Last year is now behind us, and it was a big one for Canada! A lot happened, and it's worth keeping those positive developments in mind as we move into 2026 and beyond.
From policy changes and project approvals to a new focus on unlocking our natural resource wealth and developing trade infrastructure, Canadians have real reasons to celebrate. The task now is to build on that progress through concrete action and make our country even stronger in the years ahead.
(December 2025) - After a full year of campaigning in Ontario, polling by Nanos Research on behalf of Canada Action showed that a majority of Ontarians see oil and natural gas development as critical for jobs, the economy, and our country’s prosperity at large. The polling also showed that 28% of Ontarians recognized Canada Action’s logo across the province in advertising on billboards, at bus stops, and in other media.
(December 2025) - With U.S. tariffs affecting Ontarians and Canadians nationwide, Ontario and the federal government signed an agreement to streamline approvals for the Ring of Fire mineral development. This includes eliminating regulatory duplication to reduce lengthy approval timelines that have slowed mining development in the region for decades. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said that assessments in the Ring of Fire have been ongoing for 25 years with little to no results, while the rest of the world moves forward with the development of minerals and metals.
(November 2025) - After a decade of self-imposed regulatory policies that hindered the development of Canada’s resource wealth, the federal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alberta to unlock Western Canadian natural resource production and transportation capabilities. The press release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) reiterated the importance of fostering the conditions necessary for infrastructure, including pipelines, rail, power generation, a strong and integrated transmission grid, ports, and other measures to unlock and expand natural resource production and transportation in the West.
(September 2025) – After four years of review by more than 20 federal and provincial regulators, Ksi Lisims LNG, an Indigenous-led export facility on B.C.’s northwestern coast, received full approval. The project now awaits a final investment decision (FiD) by its proponents. If it moves forward, the project is set to export 12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG to international markets, helping advance Indigenous economic reconciliation and serving as an irreplaceable economic asset for remote communities in Western Canada.
(August 2025) - Canada’s federal government launches the Major Projects Office (MPO) to fast-track nation-building projects, including pipelines, transmission lines, railroads, ports, and other significant developments that can help create prosperity for Canadians, as tariffs on key sectors take their toll.
(July 2025) - Significant strides have been made in British Columbia and elsewhere across the country, with Premier David Eby celebrating LNG Canada’s first shipment of liquefied natural gas to markets abroad. The Premier has been a major supporter of LNG development in the province, a stance that wasn’t as certain several years ago under previous provincial governments.
(June 2025) - The PRGT pipeline, to supply the Ksi Lisims LNG project, was officially approved by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and subsequently by the federal government. The project’s approval was a huge win for Canada’s burgeoning LNG industry; today, the proponent says that 15 of 20 First Nations along its route have signed mutual benefit agreements.
(April 2025) - With more than $670 billion in cancelled or suspended natural resource projects between 2015 and 2023, Canada’s financial leaders called for regulatory reform and supportive policies to help the economy change course. Low productivity, capital flight, and poor economic performance have raised red flags for many months and years, and Canada’s top financial leaders made it clear that something needs to change.
(March 2025) - An evolving trade relationship with the U.S. and looming tariffs united Canadian leaders from coast to coast behind the reality that Canada needs to diversify its export markets and take control of its economic security. Many of these leaders adopted similar messaging from Canada Action’s campaigns on new pipelines, power lines, ports, railways, and roads, and on the importance of supporting the development of all resources, regardless of province or territory, including energy, forestry, mining, and agriculture.
(Throughout 2025) - In 2025, a substantial majority of Canadians across multiple polls sent a clear message: they overwhelmingly support oil and gas development, including new and expanded pipelines, to secure our economic future. It’s clear that from coast to coast, Canadians recognize that oil and gas remains critical to jobs, government revenues, and our collective prosperity. This broad, consistent support indicates that advancing energy development is a mainstream view among Canadians nationwide, and that government and industry should collaborate in 2026 and beyond to ensure that major projects are built expeditiously, as they have an irreplaceable impact on the economy as a whole.
Canada’s path in 2025 has shown what’s possible when we utilize our greatest natural advantages - energy, forestry, mining, and agriculture - to support economic development nationwide. It will be absolutely critical that Canadians don’t forget the positive lessons of last year and continue to put words into action in 2026 and beyond.
Canada has the resources, the talent, and the public support to turn today’s progress into long-term prosperity. The task now is simple: stay the course, keep saying yes to new infrastructure and resource development, and believe in the possibility of a more economically secure and prosperous Canada.
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