Canada Lists Alberta-Backed West Coast Pipeline as National Interest Project

The Canadian government has moved to list the West Coast pipeline project as a national interest project. The pipeline, backed by Alberta, will carry crude oil from Bruderheim, Alta. to a port near Delta, B.C. for shipment to international markets.

Pembina holds a 10% ownership stake in the construction and has an option to purchase an additional 10% once the pipeline is operational.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will work with Alberta and B.C. governments on the project while consultations with Indigenous communities are underway.

The Alberta government welcomed the development, but noted it's just one step in the process to determine whether the project will be listed as a Project of National Interest.