Project intake form

The Major Projects Office (MPO) will help Canada build bigger, build faster and build at home. The MPO brings business development and project execution experience to accelerate nation-building projects and advance transformative strategies that help build a stronger, more independent and resilient economy for Canada.

• Projects referred to the MPO by the Government of Canada are ones with identified proponents and require federal coordination and support to succeed.
• Transformative strategies are early-stage initiatives or concepts specific to a region or sector. They have the potential to significantly strengthen Canada’s economy but require further development before specific projects can proceed.

This intake form supports an evaluation of projects. The purpose of the intake process is to enable an early understanding of the project’s scope, development status, anticipated federal coordination needs, and to determine whether further engagement by the MPO may add value.

For more information on the Office, please visit the Major Projects Office.

Instructions

When to submit a project

Please complete the project intake form if you are planning or proposing a major project (as specified above) and anticipate a need for federal engagement, support, or partnership, including coordination across multiple federal organizations. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that are beyond the conceptual stage and supported by meaningful preparatory work with a clear and credible plan to advance the project.

Applicants are expected to:

• provide accurate, complete and evidence-based responses to demonstrate the credibility of the project;
• identify what assistance is being requested from the MPO; and
• describe how the project advances priorities across areas such as economic growth, resilience and security, Indigenous partnerships, and clean growth.

All personal information created, held or collected by this department is protected under the Privacy Act. See Annex A of the Act for more information.

Note: All fields marked with "(required)" are mandatory.

If you require assistance in completing this form, please send an email to us.

What the intake enables

The form provides the MPO with standardized information required to determine whether a project may be suitable for further assessment as a potential project for MPO to provide support through advisory, financial coordination, regulatory coordination, listing under Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act or provide other project support.

Submission of this form does not constitute approval, funding, referral or listing, nor does it create any obligation on the part of the Government of Canada.

Review and next steps

Following review, submissions may be declined, referred to other relevant federal departments or agencies, or identified as appropriate for further engagement by the MPO.

If a project is assessed as suitable for further engagement, the MPO will contact the proponent to discuss next steps. This may include a request for more detailed technical, commercial, regulatory, and governance information to support additional due diligence.

Further engagement may be formalized through a non binding memorandum of understanding, a non disclosure agreement or similar arrangement to guide information sharing and collaboration during the review process. Project proponents are expected to be willing to engage in these or other appropriate assessment activities to advance a project’s consideration. Any such arrangements would be subject to applicable authorities and do not constitute approval, funding, referral to MPO, or listing under Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act.

The MPO will make reasonable efforts to review submissions in a timely manner and, where appropriate, aims to acknowledge or follow up with proponents within approximately one week. Response timelines may vary depending on volume and complexity.

Privacy Notice

Please note that the personal information you provide in this form is collected by the Major Projects Office (MPO) for the purpose of assessing your project’s eligibility for federal coordination and support. This personal information may be used by the MPO or disclosed further, in accordance with athe Privacy Act, including to other relevant federal departments, agencies and Crown corporations for purposes including, but not limited to, regulatory reviews, funding assessments and policy development. Please note that all federal departments and agencies are subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and have statutory obligations to disclose information in certain circumstances. The personal information collected by the MPO is pursuant to the authority of the Building Canada Act.

All personal information is handled in accordance with the law, including the Privacy Act. This means that you will be told why it is being collected, and how to access it. You will be asked for your consent where appropriate. Read the Government of Canada’s notice for information collected via government websites.

The provision of your personal information is voluntary. The intake form will be processed only when it is complete. As such, there are no administrative consequences for refusing to complete this Web form.

The personal information you provide will be contained in Personal Information Bank No. PSU 914 – Public Communications. The information will be retained for 5 years and stored on the MPO’s network. The information will be disposed of in accordance with the departmental disposition standards following the conclusion of the MPO’s services. You have the right to request that your personal information be corrected or annotated, if necessary, by contacting our Access to Information and Privacy Services office.

For questions, comments, concerns or complaints about our privacy practices, please contact us:

Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator
11 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A3
Telephone: 613-957-5210
ATIP-AIPRP@pco-bcp.gc.ca

If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.