LNG Canada partners have offered five British Columbia First Nations an equity option to invest up to CAD $1 billion for majority ownership of the storage tank planned for LNG Canada's proposed Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, British Columbia.

The Cedar LNG Project is a floating LNG facility under construction in Kitimat, British Columbia. The project is the first Indigenous majority-owned LNG project in the world and is being led by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

The Westcoast Natural Gas Pipeline System moves natural gas from northeast British Columbia south to the US border. The project is owned by Enbridge and 38 First Nations in British Columbia through Stonsalec8 Indigenous Alliance LP supported by the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation.

Indigenous communities in Alberta are emerging as major partners and owners in the province’s energy transition. This article explores the current landscape of Indigenous ownership and how Indigenous communities are shaping the future of Alberta’s power sector.

Learn how the Haisla Nation’s bold approach to LNG ownership is driving economic transformation at home while setting a new national standard and model for Indigenous participation in major energy projects.