About the Gateway Council
The Greater Vancouver Gateway Council (GVGC) is an industry-led coalition that brings together senior executives from the ports, airport, railways, marine terminals, trucking companies, air carriers, and logistics providers that form Canada’s largest trade gateway.
Established in 1994, the Council’s mission is to ensure the Vancouver Gateway remains globally competitive, resilient, and sustainable — a place where efficient trade infrastructure and collaborative policy support Canada’s economic prosperity.
Working together for Canada’s future
The Gateway Council provides a non-partisan, collaborative forum where industry and governments come together to solve complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges — ensuring Canada’s west coast gateway remains efficient, resilient, and ready for the future.
Our vision
By 2035, Canada’s West Coast trade gateway will serve as a model for resilient, digitally connected, and sustainable growth, handling record cargo and passenger volumes while achieving measurable reductions in emissions and congestion.
Through collaboration among industry, governments, and communities, the Gateway will continue to anchor over 250,000 jobs, grow export volumes and enable billions in trade supporting Canadian households and businesses.
Our mandate
The Gateway Council exists to:
to advocate for national trade-enabling priorities.
through clear, evidence-based prioritization.
that improves system visibility, coordination, and efficiency.
on issues such as industrial land, labour stability, and sustainable growth.
— fostering collaboration amongst ports, airports, railways, marine terminals, transit, trucking, carriers, shippers, governments, and communities.
Current priorities
Gateway transportation infrastructure prioritization
Developing a shared framework to identify and advance critical projects that unlock Canada’s trade potential — including rail, air, port, and intermodal capacity.
Digital infrastructure and data standards
Supporting the Gateway’s digital modernization agenda to improve real-time visibility, data sharing, and performance modeling across transport modes.
Sustainability and climate resilience
Supporting innovation to reduce emissions and adapt to climate risk while ensuring capacity for growing trade volumes.
Collaborative policy advocacy
Coordinating industry positions on industrial land protection/expansion, labour stability, regulatory efficiency, and supply chain competitiveness.
Gateway transportation infrastructure prioritization
Developing a shared framework to identify and advance critical projects that unlock Canada’s trade potential — including rail, air, port, and intermodal capacity.
Digital infrastructure and data standards
Supporting the Gateway’s digital modernization agenda to improve real-time visibility, data sharing, and performance modeling across transport modes.
Sustainability and climate resilience
Supporting innovation to reduce emissions and adapt to climate risk while ensuring capacity for growing trade volumes.
Collaborative policy advocacy
Coordinating industry positions on industrial land protection/expansion, labour stability, regulatory efficiency, and supply chain competitiveness.
Executive members
Tamara Vrooman - Chair
President and CEO
Vancouver International Airport
Karen Jensen
Director, Corporate Development
Canadian National Railway
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Peter Xotta
President and CEO
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Jeff Edwards
Assistant Vice President, Market Strategies and Demand Management
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway
Genevieve Brazzell
Director Sales
Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway
Kevin Poulin
President
SRY Rail Link
David Earl - Treasurer
President and CEO
British Columbia Trucking Association
Stephenie Jones – Vice Chair
President
British Columbia Marine Terminal Operators Association
Rob MacKay-Dunn
Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
Kevin Quinn
CEO
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Tamara Vrooman - Chair
President and CEO
Vancouver International Airport
Karen Jensen
Director, Corporate Development
Canadian National Railway
Peter Xotta
President and CEO
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Jeff Edwards
Assistant Vice President, Market Strategies and Demand Management
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway
Genevieve Brazzell
Director Sales
Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway
Kevin Poulin
President
SRY Rail Link
David Earl - Treasurer
President and CEO
British Columbia Trucking Association
Stephenie Jones – Vice Chair
President
British Columbia Marine Terminal Operators Association
Rob MacKay-Dunn
Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
Kevin Quinn
CEO
Translink
Resource members
Jane Lister
Research Associate and Director
Centre for Transportation Studies, Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
Jeff Nankivell
President and CEO
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Laura Jones
President & CEO
Business Council of British Columbia
David van Hemmen
Vice President
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Heather McNell
Deputy CAO, Policy & Planning
Metro Vancouver
Kevin Volk
Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Transportation & Infrastructure
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Martin Mckay
Regional Director General, Pacific Region
Transport Canada
Naina Sloan
President
Pacific Economic Development Canada
Lindsay Kislock
President and CEO
Western Transportation Advisory Council