Prime Minister Mark Carney’s long-anticipated first phase of nation-building projects includes a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project and spans from coast to coast to coast, CTV News has confirmed.

Carney is set to announce the first five projects being recommended for approval in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday.

According to a document obtained by CTV News, LNG Canada Phase 2, based in Kitimat, B.C., is on the list. The expansion would double Canada’s production of liquefied natural gas.

For years, former prime minister Justin Trudeau insisted there was no “business case” to export Canadian LNG to Europe. But in recent months, Carney and his government have been promoting Canadian LNG to new markets like Germany.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said in an interview with “The Vassy Kapelos Show” last month that “there are buyers” for Canadian LNG.

The other four projects on the list include:

The Darlington New Nuclear Project in Clarington, Ont., that would make Canada the first G7 country to have an operational small modular reactor (SMR)The Contrecœur Terminal Container Project in Contrecœur, Qué., that would expand the Port of Montréal’s capacity by approximately 60 per centThe McIlvenna Bay Foran Copper Mine Project in east-central Saskatchewanand, the Red Chris Mine expansion in northwest British Columbia

CTV News has also learned Carney is set to identify other projects that are in the early stages of development, but the federal government wants to see further development before committing to building them:

A Wind West Atlantic Energy project that would leverage more than 50 GWs of wind power potential in Nova ScotiaPathways Plus, an Alberta-based carbon capture, utilization and storage projectAn Arctic Economic Security Corridor that will support northern critical mineral projects and support defence and security in the NorthPort of Churchill Plus, which will upgrade the Port of Churchill in Manitobaand, the Alto High-Speed Rail, Canada’s first high-speed railway, spanning approximately 1,000 km from Toronto to Québec City

CBC News was first to report on the list.

There is no pipeline as part of the first phase as no private company has come forward so far to develop one.

Speaking to reporters in Calgary on Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was not concerned if a pipeline did not make the initial list.

“The list is going to be an evergreening list,” Smith said, adding “it’s not, ‘oh my gosh, this is it, nothing else can be added.’”

The Major Projects Office (MPO), which is being led by former CEO and chair of the board of directors of the Trans Mountain Corporation Dawn Farrell, will now move ahead to streamline and fast-track regulatory approval for the projects.

The MPO was established under Bill C-5 — dubbed the Building Canada Act by the Liberals — aimed at giving government sweeping new powers to approve major projects of national interest. Bill C-5 passed Parliament in June.

The prime minister has touted the list of projects as a cornerstone piece of the federal government’s plan to bolster and insulate Canada’s economy amid an ongoing trade war with the United States.

In a speech to the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday, Carney said change is necessary to tackle the current crisis facing Canada.

“Change of this magnitude is never easy. It will take time and determination,” Carney said.

“It will demand a united response not seen in this country since the end of the Second World War.”

Prior to Thursday’s announcement, Carney already signalled a second round of projects would be unveiled by the Grey Cup in November.

With files from CTV News’ Spencer Van Dyk