US EditionOntario, Ottawa agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire mining
The agreement aims to reduce duplicative environmental assessments and set a June 2026 deadline for federal review of Ring of Fire road projects, supporting faster approvals.
- On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed an agreement to speed up approval of major projects under a 'one project, one process, one decision' model, deferring overlapping federal assessments to Ontario's process.
- Years of dormancy and past federal pauses delayed the Ring of Fire road, but after February's snap election, Ontario prioritized the project and funded faster assessments with First Nations.
- The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada agreed to complete its review of roads to planned mining projects in the Ring of Fire no later than June, 2026, while Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation lead assessments on three roads.
- Abram Benedict warned the deal weakens First Nations consultation, while Carney said, `That will make approvals more efficient, delivering major projects faster while maintaining both federal and provincial standards`.
- The Ring of Fire holds major critical mineral deposits and is seen as an economic driver, while Mark Carney said Ottawa will use the federal process when it has jurisdiction and retain duties like preserving fish habitats and migratory bird routes.
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The Hamilton Spectator
snnewswatch.comNOMA pleased with federal-provincial cooperation agreement
MARATHON — The Ontario and federal governments have made a big step forward with their cooperation agreement on environmental and impact assessments for major projects, Mayor Rick Dumas said Thursday.
Ontario and the federal government have signed an agreement to end "regulatory redundancy" in order to accelerate projects such as the Ring of Fire.
Ontario, Ottawa agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire mining
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have signed an agreement to speed up the approval of major projects in the province under a “one project, one process, one decision” model.
Ontario, Canada sign agreement to streamline approvals and advance Ring of Fire
Ontario and the federal government have signed what they are calling a historic cooperation agreement aimed at speeding up major infrastructure and resource projects, including development tied to the Ring of Fire. Announced Thursday, the agreement introduces a new “one project, one process, one decision” model that is now in effect. Under the framework, projects that would previously have required both a federal impact assessment and a provinci…
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