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Today, May 4, the Government of Canada approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) North Corridor System Expansion Project with 37 conditions.
One of these conditions is that NGTL will create 786 hectares of land for caribou habitat – thirty times more habitat than will be impacted by the project. NGTL will be required to establish an Indigenous Working Group for the Red Earth and Chinchaga Caribou Ranges, ensuring Indigenous involvement in the work.
The NGTL North Corridor Expansion Project, a $632 million project, will add 81 kilometres of new pipeline to the existing NOVA Gas Transmission system in three different sections and associated facilities in northwestern Alberta.
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OTTAWA, ON, May 4, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O Regan Jr., announced that the Government of Canada has approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) 2023 North Corridor System Expansion Project with 37 conditions. This decision was based on facts, science, Indigenous knowledge, the public interest, and careful consideration of the concerns of potentially impacted Indigenous communities.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is a top priority for the Government of Canada. Over the past eleven months, Natural Resources Canada undertook extensive Crown consultations as part of fulfilling our duty to consult and accommodate and mitigate potential impacts on the rights and interests of Indigenous communities. These consultations followed a thorough review of the project by the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).