US EditionCarney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
The Major Projects Office aims to fast-track infrastructure approvals, creating thousands of jobs and attracting private investments to boost Canada's economy and Indigenous partnerships.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will unveil his government's list of candidates for major infrastructure projects that could get fast-track approval to spur investment and economic growth.
- Bill C-5 is meant to streamline and speed up approvals for large projects the prime minister and cabinet decide are in the national interest.
- Carney's government launched a new office headed by former Trans Mountain board chair Dawn Farrell to hasten project approvals in response to economic threats posed by the Trump administration.
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Cory Morgan: 5 New Major Projects Sound Promising, but Skepticism Won’t Fade Until Shovels Are in the Ground
Commentary Of the five infrastructure projects Prime Minister Mark Carney announced under his new fast-tracked approval process, none of them are in Alberta. Perhaps that’s why he chose to make the announcement in Edmonton. He wants to assure Albertans that the federal government has changed its approach and will be working cooperatively with the province rather than taking an adversarial role. Carney has successfully wooed one of his harshest r…
Carney Cuts The Red Tape, Unveils Over $43 Billion In Flagship Projects - Foran Mining (OTC:FMCXF), Newmont (NYSE:NEM)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday unveiled the first five projects to be reviewed by the country’s newly created Major Projects Office (MPO). This new government unit will cut the red tape, streamline regulatory approvals, and work on attracting large-scale resource and infrastructure investments. “At this moment of transformative change, Canada’s new government is focused on delivering major projects to connect our communities, em…
Here are the ‘nation-building’ projects Mark Carney wants fast-tracked for approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday the first batch of "nation-building" projects his Liberal government wants expedited and prioritized under a new major projects office launched this fall.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday five major projects of national interest that his government wants to achieve quickly – the expansion of the port of Montreal to Contrecoeur – in order to reduce Canada's strong dependence on the U.S. market.
The Prime Minister must disclose a list of five "national construction" projects and five others that are still at the preliminary stage.
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Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
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