Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-09
Registrant: Jeff Morrison
Client: National Airlines Council of Canada
Targeted institutions:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
House of Commons
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Environmental issues including action plans and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Competitiveness of the sector with respect to reducing level of federal fees and taxes applied to the aviation industry including the excise tax on jet fuel, airport ground rent payments, navigational fees, security charges
Regulatory provisions under the Canadian Aviation Regulations that govern the day to day operations of airlines
Adaptation of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) and the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR)
Advocacy related to the renewal and continued federal funding of the International Convention Attraction Fund, including a request for a commitment of $10 million annually over 4 years.
Security and facilitation issues including those related to border controls and quarantines, the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program and system outages
Regulatory modernization initiatives as they may impact the aviation industry in areas such as clean technology, digitalization and technology neutral regulations, and international standards