Carl Meyer of The Narwhal reports that a newly released internal document has revealed 17 major infrastructure and resource projects under consideration by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, offering the clearest glimpse yet into its nation-building agenda. The list, compiled in March 2025, includes proposals to expand the Port of Vancouver and Montreal, build Ontario’s Highway 413, and develop mines in Yukon and Nunavut, among others. The projects are being reviewed for “permitting and regulatory efficiency” by the federal Major Projects Office. While some, such as the Port of Montreal expansion and Ring of Fire mining region, have been fast-tracked as projects of “national interest,” others remain controversial due to environmental and Indigenous rights concerns. Carney’s approach emphasizes both clean and conventional energy, marking a shift from the Trudeau-era focus on clean growth. He writes:
With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government still tight-lipped about the exact projects on its nation-building wishlist, a newly released internal document from the early days of his leadership adds to the speculation.
Proposals to double the size of a Vancouver port, build Highway 413 in Ontario and develop or expand mines in Yukon and Nunavut were among the list of 17 “major projects” compiled by the Carney government in March. […]
One of the projects on the list, the expansion of the Port of Montreal, was named by Carney in September to be considered for fast-tracking under the One Canadian Economy Act, meaning it can skip certain environmental and other requirements. In the same announcement, the prime minister listed critical minerals in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, and offshore wind power projects in the Atlantic — two other proposals that appeared on the list from March — as potential fast-tracked projects. […]
According to a separate internal government list of projects revealed by The Globe and Mail, the government has been considering a number of other oil and gas industry proposals to be fast-tracked, including a new oil pipeline. The head of the Major Projects Office, former Trans Mountain oil pipeline CEO Dawn Farrell, has said she’s assessing more unnamed proposals that may be part of the next tranche of priority projects the government will reveal in November. […]
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