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Major Energy Company Taking a Look at Northern Manitoba Port: Kinew
The Manitoba government plans a billion-dollar expansion to boost northern exports and Arctic sovereignty with support from a major energy company, aiming for a spring report.
- On Jan. 29, 2026, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said one of Canada’s biggest energy companies is taking a look at the Port of Churchill and the Manitoba government will soon sign a non-disclosure agreement to engage further.
- Kinew has promoted expanding the Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay as an Arctic export route, co-developing a project charter with the federal Major Projects Office after Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a `transformative strategy`.
- The proposal envisions a pipeline and terminal with icebreaking vessels to extend the shipping season, major rail and port infrastructure upgrades, an all‑season road, and an icebreaker strategy to boost Hudson’s Bay exports to European markets.
- Manitoba expects to hire a consultant in the coming month and release a final report in the spring, while Ottawa has promised funding to study specialized icebreakers and the province will fund a Marine Conservation Area study for beluga and polar bear populations.
- Kinew said the project could help defend Arctic sovereignty, a large Canadian non‑profit plans a similar investment next week, and Alberta and pipeline proponents clash with premiers and Coastal First Nations over oil tanker bans.
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