12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

WestJet Airlines Ltd. / Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2023-09-04

Who is lobbying?

WestJet Airlines Ltd. (Address & business activities)

Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

2222304 Alberta Corp. (Address information)
Swoop Inc. (Address information)
WestJet Encore Ltd. (Address information)
WestJet Vacations Inc. (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Bilingualism/Official Languages
Climate
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Environment
Industry
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
National Security/Security
Pensions
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Aviation environmental policy with regard to emissions trading schemes, clean fuel standard, carbon pricing for aviation, green capital expenditures and the development of biojet fuel for aviation
Canada's international trade and bilateral aviation agreements with regard to market access to other countries and freedoms of the air
Competitiveness of the airline industry with respect to reduction in federal taxation of Air Transport Security Charge, airport ground rent, fuel excise tax
Competitiveness of the airline industry, with regard to domestic capacity, freedoms of the air, foreign ownership, competition policy, aircraft financing, pension financing, aircraft leasing policy, liquidity and viability of Ultra Low Cost Carriers (ULCC's)
Government policy or programs with respect to financial stability of Canada's airline sector as a result of Covid-19 panedemic including covid-19 testing, safe travel corridors and the safe re-opening of domestic travel.
In regard to the approval of proposed transactions under the Competition Act and the Canada Transportation Act
Labour, as regards to the Canada Labour Code and the collective bargaining process
The development and creation of a replacement organization to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Communication techniques

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

Grass-roots communication
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

Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Scott Wilson, Vice President, Flight Operations | Public offices held

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

Andy Gibbons, Vice President, External Affairs | Public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Andy Gibbons, Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
- Jared Mikoch-Gerke, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held

Registration number: 951710-16167
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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
2024-01-18	Craig Hutton, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy \| Executive Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2024-01-10	Paula Simons, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-12-14	Omar Alghabra, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-12-14	Craig Hutton, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy \| Executive Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-12-08	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-23	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-21	Kevin Sorenson, Senator Senate of Canada Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Tourism
2023-10-27	Anson Duran, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC) Julie Harb, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-08-15	Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy Advisor \| Operations Unit, Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC) Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-08-04	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-07-24	Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-07-13	Meghan Pritchard, Senior Special Assistant \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2023-07-10	France Pegeot, Chair & CEO Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)	Consumer Issues
2023-07-05	Kaili Levesque, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet \| Privy Council Office, Privy Council Office (PCO) Radha Subramani, Director of Operations Privy Council Office (PCO)	Consumer Issues, Transportation, Economic Development
2023-07-04	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research and Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Leon Benoit, MP	September 2003 to April 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Infantry Soldier (Rank of Private to Corporal) Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, Mobile Command	June 1982 to December 1986	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research and Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Leon Benoit, MP	September 2003 to April 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research and Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Leon Benoit, MP	September 2003 to April 2005	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

WestJet Airlines Ltd. / Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

WestJet Airlines Ltd. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

WestJet Airlines Ltd. 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

Policies or Program

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

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

WestJet Airlines Ltd. / Alexis Von Hoensbroech, Chief Executive Officer

WestJet Airlines Ltd. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

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

WestJet Airlines Ltd. - Address & business activities

2222304 Alberta Corp.

WestJet Vacations Inc.

WestJet Encore Ltd.

Swoop Inc.