Our newsletter, 16 July 2026
Cedar LNG on track for first cargo in 2028
It’s two years since Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation of Canada made their final investment decision for the Cedar LNG project.
It was, said Cedar LNG, the start of “a new era of Indigenous-owned and led energy infrastructure.” The project is majority-owned by the Haisla (50.1%) in partnership with Pembina (49.9%).
The project at Kitimat has made much progress: “We’re on track to deliver the world’s first cargo of Indigenous-led LNG by 2028, setting a new standard for how resource development can be done responsibly, and with Indigenous values and traditions at the helm.”
Cedar LNG will be the first floating LNG (FLNG) facility in Canada. At last official estimate, it’s a $4.7-billion project.
- Read more here: https://bit.ly/4eXbqBt
- Cedar LNG on how using onboard accommodations for its crew is designed to meet safety requirements: https://bit.ly/4f5GEoy
- The BC Environmental Assessment Office approves crew accommodations plan, and an increase in LNG output capacity: https://bit.ly/4fbrLRF
- How Cedar LNG supports the Haisla Nation Food Share, through Cedar LNG’s community investment program: https://bit.ly/4woSJfU
- Video with Tara Frederick, Cedar LNG’s training and employment lead: https://bit.ly/4f90PCe
Canada’s LNG output capacity is growing
Canada could reach 45 million tonnes of annual LNG export capacity by the early 2030s.
That’s lower than Ottawa’s stated goal of up to 100 million tonnes per year (MTPA), but a report from law firm Norton Rose Fulbright estimates projects under development will deliver around 19 million tonnes per year of capacity by 2030.
And two projects expected to reach final investment decisions this year could push that figure to 45 MTPA in the early 2030s.These are Phase 2 expansion of LNG Canada at Kitimat, and the Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG project in northern BC.
- Read more: https://bit.ly/4wvB9Xx
- Which countries produce the most natural gas? And where does Canada stand in the ranking? Check out the graphic and story: https://bit.ly/4p2eUWs
(Photo above: the departure of LNG Canada’s first export cargo on 30 June 2025. LNG Canada now has shipped more than 100 cargoes.)
Woodfibre LNG with Squamish Nation
Podcast: Karen Restoule of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Woodfibre LNG CEO Luke Schauerte (above): “We explore what it takes to build major projects in Canada today – and why meaningful partnerships with Indigenous Nations aren’t obstacles to development, but one of the country’s greatest competitive advantages.”
- Watch here: https://bit.ly/449AP4E
Indigenous Clean Energy
• First Nations are partners in 17 clean-energy projects getting federal funding of $26 million in Alberta and Saskatchewan: https://bit.ly/4y5Bjqa
• Nova Scotia approves plans for the province’s largest onshore wind farm (158 turbines) with Membertou First Nation a partner: https://bit.ly/4wFwbHK
• Indigenous Peoples now have stakes in projects that deliver 10% of Canada’s electricity: https://bit.ly/4wDOe0P
• Saulteau First Nations in BC finalize long-term agreement to sell power from wind project to BC Hydro: https://bit.ly/4oXlRs7
• Ground has been broken on the Turning Sun solar project in Saskatchewan; Ocean Man Nation owns 10%: https://bit.ly/4vDjxca
• Feds invite public comment, until August 3, on a proposal by the Lubicon Lake Band in Alberta to build a solar electric-power array: https://bit.ly/4vJTAHQ
• Solar-power project holds open house at Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan: https://bit.ly/4guLzlx
• Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Yukon government, and Yukon Energy underline partnership in operating the Aishihik hydro facility: https://bit.ly/3R7q1kI
• Ground is broken for the newest, and largest, wind farm in Saskatchewan, the Rose Valley Wind Project, with Indigenous partners: https://bit.ly/4wKcLSe
ALSO IN THE NEWS
• How Canada’s natural-gas and oil industries have partnered with nearly 600 Indigenous-owned and affiliated businesses: https://bit.ly/4vU1zT3
• From Crystal Smith: A report from Energy for a Secure Future tells the story of the benefits of LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline, to local communities and First Nations: https://bit.ly/4gA2h2W And a video: Why the Haisla Nation Said Yes to LNG Canada: https://bit.ly/4gTvGFc
• Meta plans a $13-billion AI data centre in Alberta, powered by natural has: https://bit.ly/4wtsK6U
• Vandals deface Ksi Lisims LNG office, community cleans it up: https://bit.ly/4pisJAu
• FortisBC’s pipeline tunnel to Woodfibre LNG was featured in a special report to the 2026 World Tunnel Congress: https://bit.ly/44kzPuw
EVENTS
• July 28: Webinar: The current state of LNG in Canada, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, noon EST, https://bit.ly/4eSsyrY
• Sept. 14: Get it Done BC event from Resource Works, Vancouver: https://bit.ly/4g5BgEb
• Sept. 21-23. Energy Storage Canada conference, Toronto: https://bit.ly/4eCvDuZ
• Sept. 21-25, International Pipeline Conference and Expo, Calgary: https://ow.ly/NmxS50Y5Kag
• Sept. 22-23: Canadian Institute forum on Indigenous energy ownership and governance, Edmonton: https://bit.ly/3QXGKqs
• Sept. 25: Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s annual Indigenous Opportunities Forum, Vancouver: https://bit.ly/3SnEBof
• Oct. 19-21, Electricity Transformation Canada conference, Toronto: https://bit.ly/4g1G51w
• Oct. 20-22: Tenth annual Nation2Nation Forum, Kitimat: https://bit.ly/4nvUogl
• Oct. 26-29: Canadian Gas Association, CGA Energy Week, Toronto: https://bit.ly/4vs7f5J
• Nov. 17-19: Marine Renewables Canada Conference, Ottawa: https://bit.ly/4ezd2Bj
2027 EVENTS
• Jan. 19-21, 24th annual BC Natural Resources Forum, Prince George: https://bit.ly/4vcSF25
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