Alberta is Secretly Building a Massive New BC Pipeline! A major new pipeline proposal in Canada has just taken a significant turn. Newly revealed internal documents show that the Alberta government is considering multiple routes for a massive oil pipeline capable of carrying up to one million barrels per day to the Pacific coast.
Three of these routes pass through northern British Columbia, targeting coastal locations like Observatory Inlet, Hecate Strait, and Kitimat. However, every one of these options faces a major legal obstacle: Canada’s 2019 oil tanker moratorium, which bans crude oil tankers along much of BC’s northern coast.
This creates a critical challenge. For the project to move forward, the federal government would need to amend or bypass that law—something that has not yet been publicly addressed.
There are also serious environmental and political concerns. The routes cross sensitive salmon-bearing rivers, and many Indigenous communities have historically opposed similar projects, as seen with the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline.
With no confirmed route, no private sector partner, and strong opposition from British Columbia’s leadership, the project faces major uncertainty. Yet, Alberta is pushing forward, with a key proposal deadline set for July 1st.
What happens next could shape Canada’s energy future for decades.