B.C. First Nations press the Major Projects Office over rushed consultations

Time to review Pacific Link

11 working days

Pacific Link, a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia, was named a project of national interest on Oct 1, and chiefs say they had only 11 working days to review it.

The projects that we have to deliver out of our office have to achieve your rights. We have to make sure that we go through your processes.

— Dawn Farrell, CEO of the Major Projects Office

What the chiefs want

• A national standard for Indigenous consultation
• Protected timelines before decisions
• A halt to the Building Canada Act
• Repeal of Bill C-39 if it passes

At the B.C. Assembly of First Nations meeting in Vancouver, chiefs called for a national consultation standard and asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to halt the Building Canada Act and repeal Bill C-39.

What's next

Chiefs are set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers in Ottawa later this month, with major projects expected to dominate the talks.