• B.C. First Nations file legal challenges to feds’ Pacific Link pipeline decision

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-11-02 22:44:54.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Alberta, Infrastructure, Energy, Environment, Indigenous, Resources]

  First Nations in British Columbia, including the Tsartlip First Nation, Boston Bar First Nation, Cheam First Nation, Lower Nicola First Nation, Kwantlen First Nation, Kwikwetlem First Nation, Skeetchestn Indian Band, St’at’imc Nation, and T’Sou-ke First Nation, have filed eight separate legal challenges in Federal Court against the federal government's decision to grant national interest designation under the Building Canada Act to the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline. The multibillion-dollar project, carrying an estimated price tag between $35.2 billion and $42.7 billion, is designed to run from Alberta to B.C.'s coast mostly following the Trans Mountain pipeline route and would include more than 500 river crossings, raising environmental and fishing rights concerns among First Nations over potential impacts to Fraser River wild salmon and Salish Sea tanker traffic. The legal applications argue that Prime Minister Mark Carney's government and the federal major projects office failed in their statutory duty to meaningfully consult Indigenous communities during the three-month review process.

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• Carney, Smith say new West Coast pipeline could get oil companies building again

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 21:02:38.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Infrastructure, Energy, Resources]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the proposed one-million-barrel-per-day Pacific Link oil pipeline from Alberta to a southern British Columbia tanker export terminal has been designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act. The project, which largely follows the existing Trans Mountain corridor, will undergo a streamlined review process shepherded by the Calgary-based major projects office. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and industry representatives note that the initiative—coupled with increased technological innovation, automated oilsands haul trucks, and early First Nations participation—aims to foster sustained growth and efficient labor-sharing among producers like Suncor Energy Inc. without repeating the cost inflation and labor shortages of past booms.

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• Another oilsands boom? Smith, Carney say this time Canada will be ready

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 20:30:16.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Resources, Infrastructure]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that the proposed million-barrel-per-day Pacific Link oil pipeline from Alberta to southern British Columbia has been designated as a project of national interest under legislation passed the previous year. The designation subjects the pipeline to a streamlined review process managed by the Calgary-based major projects office. While industry executives and officials anticipate sustained growth rather than a repeat of the historical mid-2000s boom, analysts highlight potential workforce challenges and the need to sequence major infrastructure projects to manage labour scarcity.

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• West Coast pipeline deadline day: Carney, Smith to make announcement in Fort McMurray

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-01 09:00:43.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Infrastructure, Resources]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the official national interest designation deadline and next steps for a proposed West Coast oil pipeline running approximately 1,250 kilometers from Bruderheim, Alberta to Delta, British Columbia. The infrastructure project, estimated to cost between $35.2 billion and $43.7 billion, is advanced through Bill C-39 (the Building Canada Strong Act) and would be owned by Trans Mountain Corporation, the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation. Once operational, the pipeline will carry upwards of one million barrels of crude oil per day to international markets, boosting Canada's oil exports by 20 per cent.

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• Carney set to make energy announcement in Vancouver

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-29 17:34:43.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Energy, Resources, Economy, Infrastructure]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a major energy investment in Vancouver following LNG Canada's decision to proceed with the multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion of its liquefied natural gas export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia. The expansion will double the facility's export capacity from 14 million to 28 million tonnes of LNG per year, making it one of the largest LNG facilities globally. The federal government estimates the project will attract $33 billion in private sector capital and generate over $50 billion in government revenues over its lifetime.

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