Beyond regulatory timelines: the missing pieces in Canada’s major project reform

Success depends on integrated, region-based planning, strengthening multi-level co-operation, and embedding early Indigenous engagement and consultation throughout decision-making and approval processes.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, sign a co-operation agreement for the federal and Ontario governments to work together on development projects in the West Block on Dec. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHARINA KOCH, G. KENT FELLOWS, JENNIFER WINTER

June 3, 2026

Recent federal announcements propose to reform Canada’s regulatory landscape to enable

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