Feds investing $200M in B.C.’s Woodfibre LNG over three years

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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson arrives for an event after LNG Canada said it will go ahead with the Phase 2 expansion project at its LNG terminal in Kitimat, B.C., during an announcement in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The expansion will double LNG Canada's capacity to 28 million tonnes a year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER — The federal government says it is investing $200 million in the Woodfibre LNG project in British Columbia.

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says the investment in the project in Squamish, north of Vancouver, will take place over three years.

He says it’s a project that’s being advanced in collaboration with the Squamish Nation that should make Canadians proud.

Speaking at a news conference in Vancouver, Hodgson says the investment will support a near-25-per-cent increase in the project’s capacity from 2.1 million tonnes to 2.6 million tonnes of LNG per year.

Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says the federal investment is welcome news for the region and for British Columbia’s economy.

He says the project, which the operators say will be substantially completed next year, demonstrates what is possible “when governments, First Nations and industry work together.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2026.

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