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Ottawa to Peg First National Interest Projects in Territories: Sources

The projects would get faster federal reviews and permitting as Ottawa seeks to advance Arctic access, mining and military priorities.

  • On Wednesday, Ottawa announced it is seeking national interest designation for three infrastructure projects: the Grays Bay road and port, the Mackenzie Valley Highway, and a nuclear waste repository in Ontario.
  • The Building Canada Act, passed by Parliament last summer, grants the federal government powers to fast-track environmental reviews and permitting for projects officially designated as national interest.
  • Extensive consultations with provinces, territories, and Indigenous groups must precede any confirmed designation, potentially delaying project finalization for years.
  • In Yellowknife, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty joined Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and Nunavut Premier John Main to launch the consultation process.
  • Proposed infrastructure includes a 230-kilometre all-season road at Grays Bay and a highway connecting remote northern communities, while officials target a 2030 timeline for the nuclear waste repository in Ontario.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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