• Canada’s airports saw record improvements in delays, NAV Canada says

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-28 15:26:44.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Transportation, Infrastructure, Governance]

  NAV Canada reported that the number of scheduled flights impacted by delays across Canada's four major airports—Toronto Pearson, Montréal-Trudeau, Calgary, and Vancouver International Airports—fell by 85 per cent from May 1 to Aug. 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. Specifically, delayed flights dropped from 4,996 (1.54 per cent) in 2025 to 769 (0.24 per cent) in 2026, while total flight volume across the four hubs increased by 0.9 per cent to handle 394,919 flights. Vancouver recorded the sharpest improvement with delays dropping from 4.42 per cent to 0.64 per cent, Toronto Pearson had the lowest share of delayed flights at 0.04 per cent, Calgary dropped to 0.05 per cent, and Montréal-Trudeau dropped to 0.28 per cent. Additionally, NAV Canada noted that national air traffic controller staffing shortages narrowed from a deficit of 200 staff in the spring to 170 by August. Concurrently, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government is moving ahead with plans to attract private investment in Canada's four largest airports under a model where the federal government retains ownership of underlying land and assets.

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• New Port Investment Unlocks More Opportunities for Saskatchewan Potash

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-26 02:30:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Infrastructure, Transportation, Trade, Mining]

  Canpotex has initiated a $500 million infrastructure investment project at the Neptune Bulk Terminals in the Port of Vancouver to upgrade equipment and expand supply chain capabilities for Saskatchewan potash exports. Attended by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Canpotex President and CEO Gordon McKenzie, the expansion aims to support international shipments to over 40 overseas countries, including key markets in South America and the Indo-Pacific. The project supports Canada's national goal to double non-U.S. exports and strengthens global food security by facilitating the export of potash produced by Mosaic and Nutrien. In 2025, Saskatchewan potash exports reached a value of $9 billion, representing a 13.5 per cent increase compared to 2024.

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• Province names SkyTrain extension in honour of former premier Dave Barrett

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-15 17:04:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Infrastructure, Transit, Transportation]

  The Government of British Columbia is naming the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension the Dave Barrett Extension in honour of former premier Dave Barrett. The 16-kilometre rapid transit expansion will add eight new stations extending the Expo Line from King George Station in Surrey to Langley City Centre, with guideway installation currently over 60% complete. Scheduled to open in 2029, the project is projected to reach an average weekday ridership of 80,000 passengers by 2050 and include 14 kilometres of active transportation pathways.

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• From pipelines, to railways and AI: Ottawa pitches 167 projects ahead of Carney's investment summit

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-10 21:20:00.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Infrastructure, Energy, Transportation, Economy, Technology]

  The federal government has released a 66-page prospectus outlining 167 investment projects across eight sectors ahead of the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, co-hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney alongside the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Public Sector Pension Investment Board to attract $1 trillion in international capital. Notable infrastructure and energy proposals featured in the document include a $57 billion US expansion of the Port of Churchill, a $44 billion Nova Scotia Wind West offshore wind project, a $35 billion West Coast Oil Pipeline connecting Alberta crude to British Columbia, a $28.5 billion Ksi Lisims LNG terminal project on the B.C. coast, a $10.9 billion Calgary-to-Edmonton high-speed passenger rail line, a $2.1 billion US South Bow Prairie Connector pipeline expansion, and a $14.5 billion data centre near Medicine Hat, Alberta. The pitch aims to diversify Canada's trade and energy export markets amid escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions while highlighting assets ranging from fully permitted, shovel-ready initiatives to preliminary-stage critical mineral developments.

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• Upgrading B.C.’s intersection cameras to help prevent crashes, keep people safe

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-10 18:30:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Infrastructure, Transportation, Public Safety, Justice]

  The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is replacing all 140 intersection safety cameras across the province with modern technology under a $67 million contract awarded to Jenoptik Canada. The multi-year replacement project, running in phases until spring 2027, involves minor road and sidewalk work at approximately 90 locations to update high-risk intersections in regions such as Metro Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Kelowna, and Prince George. The upgrade is supported by updates to regulations under the Motor Vehicle Act to maintain enforcement against red-light running and speeding infractions. Net ticket revenue from the camera program continues to be returned to B.C. municipalities to support policing and public-safety initiatives.

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• As Carney advances Vancouver port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk species

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-05 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment, Climate]

  The federal government has issued a mandatory notice under the Building Canada Act to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion project in Vancouver as a project of national interest, initiating a 30-day consultation period. Led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the $10 billion three-berth container terminal expansion—backed by a federal-provincial funding agreement—aims to increase port capacity by nearly 50 per cent and generate $100 billion in annual trade capacity. Environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, and biological scientists have raised concerns that national-interest status could fast-track approvals and give Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet discretionary power to bypass environmental safeguards under the Species at Risk Act, potentially threatening endangered southern resident killer whales and chinook salmon habitats within the Fraser River Estuary.

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