Overview

• Premier Danielle Smith said Alberta will file a proposal to Ottawa’s Major Projects Office next spring and is allocating C$14 million for pre‑FEED work and Indigenous engagement.
• A technical advisory group that includes Enbridge, Trans Mountain and South Bow will help define the route and design, with preliminary concepts pointing to a northwest B.C. terminal at Prince Rupert or Kitimat and potential capacity near one million barrels per day.
• There is no private‑sector proponent at this stage; the province says taxpayers will not fund construction and that private investors would be expected to take over after approvals.
• B.C. Premier David Eby and Coastal First Nations leaders oppose the effort and defend the northern tanker ban, calling the proposal not a real project and unacceptable for the North Coast.
• Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel warned no company would build a “pipeline to nowhere” under the tanker moratorium, and Ottawa signalled any oil line would need to advance alongside the Pathways carbon‑capture initiative and meet consultation and climate requirements.