Overview

• Ontario’s request for proposals on August 7 tasks consultants with assessing new pipelines, rail lines, multiple port outlets, potential refineries and a strategic emergency petroleum reserve.
• The study is conducted under a June memorandum of understanding between Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan that envisions integrated energy and trade infrastructure.
• Provincial leaders argue the corridor will stabilize domestic fuel access, diversify export routes beyond U.S. networks and generate employment across three provinces.
• Saskatchewan’s government pledged support for the initiative, stressing its role in securing markets for the province’s exports of food, fuel and critical minerals.
• Manitoba’s absence from the agreement underscores concerns over Indigenous consultation and has prompted experts to warn of potential impediments to the corridor’s progress.