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Regional Chiefs and AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, back row third from right, listen as the SpiritWolf Singers sing during the Grand Entry, at the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations 2026 Annual General Assembly, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

One of the last provinces without such a deal, Quebec was among the critics of the Impact Assessment Act during its Supreme Court challenge.

Communities are supportive of upgrading and using the corridor more but draw a hard line at oil, according to a heavily redacted 2023 study.

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Alberta’s proposed West Coast Oil pipeline was listed in the Canada Gazette on Saturday, clearing the way for an official designation later this fall.

The province had planned to fast-track the airport's expansion by naming it Ontario's first special economic zone, a designation that allows for wide ranging exemptions to laws and regulations.

Indigenous equity in the proposed West Coast pipeline is a pillar of Alberta's pitch and Ottawa's major projects push, but details are vague and Trans Mountain doesn’t offer much of a precedent.

Ottawa sweetens the deal with wind and transmission funding and Major Projects Office backing.

Industry and three provinces are pressing Ottawa to make engineering and feasibility studies eligible under the Canadian Exploration Expense, a change the Carney Liberals promised on the campaign trail but then reversed in their first budget.