As part of its bold vision for economic transformation, the Government of Canada has unveiled Budget 2025: Canada Strong—a strategic plan focused on building national resilience, expanding global trade, and strengthening self-sufficiency through major infrastructure investments.

At the heart of this transformation is the Major Projects Office (MPO), launched to fast-track the approval and development of nation-building infrastructure. These include ports, trade corridors, mines, energy transmission lines, and clean power initiatives. Together, the first and second tranches of announced projects represent over $116 billion in investment, poised to generate tens of thousands of high-paying jobs.

Key goals of Budget 2025 include:

• Establishing Canada as an energy superpower.
• Diversifying trade routes and economic corridors.
• Strengthening critical mineral leadership to support clean technology supply chains.
• Expanding data sovereignty and clean infrastructure.

This proposed corridor, rich in critical minerals, will be developed with Indigenous leadership and sustainable infrastructure. It links clean power, upgraded highways, and telecom infrastructure while preserving a conservation area the size of Greece.

Backed by a $139.5M Canada Infrastructure Bank loan, the NCTL will power LNG facilities and critical mineral sites, reducing emissions by up to 3M tonnes annually and supporting thousands of new jobs. It also includes a grid connection to Yukon, boosting northern energy security.

Led by the Nisga’a Nation, this $30B project will become Canada’s second-largest LNG facility and one of the world’s cleanest. Once fully electrified, it will emit 94% less than the global average and strengthen Canada’s export capabilities.

A $5B net-zero nickel operation for EV batteries and green steel.

A $1.8B graphite mine supporting battery and defence supply chains.

A tungsten mine enhancing domestic supply for industrial and defence use.

As Nunavut’s first 100% Inuit-owned hydro project, it will replace 15 million litres of diesel annually, reduce emissions, and boost Arctic sustainability and sovereignty.

With the MPO accelerating project timelines and Budget 2025 mobilizing over $1 trillion in investments over five years, Canada is making generational investments to:

• Secure critical resources.
• Modernize infrastructure.
• Empower Indigenous leadership.
• Strengthen supply chains.
• Build the clean economy of tomorrow.

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