44 h. ago Michael Higgins: Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office is a fraud

It doesn't get out of the way, instead it introduces a host of new regulations to saddle infrastructure projects with

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4 d. ago Adam Pankratz: Carney’s major projects office shouldn’t be necessary

The government is now creating more bureaucracy to bypass its own rules

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1 week ago Carney’s cabinet retreat begins as trade war set to dominate fall agenda

This fall, the Carney government will aim to push through the creation of two new federal agencies: the Major Projects Office and Build Canada Homes.

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2 w. ago Varcoe: 'The message is loud and clear': Calgary to host Ottawa's major projects office, led by energy industry executive Dawn Farrell

Danielle Smith and other Alberta business leaders are pleased with Dawn Farrell at the helm of the the federal government’s new Major Projects Office

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2 w. ago Former Trans Mountain CEO to head up Carney’s major projects office in Calgary

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s one-stop shop for businesses to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary and managed by former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell, the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday. The major projects office is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to get big, national projects fast-tracked through the […]

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2 w. ago LILLEY: As Canada’s economy falters, we need action, not words from Carney

As news broke Friday morning that Canada’s economy was shrinking, perhaps headed for a recession, Mark Carney was boasting about the speed he was working at. Carney announced on social media that his government was creating the Major Projects Office and that it would be based out of Calgary. This office is the single point […]

Transport

2 w. ago Ottawa’s major projects office to be headed by former Trans Mountain CEO

Ottawa's one-stop shop for industry to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary, the Prime Minister's Office said.

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2 w. ago CAPP Statement on the launch of the federal government’s new major projects office

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) applauds the launch of the federal government’s new major projects office and congratulates Dawn Farrell for her appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Her extensive experience in the energy sector leading major projects, including executive leadership positions at TransAlta, British Columbia […]

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2 w. ago Former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell to head Ottawa’s major projects office

Prime Minister Mark Carney had vowed the major federal projects office would be operational by Labour Day

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2 w. ago Canada’s new major projects office to open this week, energy minister says

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says Canada is focusing on speed in getting new infrastructure built to support energy exports, including liquified natural gas.

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