West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest
The project could add over C$20 billion to GDP a year and create up to 140,000 jobs, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the Pacific Link pipeline as the first project designated of national interest under the Building Canada Act in Fort McMurray.
- Spanning 1,250 kilometres, the project transports one million barrels of crude oil daily from Bruderheim, Alta., to Delta, B.C., involving Trans Mountain Corp., Alberta, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation at a cost between $35.2 billion and $43.7 billion.
- Offering Indigenous communities a minimum of 10 per cent ownership interest, the project is projected to boost Canada's GDP by up to $30 billion annually while creating up to 140,000 jobs.
- Listing the project on Schedule One of the Building Canada Act shifts federal focus from feasibility assessment to construction planning, with conditions to be finalized by September 1, 2027.
- By diversifying exports away from the U.S., Canada expects an additional $10 billion in annual revenues as it accesses higher-priced international markets; Carney called this an "important day for Alberta and for Canada.
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A timeline for Pacific Link, the 'national interest' Alberta-B.C. pipeline plan
CALGARY - A new million-barrel-per-day oilsands pipeline to the West Coast is the first to be deemed a project of national interest — a key step if the proposal is to advance. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the designation in the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday.
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