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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News It\u2019s been more than six months since Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s plan to fast-track infrastructure projects of national importance became law, but the conveyor belt hasn\u2019t really started moving yet. Parliament passed Bill C-5 \u2014 the One Canadian Economy Act \u2014 in June 2025. It created the Major Projects Office to speed up the permitting of projects the federal government deems important to Canada\u2019s national interest. With a list of 13 projects from around the country, including a hydroelectric plant for Iqaluit, referred to this office, Nunatsiaq News looked at what fast-tracking might mean for Nunavut. As of now, the Major Projects Office has not accepted any projects. Cabinet will have final say on which of the 13 projects end up… <\/p>\n

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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News It\u2019s been more than six months since Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s plan to fast-track infrastructure projects of national importance became law, but the conveyor belt hasn\u2019t really started moving yet. Parliament passed Bill C-5 \u2014 the One Canadian Economy Act \u2014 in June 2025. It created the Major Projects Office to speed up the permitting of projects the federal government deems important to Canada\u2019s national interest. With a list of 13 projects from around the country, including a hydroelectric plant for Iqaluit, referred to this office, Nunatsiaq News looked at what fast-tracking might mean for Nunavut. As of now, the Major Projects Office has not accepted any projects. Cabinet will have final say on which of the 13 projects end up... <\/p>\n

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