Potential Regional Assessment of a Western Energy Corridor from Alberta to Manitoba

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change received a request to conduct a regional assessment of an interprovincial energy corridor, extending from east-central Alberta to northern Manitoba with associated marine shipping.

A previous request to conduct a regional assessment of this region is available on Registry page 81514.

Latest update

August 5, 2025 — On May 20, 2025, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change received a new request for a regional assessment to be conducted of a Western Energy Corridor from Alberta to Manitoba. On July 28, 2025, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Vice President of Operations, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, provided his response to the requestor, indicating that a regional assessment is not warranted under the Impact Assessment Act. The reasons for the decision are provided in the Vice-president's response.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
11 Vice-President's response regarding the request for regional assessment - July 28, 2025
10 Request for Regional Assessment PDF (4.6 MB) May 20, 2025
2 Minister's Response with Reasons - November 15, 2022
1 Request for a regional assessment and addendum PDF (4.8 MB) August 18, 2022

Contacts

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 613-957-0700 or 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0862
Email: information@iaac-aeic.gc.ca


Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Churchill (Manitoba)
    • Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta)
    • Prince Albert (Saskatchewan)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2022-08-18

  • Proponent

    Not applicable

  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Request for designation not applicable

  • Reference Number

    83942

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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