Ottawa invests $200 million in Woodfibre LNG expansion

The federal government has announced a $200-million investment in an expansion of the Woodfibre LNG project under construction near Squamish, British Columbia.

Natural Resources Canada says the expansion is intended to lift planned annual capacity to between 2.5 million and 2.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas, up from an original 2.1 million tonnes. The department says operations are expected to begin in late 2027.

The government and the company say construction supports about 1,500 workers a day and the operating facility is expected to employ roughly 100 people. Those employment and environmental projections are forward-looking claims, not completed outcomes.

The federal release describes the project as targeting net-zero operations through electrification and offsets. The investment adds public funding to a project already in construction; it is not an announcement that the expanded output has begun.

Sources

• Natural Resources Canada — Woodfibre LNG investment announcement (November 13, 2026)

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