Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed referrals of the Ksi Lisims LNG project in B.C., Ontario’s Crawford nickel project, New Brunswick’s Sisson mine and the Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Hydro Project to the Major Projects Office.
- These proposals now enter an expedited review, and no project has yet received a national interest designation that would allow exemptions from certain environmental laws.
- Major Projects Office CEO Dawn Farrell has emphasized that project stage and readiness will drive recommendations, warning many proposals are not yet ready.
- Thursday’s additions join five projects announced in September, expanding the list of mining and energy proposals under consideration for potential fast-tracking.
- Separately, the Canada Infrastructure Bank will lend $140 million to BC Hydro for the North Coast Transmission line.