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Canada Fast-Tracks Highway, Port, Nuclear Repo, 1,500 Jobs

6/25/2026

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On 24 June 2026 Canada fast-tracked three projects—the Mackenzie Valley Highway, Grays Bay Road and Port, and a nuclear waste repository near Ignace—under the Building Canada Act.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said the repository, storing fuel rods 650–800 m deep, could create over 1,500 jobs for the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation.
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said the projects will go to the Projects Office for Indigenous-rights consultation and will not bypass environmental reviews.

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On 24 June 2026 Canada fast-tracked three projects—the Mackenzie Valley Highway, Grays Bay Road and Port, and a nuclear waste repository near Ignace—under the Building Canada Act.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said the repository, storing fuel rods 650–800 m deep, could create over 1,500 jobs for the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation.
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said the projects will go to the Projects Office for Indigenous-rights consultation and will not bypass environmental reviews.