US EditionHodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
The new office aims to reduce project approval times to under two years and support energy export growth, including a 40% container capacity increase at Montreal's Port of Contrecoeur.
- During a virtual briefing from Germany, Hodgson said the federal major projects office will open this week and Ottawa expects infrastructure announcements Thursday or Friday.
- The Liberal government rushed its major projects bill in June, prompting Ottawa to establish the office before approving corporate project blueprints under the new law requirement.
- Hodgson specifically identified the Contrecoeur expansion of the Port of Montreal, increasing container capacity by as much as 40 per cent, and Manitoba's Churchill port, while Prime Minister Mark Carney said port infrastructure funding announcements will come in the next two weeks.
- The office is meant to accelerate approvals and spur construction, and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson urged German businesses to consider Canadian LNG and hydrogen exports to boost energy trade.
- Conservatives argued the office's rollout was slow and bureaucratic, criticizing delays despite Prime Minister Mark Carney's 170 days in power and Germany's faster LNG facility build under 200 days.
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Hodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
OTTAWA — The federal government's new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in Ottawa's push to spur construction of new large-scale infrastructure, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said.
The creation of the Office is a key element of Mark Carney's strategy to accelerate the construction of major infrastructure projects in Canada.
Hodgson: Major Projects Office to Launch This Week
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government’s new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in the Ottawa’s push to spur companies into building new large-scale infrastructure. The Liberal government rushed its major projects bill through Parliament in June so it could speed up approval times for large industrial projects. But under the new law, the government needs this new office in place before it can s…
This is a key element for the Carney government of what was Bill C-5.
Major projects office to launch this week, natural resources minister says
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government's new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in Ottawa's push to spur companies into building new large-scale infrastructure.
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