Ottawa wants regulators to take on more major project reviews. Are they equipped for the job?
The energy regulator points to 600 staff and three decades of assessment work. The nuclear regulator says it's working with the Impact Assessment Agency on a handoff while it weighs whether it will need more resources.
The Carney government is giving Canada’s energy and nuclear regulators larger roles in major-project reviews, but some experts are questioning Ottawa’s claim that the changes will reduce duplication and are reviving past concerns about “coziness” with industry.
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