Alberta to unveil next phase of proposed West Coast oil pipeline on July 2

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to announce new details Thursday about a proposed oil pipeline that would transport crude from Alberta to Canada's West Coast.

Samuel Blackett, the premier's press secretary, confirmed Monday that Smith will outline the next steps for the project, which is being proposed with a capacity of one million barrels of oil per day.

The proposal falls under an Energy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached last year between the Alberta and federal governments. Under the agreement, the province had until July 1 to submit its proposal to the Major Projects Office.

As part of the same agreement, Premier Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in May that the timeline for the industrial carbon price to reach $130 per tonne would be extended by a decade to 2040.

According to the federal government, work is underway to designate the pipeline as a "Project of National Interest" by Oct. 1, 2026. Construction approval could be in place by Sept. 1, 2027, if regulatory timelines are met. Alberta officials say they want the pipeline to be fully operational by 2033–34.