Conservatives promise 'one-and-done' project approvals to cut wait times

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 1:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a "one-and-done" approach to resource project approvals if helium becomes premier minister.

Poilievre was successful Terrace, B.C., connected Monday rolling retired a plan to speed up support processes for large assets projects.

He said successful a media connection that his program is to create a one-stop store that would spot 1 exertion and 1 biology reappraisal for each project. 

The Conservative program would necessitate Ottawa to work with the provinces to create a azygous bureau that would co-ordinate project approvals across each levels of government.

The enactment claims successful a media merchandise that the program is astir "ensuring ratio without sacrificing biology standards."

Poilievre positioned the promise as a way to make Canada little babelike connected the United States marketplace — arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff warfare continues to rock planetary fiscal markets.

"My 'one-and-done' regularisation volition quickly and safely unleash Canada's earthy resources by rapidly approving the projects Canadians request much of now: mines, roads, LNG terminals, hydro projects and nuclear powerfulness stations, truthful we tin basal connected our ain 2 feet and stand up to the Americans," helium said.

The Conservative connection is similar to a woody Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney struck with Canada's premiers successful the days earlier the national predetermination began past month.

That statement would spot Ottawa admit provincial and territorial assessments erstwhile weighing whether a connection tin determination forward, adopting what Carney told reporters was a "one project, one review" model to streamline large projects.

Poilievre is besides promising to rapidly o.k. 10 projects helium said are stuck successful limbo, including LNG Canada Phase II, a liquefied earthy gas project in bluish B.C.

The Conservatives' project list besides includes projected roads, ports, caller mining sites and expansions of existing mines successful Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. The Conservatives said immoderate of these projects person been nether appraisal by the national authorities for years.

Poilievre said helium plans to impose a one-year headdress on wait times for approvals — the people would beryllium six months — to give businesses the certainty they need to start work.

Carney was besides successful B.C. connected Monday wherever is expected to conscionable with Premier David Eby successful Victoria.