Overview

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expects a private-sector firm to propose a new pipeline within weeks to carry about 1 million barrels per day from Alberta’s oil sands to the Port of Prince Rupert
• Enbridge Inc. has indicated it will only advance a proposal if both provincial and federal laws enhance Indigenous participation, streamline climate policies, and ensure timely regulatory reviews
• The envisioned pipeline would serve as the anchor tenant on a multi-infrastructure corridor linking Alberta to international markets via British Columbia’s northwest coast
• Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is drafting Bill C-5 to fast-track projects deemed in Canada’s national interest, a measure Alberta officials view as crucial to securing private investment
• Environmental and Indigenous groups continue to oppose new tanker routes under the federal West Coast ban, meaning Ottawa must resolve ecological and First Nations concerns to move forward