• ‘A show of confidence’: Ottawa invests $100M in Nova Scotia offshore wind

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-15 20:27:39.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, National, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Resources]

  The federal government, represented by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson and Minister of Justice Sean Fraser, announced a $100 million investment to advance the Wind West offshore wind development project in Nova Scotia alongside Premier Tim Houston. The funding will support collecting vital wind, ocean, and seafloor data—with $5 million allocated for wind and ocean measurement tools and nearly $3 million for transmission modelling and marine surveys. The initiative is tied to the Atlantic Energy Strategy, referred to the federal Major Projects Office in September 2025, and aims to support Nova Scotia's goal of licensing up to five gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, with future potential phases generating up to 60 gigawatts.

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• Saskatchewan Advances Nuclear Power to Support Long-Term Energy Security

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-30 01:30:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Energy, Infrastructure, Resources, Industry, Environment]

  The Government of Saskatchewan released "Delivering Energy Security Through Nuclear Power," establishing a provincial nuclear power production target of at least 2,600 megawatts (MW) by 2050 to meet long-term electricity demand. SaskPower will begin planning for two large nuclear reactors in northwest Saskatchewan aiming to generate over 2,000 MW with the first online by 2042, alongside advancing Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development near Estevan at the Rafferty site targeting at least 600 MW. The strategy involves multiple key industry partners including Cameco Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company, AtkinsRéalis, and GE Vernova Hitachi to build out supply chains and infrastructure.

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• Speed over species? What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-28 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Environment, Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, Governance]

  The federal government has tabled Bill C-39, titled the Building Canada Strong Act, containing over 300 clauses designed to expedite major project decisions to one year in response to U.S. economic pressures. The legislation amends more than a dozen federal statutes, including the Species at Risk Act, the Fisheries Act, the Impact Assessment Act, and the Labour Code, while permanently removing sunset clauses from the temporary powers established under Bill C-5. Critics, including the Sierra Club Canada Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada, and Ecojustice Canada, warn that the bill weakens environmental safeguards by allowing preliminary construction before impact assessments are completed and granting broad ministerial exemptions for sensitive water bodies and wildlife habitats.

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• Eyesore from oil and gas era being dismantled in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-26 11:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, Environment]

  Salvage crews from Marine Recycling Corporation, working in coordination with the Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure and Marine Transportation Services, successfully moved a 12,000-ton, 40-foot steel caisson retained island from a beach in Tuktoyaktuk harbour to a nearby dock. The structure, a relic from 1970s and 1980s oil and gas exploration that had been beached by a storm three years prior, will be dismantled into eight parts and repurposed to strengthen local harbour docks, while residual fuel left in its tanks will be processed as heating oil by a local company. Local regulatory boards must still approve the permitting requirements for the subsequent dock construction and harbour infilling projects.

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• Government exempts interprovincial pipelines from review by impact assessment agency

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-09 21:44:12.0
  Tags: [National, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Resources, Governance]

  The federal government published new regulations in the Canada Gazette exempting interprovincial and international pipelines, transmission lines, offshore renewable energy projects, specific oilsands extraction projects, and fossil fuel-fired power generating projects from environmental reviews by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. These projects will instead undergo environmental assessments solely through the Canada Energy Regulator to streamline regulatory approval processes. The changes follow the passage of Bill C-5 after the 2025 federal election and are designed to reduce up-front legal due diligence and regulatory costs for major energy investments.

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