Advancing Nation-Building Projects

Canada must build critical new major projects at speeds not seen in generations. This includes the infrastructure to diversify our trading relationships and to become an energy superpower in both clean and conventional energies.

Under the Building Canada Act, the Major Projects Office will advance a number of executable projects determined to be in the national interest, through a streamlined federal review process that provides upfront certainty on federal approvals.

These projects will be evaluated in consideration of the extent to which they can:

• ✔ Strengthen Canada’s autonomy, resilience and security;
• ✔ Provide economic or other benefits to Canada;
• ✔ Have a high likelihood of successful execution;
• ✔ Advance the interests of Indigenous Peoples; and
• ✔ Contribute to clean growth and to Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change.

These projects will strengthen Canada’s ability to trade by fostering economic and trade corridors, connecting different parts of the country to get goods to markets, enhance the development of Canada’s natural resources as well as its energy production and infrastructure, and create good paying, unionized jobs.