
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson speaks at the Inter Pipeline Extraction Plant in Cochrane, Alta., on July 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Lauren Krugel
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government’s new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in the Ottawa’s push to spur companies into building new large-scale infrastructure.
The Liberal government rushed its major projects bill through Parliament in June so it could speed up approval times for large industrial projects.