November 13,2025
RED FM News Desk
The federal government has granted nation-building status to two additional projects planned in British Columbia as part of its effort to boost Canada’s economy.
Speaking in front of the Skeena Substation in Terrace, B.C., Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the Ksi Lisims LNG project and the North Coast Transmission Line will now be considered for federal fast-tracking as major projects.
Carney said the Ksi Lisims LNG project—a floating export facility supported by a natural gas pipeline across northern B.C.—is expected to be among the cleanest operations of its kind, with emissions projected to be 94 per cent below the global average. He added that the project could contribute $4 billion annually to Canada’s GDP.
He also highlighted the economic potential of the North Coast Transmission Line, a 450-kilometre power line connecting Prince George and Terrace, which would supply power to Ksi Lisims and other “transformative” industrial developments. The transmission line alone could generate an additional $10 billion in new economic activity, he said.
Although two B.C. First Nations have launched legal challenges opposing the Ksi Lisims project, Carney said the federal government is offering “significant financing” to support Indigenous equity participation to help ensure the projects are equitable.
B.C. already has two projects on the federal major-projects list announced earlier this year: LNG Canada Phase 2 in Kitimat and the expansion of the Red Chris copper mine.
None of the projects under review by the Major Projects Office have yet been granted a national-interest designation, which would provide them with special treatment during permitting and approvals.
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