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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 approval, listing and delivery milestones
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- 27 March 2020Review panel report submitted
The panel delivered its report and recommendations Source 7
- 20 April 2023Federal environmental decision issued
Original approval required 370 legally binding conditions Source 2
- 10 August 2026Decision statement administratively updated
Updated statement posted in the assessment registry Source 1
- 29 August 2026Potential listing notice published
Canada Gazette notice preceded the final decision Source 3
- 30 October 2026National interest listing made
Order amends Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act Source 3
- Mid-2027 targetFinal investment decision
Transport Canada describes a viable path to this milestone Source 4
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- 2035 targetCommercial operations
Government's updated forecast, four years ahead of its 2039 comparison Source 4
The October listing is a completed step. The following dates are government targets.
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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 approval, listing and delivery milestones
The investment decision and commercial operations dates are targets in the October 2026 announcement. The 370 conditions refer to the original 2023 approval.
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2020 | Review panel report submitted | The panel delivered its report and recommendations | Source 7 |
| 20 April 2023 | Federal environmental decision issued | Original approval required 370 legally binding conditions | Source 2 |
| 10 August 2026 | Decision statement administratively updated | Updated statement posted in the assessment registry | Source 1 |
| 29 August 2026 | Potential listing notice published | Canada Gazette notice preceded the final decision | Source 3 |
| 30 October 2026 | National interest listing made | Order amends Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act | Source 3 |
| Mid-2027 target | Final investment decision | Transport Canada describes a viable path to this milestone | Source 4 |
| 2035 target | Commercial operations | Government's updated forecast, four years ahead of its 2039 comparison | Source 4 |
Source links
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, notice of updated decision statement
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, federal approval announcement
- Order in Council 2026-1047 and explanatory note
- Transport Canada, national interest listing announcement
- Transport Canada project briefing, annual design capacity in TEU
- Tsawwassen First Nation response to national interest listing
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2020 parliamentary briefing on the review panel