{"id":5504,"date":"2026-05-08T21:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5504"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:11:23","slug":"feds-want-pipeline-projects-reviewed-by-energy-regulator-instead-of-impact-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5504","title":{"rendered":"Feds want pipeline projects reviewed by energy regulator instead of impact agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted May 8, 2026 4:42 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min 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personal finance information delivered to you every Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s also looking to enact legislative changes to reduce review times for major projects down to one year.<\/p>\n<p>The government introduced legislation a year ago to reduce review times for major projects from five years to two years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>#Feds #pipeline #projects #reviewed #energy #regulator #impact #agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 8, 2026 4:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. 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