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Carney lists West Coast pipeline "Pacific Link" as project of national interest
Ottawa and Alberta will co-own the pipeline; Indigenous communities offered at least 10%; federal review to conclude by September 1, 2027.
Why it matters
The federal government has for the first time formally listed the new West Coast oil pipeline — now named Pacific Link — as a project of national interest under Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act. The designation unlocks a single federal regulatory review and gives investors the certainty Ottawa says is needed to get the project built.
Full report
Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on October 1 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, alongside Alberta's government. Over the past three months, the new Major Projects Office (MPO) consulted more than 130 Indigenous communities near or along potential routes in Alberta and British Columbia, as well as federal departments and the Government of British Columbia.
Ownership will be shared equally between Canada and Alberta. Indigenous communities will be offered a minimum 10% ownership interest, financed through the two governments' Indigenous Loan Guarantee Programs. Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a private-sector investor contributing project expertise, and Trans Mountain Corporation — the company that built Canada's largest oil pipeline to the West Coast — will lead development.
The pipeline will follow a southern route designed to protect British Columbia's North Coast and avoid highly sensitive ecosystems, including the Great Bear Sea. Over the next year, the MPO, supported by the Canada Energy Regulator, will lead the federal review and consultations on project conditions, with a target of finalising them by September 1, 2027 — clearing the way for construction to begin.
Ottawa says Pacific Link will allow Canada to export an additional one million barrels of oil a day to growing markets in Asia, reducing dependence on the United States. The government projects 140,000 jobs across the country, more than $20 billion in annual GDP, and $100 billion in government revenue by 2060. Related measures include expanding the Roberts Bank container terminal, new ocean protections as marine traffic grows, and advancing Alberta's Pathways carbon capture project.
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