Overview

• Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said the new Federal Major Projects Office will launch this week, marking the shift from legislation to implementation.
• Under the new law, the office must exist before the government can formally approve fast‑tracked project plans.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney said the government will begin announcing new port infrastructure investments within the next two weeks.
• Hodgson emphasized speed in building infrastructure to boost energy exports and pitched German firms on Canadian LNG and hydrogen in a speech in Berlin.
• Officials signalled rolling project announcements through the autumn, while commentators urged a broader strategy with coordinated financing and Indigenous economic participation.