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Air Canada / Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2023-07-01

Who is lobbying?

Air Canada (Address & business activities)

Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Air Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Air Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Aeroplan Inc. (Address information)
Air Canada rouge LP/Air Canada rouge S.E.C. (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Bilingualism/Official Languages
Consumer Issues
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Industry
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
National Security/Security
Pensions
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Canada's COVID-19 economic response plan. Plan d’intervention économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Accessibility – Accessibility-related policies, laws and regulations as they relate to the airline industry, including the Accessible Canada Act and all related standards and regulations.
Environment - International Civil Aviation Organization process on emission management and domestic policies related to aviation. Environnement – Processus de gestion des émissions de l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale et politiques nationales liées au secteur du transport aérien.
Industry - Overall competitive position of Canada's aviation and tourism industry. Industrie – Position concurrentielle globale des secteurs canadiens du transport aérien et du tourisme.
International Trade - Canada's international trade and aviation agreements under Canada's Blue Sky policy. Commerce international – Accords du Canada en matière de commerce international et de transport aérien dans le cadre de la politique Ciel bleu.
Labour –Labour laws and regulations, health and occupational safety standards impacting the airline industry. Relations du travail – Lois et règlements sur le travail et normes de santé et de sécurité au travail qui ont une incidence sur l’industrie du transport aérien.
Official Languages- Obligations under the Official Language Act in the context of the aviation industry and the modernization of the Official Languages Act. Langues officielles – Obligations en vertu de la Loi sur les langues officielles dans le contexte de l’industrie du transport aérien, et modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles.
Taxation and Finance – Policies related to the competitiveness of the aviation industry at the international and domestic level. Fiscalité et finances – Politiques liées à la compétitivité de l’industrie du transport aérien à l’échelle internationale et nationale.
Tourism - Program or policy to promote tourism to Canada. Tourisme – Programme ou politique pour promouvoir le tourisme au Canada.
Transportation – Aviation related policies, legislation and regulations. Transport – Politiques, législations et réglementations liées à l’industrie du transport aérien.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Marc Barbeau, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | No public offices held
Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Public Affairs | No public offices held
Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Joanne Dobson, Director, Government Relations (Federal & Ontario) | Public offices held
David Rheault, Vice President, Government and Community Relations | Public offices held
David Waugh, Senior Director, International Affairs & Facilitation | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Amos Kazzaz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held

Registration number: 948334-15009
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2023-10-19	Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour and Seniors Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Transportation
2023-10-19	Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-16	Mary Gregory, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Transportation
2023-10-16	Joanna Dafoe, Director of Policy Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Jamie Kippen, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Joshua Swift, Policy Advisor Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Transportation
2023-10-16	John Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office (PCO)	Transportation
2023-10-16	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-16	Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Nick Leswick, Associate Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Suzy McDonald, Associate Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Transportation
2023-10-16	Brian Clow, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-10-13	Anson Duran, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Transport Canada (TC) Julie Harb , Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-13	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Craig Hutton, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-06	Lawrence Hanson, Associate Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Transportation
2023-09-21	George Chahal, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-09-14	David Murray, Director of Policy \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Transportation
2023-09-14	Paul Halucha, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office (PCO)	Environment
2023-09-07	Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2023-08-28	Elisabeth D'Amours, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-08-15	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-06-21	Raymond Theberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-06-14	Angad Dhillon, Chief of Staff to the Minister \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC) Angad Dhillon, Chief of Staff to the Minister \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-06-13	Jennifer May, Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2023-05-31	Lucie Moncion, Senator Senate of Canada	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-05-26	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-05-02	René Cormier, Senator Senate of Canada	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-04-25	Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-04-25	Oz Jungic, Policy Advisor, Policy and Cabinet Affairs Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-04-11	Craig Hutton, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister (Asia) Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Husain Aboghodieh, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Samir Kassam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC) Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Director of Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Transportation
2023-03-29	Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Tourism, Transportation
2023-03-20	Nick Leswick, Associate Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2023-02-27	Richard Cannings, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Taxation and Finance
2023-02-06	Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-02-06	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-02-03	Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-02-01	Kyle Nicholson, Director, Policy \| Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)	Transportation
2023-01-31	Blake Oliver, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance, Transportation
2023-01-26	Samir Kassam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2023-01-12	Oz Jungic, Policy Advisor \| Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2022-12-20	Bud Sambasivam, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Industry, Transportation
2022-12-19	Paul Thoppil, Assistant Deputy Minister Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2022-12-19	Jeremy Bruce, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Eloge Butera, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation
2022-12-19	Craig Hutton, A/Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Colin Stacey, Director General, Air Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2022-12-15	Lionel-Fritz Adimi, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Marjorie Michel, Deputy Chief of Staff Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2022-12-15	Husain Aboghodieh, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Taxation and Finance
2022-12-15	Adam Chambers, MP - Conservative Finance Committee Member House of Commons	Taxation and Finance
2022-12-15	Julien Brazeau, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Isabelle Jacques, Assistant Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2022-12-14	Lisa Jorgensen, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Brian Peebles, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2022-12-14	Brian Clow, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Oz Jungic, Policy Advisor \| Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Mark Kachuck, Special Assistant \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	International Trade, Transportation

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Air Canada - Address & business activities

Address:

P.O. Box 14,000
Station Airport
Dorval, QC H4Y 1H4
Canada

Telephone number: 514-422-2549

Contact information in previous versions
- P.O. Box 14,000
  Station Airport
  Dorval, QC H4Y 1H4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-422-7700
  
  Fax number: 514-422-4945
- P.O. Box 14,000
  Station Airport
  Dorval, QC H4Y 1H4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-422-6777
  
  Fax number: 514-422-4945

Description of activities:
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international full-service air carrier and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the domestic market, the transborder market and each of the Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacific, Canada-Caribbean/Central America and Canada-South American markets. Passenger transportation is the principle business. Air Canada is headquartered in Montreal. Air Canada est le plus important transporteur aérien à prestations complètes du Canada à offrir des services intérieurs et internationaux, et le plus grand fournisseur de services passagers réguliers, tant sur les marchés intérieur et transfrontalier que sur les marchés Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacifique, Canada-Antilles/Amérique centrale et Canada-Amérique du Sud. Son activité principale est le transport de passagers. Le siège social d’Air Canada est situé à Montréal.

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international full-service air carrier and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the domestic market, the transborder market and each of the Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacific, Canada-Caribbean/Central America and Canada-South American markets. Passenger transportation is the principle business. Air Canada is headquartered in Montreal.
- Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international full-serviceairline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in thedomestic market, the transborder market and each of the Canada-Europe, Canada-Pacific, Canada-Caribbean/Central America and Canada-South America markets. Passenger transportation is the principle business. Headquartered in Montreal, Air Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE).

End date of the last completed financial year: 2022-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Ontario Tourism Recovery Program	$695,000.00	No

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2021-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$518,000,000.00	No

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor / Special Assistant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	August 2004 to February 2006	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Indian and Northern Affairs, Office of the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs	April 2004 to July 2004	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Summer Student Health Canada, Minister's Office	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office
Summer Student Health Canada, Minister's Office	May 1997 to August 1997	Not a designated office

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Air Canada / Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Air Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Air Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Air Canada / Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Air Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Air Canada - Address & business activities

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