.