CP NewsAlert: Port of Vancouver upgrade is referred to Major Projects Office

By Canadian Press on July 16, 2026.

Piles of coal at the Westshore coal export terminal at Roberts Bank and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Monday, September 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckTSAWWASSEN — Plans to upgrade the Port of Vancouver have been referred to Canada’s Major Projects Office for possible fast-tracking.
Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has announced the referral, calling the upgrades a “transformational strategy” that aims to diversify and grow trade capacity, and reach more global markets such as the Indo-Pacific region.
More coming.

The Canadian Press

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