Time to Build: Canada’s moment for action

With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office now taking shape, Canada faces a defining question — will we build the right projects for our future, and will we build them fast enough?

Across the country, Canadians are ready to build — homes, clean energy projects, infrastructure, and opportunity. But too often, progress gets stuck in process. Time to Build is about cutting through the noise and championing the people, companies, and communities that are actually getting things done.

With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new Major Projects Office now moving from concept to reality, the national conversation is shifting. The question isn’t whether Canada will build — it’s what we’ll build, and how fast

The head of the new federal government Major Projects Office Dawn Farrell speaks, as Prime Minister Mark Carney, looks on, during the announcement of five major projects in Edmonton on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Will this new initiative back the right projects for our times? Will it empower the ones that have the best chance of success? In the name of speed, are we picking winners and excluding market signals? Are we having the tough conversations that set us up for project success – or sweeping conflicts under the rug now, only to see them return later with a vengeance?

Only time will tell. But one thing is certain — Resource Works will be here through 2026 and beyond, tracking this story as it unfolds and spotlighting the Canadians determined to make “time to build” more than a slogan.

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