Major Projects Are Advancing Across Canada. Let’s Keep It Up.

Major Projects Are Advancing Across Canada. Let’s Keep It Up.

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Key Takeaways

• Major projects are advancing across Canada, from LNG and pipelines in Western Canada to nuclear, mining, shipping, and grid infrastructure in other regions, signalling renewed momentum in large-scale resource and industrial development.

• These projects can strengthen Canada’s economy and trade position by creating jobs, attracting investment, expanding domestic processing and export capacity, and helping the country reach more customers beyond the United States.

• Canada must keep this momentum going by streamlining approvals, reducing barriers to development, restoring investor confidence, and continuing to say yes to the resource and infrastructure projects that can build a stronger country.

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At a time when Canada needs to step up and kick-start its economy, major projects are advancing across the country that will help us create a stronger future.

From natural gas export facilities on the west coast and agricultural processing plants in the prairies to large-scale nuclear power plants in central Canada and new critical mineral mines across the Atlantic, renewed interest in large-scale resource development shows that our country is recognizing the immense potential of the wealth of resources beneath our feet – and the potential impact these resources can have on improving the lives of Canadians.

This matters now more than ever.

With global resource security of the utmost importance for policy-makers worldwide and ongoing trade disputes with the U.S., Canada has a clear opportunity to strengthen our economy, expand our trade infrastructure, and reach more customers beyond a single market.

Here are just some of the major developments now moving forward nationwide:

• British Columbia: The engineering firm for LNG Canada’s proposed Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat has received a limited notice to proceed. If approved, it would double the facility’s export capacity to 28 million tonnes per year. Additionally, the Sunrise pipeline expansion will help heat homes, support industrial sectors, and supply LNG facilities for exports.

• Alberta: A new 550,000-barrel-per-day cross-border proposed pipeline to Wyoming could make use of idle Keystone XL-related assets and help relieve export bottlenecks facing Western Canadian producers. Alberta may also see gigawatt-scale AI data centres under construction in 2026, with the province setting a goal to attract $100 billion in data centre investment by 2030.

• Saskatchewan: A $350 million canola crush facility in Regina is now open for business, adding important value-added processing capacity right here in Canada. Instead of simply shipping raw product, we can process more of it domestically, support local jobs, and capture more economic value for our agricultural sector. Additionally, the Wheeler River uranium project in Saskatchewan has broken ground as a large-scale project that could help Canada regain its once-held position as the world’s top uranium producer.

• Manitoba: The Minago critical minerals project, now fully owned by a First Nation, is approved for 10,000 tonnes per day of magnesium production. The Port of Churchill Plus, a potential project that could deliver widespread improvements in shipping capacity and the addition of new commodity exports such as LNG, is now under consideration by the federal Major Projects Office.

• Ontario: Several new nuclear projects, including the Bruce C generating station, are a major signal that large-scale energy infrastructure is back on the agenda. Power stations of this size create thousands of jobs, generate billions in economic impact, support industrial growth, and provide Canada with the electricity capacity needed for a more competitive economy.

• Quebec: Construction is underway on the Matawinie graphite project, which is expected to become the largest graphite mine in the G7, create more than 1,000 jobs, and attract more than $2 billion in investment. This is a major win for Quebec and for Canada’s position in the global critical minerals supply chain.

• Nova Scotia: The approved Antrim Gypsum Mine is expected to produce about 1.5 million tonnes annually, operate for 20 years, and create more than 60 full-time jobs. It will help supply Canadian manufacturing and construction markets with Canadian-produced materials, strengthening domestic supply chains and reducing reliance on imports.

• Newfoundland & Labrador: Bay du Nord is moving forward after new agreements among the federal and provincial governments and project partners have strengthened the path ahead. This offshore oil development has the potential to deliver major investment, long-term jobs, and significant royalties, making it an irreplaceable opportunity for Newfoundland and Labrador and for Canada’s energy future.

• New Brunswick: New Brunswick’s new mining bill is designed to cut red tape, simplify approvals, and give investors more certainty as the province works to grow its critical minerals sector. This is the kind of policy progress Canada needs to attract more private capital, accelerate development, and turn resource potential into jobs and government revenues.

• Nunavut: Baffinland is moving ahead with the Steensby project and associated mine expansion, including a new railway and port that would enable more iron ore to be shipped from the Mary River mine to global markets. This trade-enabling infrastructure can unlock northern growth, create jobs, and strengthen Canada’s position as a reliable resource supplier.

• Yukon: The Yukon–B.C. Grid Connect project would link Yukon to the North American power grid and help support mining activity, industrial growth, and improved energy security in the North. Major transmission lines like this can help unlock new resource development, attract investment, and support long-term economic expansion across the territory.

• Northwest Territories: The proposed expansion of the Taltson Hydro Project is gaining momentum, with multiple Indigenous governments signing on toward collaboration and potential ownership. Power lines like this can supply electricity to future mines and communities, expand economic opportunity in the North, and create conditions for long-term infrastructure development that Canada needs to grow stronger.

This is exactly the kind of progress Canada needs more of.

But if we're honest, there is still much more work to do.

If Canada wants to seize this opportunity, we must continue improving the conditions that will attract capital investment back into our country. That means streamlining regulatory processes, removing self-imposed barriers to development, reducing approval timelines, and restoring investor confidence that major projects can get built here again.

When Canada develops natural resources and builds new trade infrastructure, all Canadians benefit. Doing so would mean more good-paying jobs, more business for contractors, manufacturers, service companies, and communities across the country. It would translate into more government revenue through taxes and royalties, helping fund the services Canadians rely on. And it would result in a stronger, more diversified economy that is less vulnerable to the economic whims of the U.S. and better positioned for long-term prosperity.

Canada has the resources. Canada has the workers. Canada has the opportunity.

Now we need to keep saying yes to major projects and take further steps to build a stronger country from coast to coast.

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