Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 39 (2006-02-09 to 2006-07-28) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Corporation: |
Transat A.T. Inc.
Place du Parc 300 Leo-Pariseau, suite 600 Montreal, QC H2X 4C2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-987-1660 |
| Fax number: | 514-987-9546 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Jean-Marc Eustache, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | 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. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Air Transat A.T. Inc.
5959 Côte-Vertu Blvd. Montreal, QC Canada H4S 2E6 Transat Tours Canada Place du Parc 300 Léo-Pariseau Montreal, QC Canada H2X 4C2 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Danielle Boisvert |
| Position title: | Senior Director, Finance - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Bernard Bussières |
| Position title: | Vice President, Legal Affairs and Secretary - Transat A.T. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michel Charette |
| Position title: | Chief Pilot, A330 - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jean Côté |
| Position title: | Vice President, Airports and Operations Control |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | John Dacoulis |
| Position title: | Senior Director, Maintenance - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Dilollo |
| Position title: | Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Urbino Francisco |
| Position title: | Director, Quality Assurance - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Roger Garant |
| Position title: | Chief Pilot, A310 - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Allen Graham |
| Position title: | President and CEO, Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Simon Lavoie |
| Position title: | Vice President, Flight Operations - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mike Malka |
| Position title: | Director, Engineering - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paula Martineau |
| Position title: | Coordinator, Traffic Rights & Immigration |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jacques Mignault |
| Position title: | Supervisor, Quality and Standards, Flight Operations - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donald Obonsawin |
| Position title: | President, Jonview Canada |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | George Petsikas |
| Position title: | Director, Government and Industry Affairs - Transat A.T. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Denis Pétrin |
| Position title: | Vice President, Finance - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | François Ringuet |
| Position title: | Director, Safety - Air Transat |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Barbara Stewart |
| Position title: | Senior Director, Airports |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Philippe Sureau |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President, Transat A.T. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) | ||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Consumer Issues, Immigration, International Relations, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Involved in the development of government negotiating mandate regarding consultations on air transport between Canada and the French Republic, and participated in same as industry advisors to government negotiators. Submitted, at Transport Canada's request, a corporate position paper and recommendations for a government negotiating mandate with respect to proposed consultations on air transport between Canada and the United States. | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | As a result of the failure to conclude a new agreement on air transport between Canada and the French Republic, we will submit recommendations to Transport Canada and International Trade Canada regarding further measures to be taken in order to achieve negotiating objectives in this matter.We will make recommendations to Transport Canada regarding bilateral air negotiating priorities involving the following countries: France, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Germany, UK, Italy and Belgium.We expect to be making representations with respect to the review announced by the Minister of Transport of government policy on the wet-leasing by Canadian air carriers of foreign aircraft and crew.We expect to be making representations with respect to a legislative proposal for establishing a legal framework for the oversight and regulation of Canada's airport authorities. | ||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Transat A.T. Inc. | 2008-08-06 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Annick Guérard | 2021-05-27 | Current |
| Jean-Marc Eustache | 2005-08-11 | 2021-05-27 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.