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Ontario invites proposals to study feasibility of cross-Canada energy corridor

On Thursday, the Ontario government issued a call for proposals to conduct a feasibility study in order to determine the best method to create a new energy and economic corridor within the state.

The proposed corridor would include new Alberta-to Ontario pipelines that would transport Western Canadian gas and oil to refineries located in southern Ontario, as well as to tidewater ports like a new deep sea port off the coast of James Bay.

The study will also evaluate the feasibility of port development on James Bay, Hudson Bay, and the Great Lakes as well as a possible refinery along the route of the pipeline.

The energy corridor is a result of a recent Memorandum of Understanding between Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. They agreed to work together to protect Canadian workers, expand energy and trade infrastructure and advance nuclear development in order to meet the growing demand.

Kinga Surma is Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure. She said, "In light of the unprecedented tariffs imposed by the United States, and the increasing geopolitical instabilities, Canadians need to work across government to build the energy- and trade-infrastructure we need to protect jobs and unlock new markets at home." (Reporting and editing by Leslie Adler in Bengaluru, with Sarah Qureshi reporting from Bengaluru)

(source: Reuters)