Overview
- New referrals include Ksi Lisims LNG, the North Coast Transmission Line, Ontario’s Crawford nickel project, Nouveau Monde’s graphite Phase 2 in Quebec, New Brunswick’s Sisson mine and the Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Hydro Project.
- Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide roughly $140 million to BC Hydro to support early work on the North Coast Transmission Line between Prince George and Terrace.
- Ottawa says the second batch represents about $56 billion in proposed investment tied to energy export capacity and critical‑minerals supply chains.
- None of the projects on the list has received a national‑interest designation, and Ksi Lisims faces active court challenges and opposition from several First Nations despite Nisga’a backing.
- No new oil pipeline was included; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says negotiations with Ottawa continue as industry groups applaud the list and environmental organizations warn about LNG expansion.