Federal Ministers Join Province in Issuing Approval for the Haisla-Nation Owned Cedar LNG Project

Ottawa has now joined the Province in permitting one of the largest First Nations-led infrastructure projects in Canada’s history.

Cedar LNG is a proposed floating LNG facility and marine export terminal destined for the Douglas Channel, across from Kitimaat Village.

Owned by the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation, it is the first LNG project in Canada’s history with majority-Indigenous ownership.

After a lengthy delay in the review process, the project received its Provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate yesterday.

Today, Federal Ministers made use of that review’s findings to issue their own approval under the Impact Assessment Act.

Before doing so, Ministers considered the project’s reliance on clean hydro-electric power, and the economic benefits to the region and Nation.

Their positive final decision includes 250 legally-binding conditions in addition to the 16 included with the Provincial certificate.

Those include: plans to further reduce emissions, measures to protect animals and habitats, and those to protect the land, resources, and Indigenous culture.

It will also require them to develop a plan to mitigate the impacts of shipping and improve safety for marine wildlife and human users.

Once completed, the project will produce up to 3 million tonnes of LNG annually, with capacity to store 250,000 cubic metres.

You can view the full decision statement at this link.