In his role as vice president, infrastructure, Cliff Stewart leads the development and delivery of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s infrastructure programs, which include road, rail, terminal and facility projects, and associated habitat restoration. He is also responsible for the engineering and maintenance functions of the Port Authority and serves as the president of Canada Place Corporation.

Throughout his tenure at the port authority, Cliff has been instrumental in building the organization’s internal infrastructure team and leading the development of large scale, trade-enabling projects—both at the Port of Vancouver and throughout the Lower Mainland—designed to support the port authority’s federal mandate to enable Canada’s trade through the Port of Vancouver. This includes the realignment of Low Level Road in North Vancouver, the expansion of the Centerm container terminal in Burrard Inlet, and building the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility on Tsawwassen First Nation industrial land. Early in his time at the port authority, Cliff was involved in drafting the project definition report for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. He then led the team that obtained the Environmental Assessment approval for the project in 2023. Cliff’s expertise in both infrastructure delivery and the container industry has been built throughout his career, which spans almost four decades. Prior to joining the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, he served as vice president, operations for DP World Canada Inc. In that role he also oversaw a redevelopment program at Centerm, which doubled the terminal’s capacity and improved its efficiency without interrupting operations. In the late 1990s, Cliff led the redevelopment of North Vancouver’s Vancouver Wharves bulk terminal site. He also held maintenance, engineering and major project roles with BCR Marine and Quintette Coal earlier in his career.

Cliff previously served on the boards of the BC Maritime Employers Association, Green Marine, North Shore Neighbourhood House and Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. He is a professional engineer and holds a bachelor of applied science in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia.