Our newsletter: 23 October 2025
Rapid LNG action from Canada
“Japan, Korea and Taiwan want to see rapid action from Canada to enhance LNG export capacity.”
That’s from a new paper by Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future Canada and a friend of our Alliance, written for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
She points out that Canada’s West Coast offers a significant trade advantage over the US Gulf Coast exports bound for Asia.
“But with pressure on potential energy customers to ‘buy American’ or face tariffs, Canada will need to act decisively if it wants to be an energy solution provider to the world. And JKT (Japan, Korea and Taiwan) should naturally place high on our list of preferred recipient markets.”
She concludes: “Our allies are waiting – let’s end the wait.”
- Read her paper here: https://ow.ly/lTYw50Xe9PU
Woodfibre LNG praises Squamish pact
Woodfibre LNG’s partnership with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) means “project decisions reflect Indigenous priorities and environmental stewardship.”
That’s from Woodfibre CEO Luke Schauerte (above), who told the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Indigenous Opportunities Forum: “Before you build a project, you need to build a relationship.”
Today, adds Woodfibre: “That commitment has resulted in a first-of-its-kind regulatory model, workforce initiatives, and business partnerships that set a new standard for how resource projects can and should be developed in Canada.”
- Read more: https://ow.ly/uuQk50XeArQ
BC gas and LNG are making a world mark
That headline was on our latest Alliance blog, and we added that they are turning BC into an energy powerhouse.
We quoted energy commentator Geoff Russ: “BC is set to become Canada’s top supplier of LNG to Asia and the Pacific, and First Nations are leading that transformation.”
And we went on to note: “The Haisla Nation aims to open its floating Cedar LNG project in 2028, making 3.3 million tonnes of LNG a year in partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation. Construction is already under way.
“And the Nisga’a Nation (with Rockies LNG and Western LNG) hopes to begin construction soon, and to have the Ksi Lisims LNG project online in 2029, producing up to 12 million tonnes of LNG per year.”
- Read the full blog here: https://ow.ly/syFg50XbrgE
(The photo above: The LNG Carrier Gaslog Glasgow leaving LNG Canada with the first shipment of LNG to Asia.)
First Nations and clean energy
- Indigenous communities in Canada are adopting solar projects at an increasing pace: https://ow.ly/Lyok50X9Psq (Photo above)
- Burchill Wind project in New Brunswick, with Indigenous collaboration, “should serve as inspiration when we plan our energy future.” https://ow.ly/Bxzf50XeAIS
- Pays Plat First Nation and Ontario’s Hydro One forge 50-year infrastructure partnership: https://ow.ly/r0le50XeAJF
- Témiscamingue First Nation partners in search for natural hydrogen along Ontario-Quebec hydrogen corridor: https://ow.ly/tZxW50XeAMs
Also in the news
- BC to speed up North Coast Transmission Line to support LNG and critical–mineral projects: https://ow.ly/5upJ50Xfy86
- BC braces for new energy boom as the Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG project nears go-ahead: https://ow.ly/zX3X50Xbiyh
- ‘The world needs more Canadian energy. It’s time for Canada to step up and claim its place on the global stage.’ https://ow.ly/Jjiy50Xezo9
- FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG and its ship-fuelling service are a strategic advantage for BC: https://ow.ly/yfE850X9MKJ
- Four days of -40 degrees, and natural gas supplied about two-thirds of the energy. Now we need to double down on building power and transmission systems: https://ow.ly/fU3750Xezu7
- Indigenous consent for resource projects should be part of ‘interest-based partnerships’ rather than adversarial legal battles: https://ow.ly/vYr650Xcwlj
Events
- Rezolution Summit 2025: Cultivating Indigenous Prosperity. Oct. 27-28, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/JSPP50WOj9R
- Canadian Gas Association, Energy Nexus and Annual Technical Conference, Calgary, Oct. 27–30: https://ow.ly/H5kt50WlEgR
- Canadian Gas Association Women in Natural Gas, module 1, Calgary, Oct. 27-30: https://ow.ly/Yvhz50WUBut
- Business in Vancouver 2025 C-Suite Awards, Nov. 5, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/ZvJ550WXgcb
- Spark Indigenous Energy Summit, Nov. 5-6, Calgary: https://ow.ly/2B5E50Wgj11
- Alliance CEO Karen Ogen is a speaker: https://ow.ly/RKk650XbN1E
- Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase, Nov. 13, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/l3O650Wj25v
- Indigenous Clean Energy: Changemakers Forum, Nov. 14, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/zW3y50X11TX
- Business in Vancouver discussion: Navigating Global Trade, Nov. 18, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/PJEj50WXgeZ
- Discussion: Advancing Indigenous self-governance, Nov. 18, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/l9bY50XcyZE
- 10th annual Energy Roundtable conference, Nov. 20, Toronto:https://ow.ly/U6El50X8Ipy
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., online course on how to negotiate with Indigenous Peoples. Nov. 21; https://ow.ly/fJLy50XfJOu
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, Indigenous Procurement Event, Nov. 26, Winnipeg: https://ow.ly/bVJy50WlJkb - First Nations clean-energy and electricity summit, Dec. 8-9, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/GKbx50WQHzJ
2026
- The BC Natural Resources Forum, Jan. 20-22, Prince George: https://ow.ly/71Y250Wj0zL
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Economic Outlook Forum, Jan. 29, Vanc ouver: https://ow.ly/pIlz50Xf8TW
- Canadian Gas Association, CGA Energy Security Summit, March 10-11, Ottawa: https://ow.ly/6FLp50VQu0N
- Public Policy Forum’s Canada Growth Summit, May 7, Toronto: https://ow.ly/ikCs50WGyYr
- Global Energy Show Canada, June 9-11, Calgary: https://ow.ly/NnlW50XffWC
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