Media advisory - Government of Canada to make a significant announcement at the Port of Vancouver to support trade diversification in Canada

DELTA, BC, Oct. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon will make an announcement regarding the Port of Vancouver. He will be joined by the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; Parm Bains, Member of Parliament for Richmond East--Steveston; Braeden Caley, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver--Capilano; BC Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson; the Tsawwassen First Nation Chief, Laura Cassidy, and the President and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Peter Xotta. Gurbux Saini, Member of Parliament for Fleetwood--Port Kells; Zoe Royer, Member of Parliament for Port Moody--Coquitlam, and Chief Wayne Sparrow, Musqueam Indian Band will also be in attendance.

Media will have an opportunity to ask questions following the announcement.

Date
October 30, 2026

Time
12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Media representatives are asked to register by email for this in-person event by contacting Media Relations at Transport Canada.  

Notes for media

• Please include "RSVP for October 30 press conference" in the subject line of the email.
• Event location details will be shared once media are registered.

Technical Briefing

Government of Canada officials will hold an embargoed background media technical briefing to provide an update about the Port of Vancouver.

Event:	Virtual
Date:	Friday, October 30, 2026
Time:	7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)
Zoom link:	Provided by the Parliamentary Press Gallery

The media technical briefing will be under embargo and for background information only. The information provided can be attributed to senior government officials. Audio and video recording of the briefing for the purpose of broadcast is prohibited.

Embargo terms

The briefing and associated documents will remain under embargo until the start of the press conference with Minister MacKinnon.

Participants must not publicly discuss, publish, or otherwise disclose the materials or information in any form until the embargo is lifted. Any breach of these terms may result in the participant and/or their organization being prohibited from participating in future Government of Canada embargoed briefings. Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Participants should contact Media Relations at the Privy Council Office at [email protected]  to receive briefing materials in advance. By receiving materials in advance, participants agree to keep them under embargo until the embargo is lifted, as per above.

Details: Participation in this event is for accredited members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery may contact [email protected] to request temporary access.

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SOURCE Transport Canada - Ottawa

Media Relations: Privy Council Office, 613-957-5420, [email protected]; Contacts: Marie-Justine Torres, Press Secretary and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of the Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, 613-327-5918, [email protected]; Media relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]