Transformative strategies

Across Canada’s diverse sectors and regions, there are broad strategic areas of focus that have boundless potential to transform Canada’s economy. These areas align with national priorities such as growth, security, market diversification, and reconciliation, but require further development.

See the complete list of referred Transformative strategies.

The Major Projects Office offers support to further develop these transformative strategies, which cover areas such as:

• critical mineral development
• wind energy
• critical infrastructure in the North
• ports and other transportation infrastructure connecting Canadians and our goods with the world
• innovative carbon capture and storage and carbon management technologies

How a transformative strategy is referred

We work with proponents, provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, and private industry to find development opportunities that will most benefit Canada. We provide advice and recommendations to federal ministers and the Prime Minister on which transformative strategies have the potential to grow and sustain Canada’s economic future and should be explored further.

The MPO’s role

Once referred to the MPO by the Prime Minister, our office assigns teams to work with proponents, provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, and other industry, regional or sector partners to develop these strategies into a reality.

Our work on transformative strategies goes beyond focusing on individual projects.

We create opportunities for collaboration and find connections between groups and governments. This involves:

• identifying what steps are needed to move things forward (such as legislative changes, government funding, or consultation processes)
• exploring how different projects or initiatives could work together to support a larger goal (for example, expanding a port could lead to developing rail lines and boosting mining capacity)
• coordinating all the moving parts across multiple projects and regions to improve efficiency, streamline efforts, and deliver the most benefits for Canadians (like a coordinated consultation process)
• conducting research and assessments to explore new opportunities