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Alberta Pushes Ottawa to Fast-Track West Coast Pipeline as B.C. Calls Proposal ‘Fictional’

The federal Major Projects Office has not endorsed the early-stage bid despite Alberta seeking a mid-November signal.

B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushed back on opposition to a pipeline heading East at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on Monday.

Overview

  • Premier Danielle Smith met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa to urge that a West Coast bitumen line and a related carbon-capture project be added to the federal priority list.
  • Alberta has committed C$14 million for early planning, is acting as the initial proponent, and targets a formal submission to the Major Projects Office by spring 2026.
  • The proposal lacks a private-sector sponsor and a defined route, and advancing it would require federal changes such as lifting the northern B.C. tanker ban.
  • B.C. Premier David Eby and coastal Indigenous leaders oppose the plan, arguing it threatens the Great Bear Rainforest and jeopardizes locally supported coastal projects.
  • Enbridge, Trans Mountain and South Bow are providing technical advice without financial backing, and Ottawa retains the final authority with no approval to date.