12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Transat A.T. Inc. / Annick Guérard, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-02-15

Who is lobbying?

Transat A.T. Inc. (Address & business activities)

Annick Guérard, President & Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Transat A.T. Inc. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Transat A.T. Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Air Transat A.T. Inc. (Address information)
Transat Tours Canada (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Climate
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Industry
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
National Security/Security
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

COVID-19 Pandemic: Communications and interactions regarding potential economic and financial assistance / relief in the context of the revenue collapse resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and post-pandemic recovery.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Canada's post-pandemic strategy as it relates to travel and tourism, including financial support for Transat.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Accessibility-related policies, laws and regulations as they relate to the airline industry and all related standards and regulations.
Air transportation policies, legislation and regulations.
Labour laws and regulations, health and occupational safety standards impacting the airline industry.

Policies or Program

Canada's international air policy (Blue Sky) and resulting negotiating mandates extended to the Chief Air Negotiator in establishing international air transport framework. Designation and allocation of frequencies to Air Transat under applicable air agreements.
Canada's national tourism strategy and enhancement of the overall competitiveness of Canada's travel and tourism industry.
Competitiveness of Canada's air transportation network and underlying infrastructure including airports, air traffic control, customs and security pre-screening services.
Reduction in federal taxation regarding the collection of airport rents, aeronautical fees, aviation fuel excise taxes, air navigation charges and the Air Transport Security Charge.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Aviation environmental policy concerning the application of emissions trading schemes, carbon taxes and domestic policies related to aviation, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Subject matter details in previous versions
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Communications and interactions regarding potential economic and financial assistance / relief particularly with respect to maintaining liquidities in the context of the revenue collapse resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
Policies or Program
- Aviation environmental policy concerning the application of emissions trading schemes and carbon taxes
- COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Canada's reopening and recovery strategy as it relates to travel and tourism.
- Canada's international air policy (Blue Sky) and resulting negotiating mandates extended to the Chief Air Negotiator in establishing international air transport framework
- Canada's national tourism strategy and enhancement of the overall competitiveness of Canada's travel and tourism industry
- Competitiveness of Canada's air transportation network and underlying infrastructure including airports, air traffic control and security pre-screening services
- Reduction in federal taxation with regard to the collection of airport rents, aviation fuel excise taxes and the Air Transport Security Charge

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
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)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Economic Development and Official Languages

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

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

Joseph Adamo, Chief Distribution Officer | No public offices held
Richard Bilodeau, Vice President, Corporate Finance & Treasurer | No public offices held
Bernard Bussières, Chief Legal and Government Relations Officer and Corporate Secretary | No public offices held
Marc Gilbert, Vice President, Flight Operations - Air Transat | No public offices held
Annick Guerard, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Susan Kudzman, Chair of the Board of Directors | No public offices held
Marie-Claude Labelle, Senior Director, Safety, Quality and Security - Air Transat | No public offices held
Marc-Philippe Lumpé, Chef des opérations aériennes | No public offices held
Jean-François Pruneau, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held

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

Howard Liebman, Vice President, Government Relations | Public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Sylvain Aubin, Vice President, Flight Operations - Air Transat | No public offices held
- Patrick Bui, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held

Registration number: 949339-5101
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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
2024-03-14	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy \| Policy, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2024-02-13	Alexis Conrad, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet \| Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)	Transportation
2024-02-07	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2024-02-07	Anson Duran, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2024-02-07	Brian Clow, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2024-01-26	Chris Adams, Director Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Tina Green, Assistant Secretary Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Anmarie Harris, Seior Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Transportation
2023-12-06	Chris Adams, Director Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Tina Green, Assistant Secretary Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Barbara Moran, Executive Director Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Transportation
2023-12-05	Jennifer Little, Director General Transport Canada (TC) Vincent Millette, Director Transport Canada (TC) John Voortman, Executive Director Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-22	Alex Corbeil, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office (Tourism), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office (Tourism), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Tourism, Transportation, Economic Development
2023-11-07	Alexis Conrad, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet \| Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO) Radha Subramani, Director of Operations \| Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)	Transportation
2023-11-03	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-01	Audrey Milette, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Transportation, Industry, Environment, Economic Development
2023-10-16	Anson Duran, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-16	Brian Clow, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-09-29	Julie Harb, Policy Advisor (Air) \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-09-22	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-09-08	Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-08-08	Harry Orbach-Miller, Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-07-18	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-07-06	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Heritage & Quebec Lieutenant Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Transportation
2023-06-30	Blake Oliver, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, Finance Canada (FIN) Greg Reade, Assistant Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Director, Policy \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance, Transportation
2023-06-27	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Director, Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-06-16	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Anson Duran, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Mary Gregory, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Industry Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Transportation, Industry
2023-05-25	Angad Dhillon, Chief of Staff to the Minister \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-05-11	Tom Oommen, Director General Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)	Transportation
2023-05-11	Peter Schiefke, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-04-26	Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-04-26	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-04-24	Harry Orbach-Miller, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation, Industry, Environment
2023-04-24	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation, Industry, Environment

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Transat A.T. Inc. - Address & business activities

Address:

Place du Parc
300 Leo-Pariseau, suite 600
Montreal, QC H2X 4C2
Canada

Telephone number: 514-987-1660

Contact information in previous versions
- Place du Parc
  300 Leo-Pariseau, suite 600
  Montreal, QC H2X 4C2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-987-1660
  
  Fax number: 514-987-9546

Description of activities:
Transat A.T. Inc. est une société intégrée de transport aérien (par l'entremise de sa filiale Air Transat) et de voyages. Transat A.T. Inc. is a vertically-integrated concern specializing in air transport through its airline subsidiary Air Transat, and in the organization, marketing and distribution of travel products and services.

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Transat A.T. Inc. is Canada's second largest travel company in terms of annual gross revenues. It is a vertically-integrated concern specializing in the organization, marketing and distribution of holiday travel products and services. The core of its business consists of major wholly-owned travel wholesalers based in Canada (Transat Tours Canada), France (Look Voyages / Vacances Transat France) and the United Kingdom (Canadian Affair). Transat is also involved in air transport through its airline subsidiary Air Transat, which operates services from 10 Canadian gateways to 82 destinations on three continents. Finally, Transat owns and operates Canada's largest retail travel agency distribution network.
- Transat A.T. Inc. is Canada's second largest travel company in terms of annual gross revenues. It is a vertically-integrated concern specializing in the organization, marketing and distribution of holiday travel products and services. The core of its business consists of major wholly-owned travel wholesalers based in Canada (Transat Tours Canada), France (Look Voyages / Vacances Transat France) and the United Kingdom (Canadian Affair). Transat is also involved in air transport through its airline subsidiary Air Transat, which operates services from 10 Canadian gateways to 82 destinations on three continents. Finally, Transat owns and operates Canada's largest retail travel agency distribution network and offers airport handling and passenger services through its subisidiary Handlex.
- Transat A.T. Inc. is an integrated company specializing in the organization, marketing and distribution of holiday travel products and services. The core of its business consists of major tour operators based in Canada, France and the United Kingdom, namely Transat Tours Canada, Look Voyages and Canadian Affair, respectively. Transat is also involved in air transport through its airline subsidiary Air Transat, the second largest operator of international passenger air services in Canada. Transat maintains a presence in retail travel distribution in both Canada and France and owns airport services and handling company Handlex.
- Transat A.T. Inc. is an integrated company specializing in the organization, marketing and distribution of holiday travel products and services. The core of its business consists of major tour operators based in Canada and France, namely Transat Tours Canada and Look Voyages. Transat is also involved in air transport through its airline subsidiary Air Transat, the second largest operator of international passenger air services in Canada. Transat maintains a presence in retail travel distribution in both Canada and France and owns airport services and handling company Handlex.

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

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
2022-10-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$24,400,000.00	No
2022-10-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$24,400,000.00	No

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Transat A.T. Inc. / Annick Guérard, President & Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Transat A.T. Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Transat A.T. Inc. 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

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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 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

Transat A.T. Inc. / Annick Guérard, President & Chief Executive Officer

Transat A.T. Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Transat A.T. Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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 whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Transat A.T. Inc. - Address & business activities

Air Transat A.T. Inc.

Transat Tours Canada