The Future is Unbuilt – An Open Letter Offering Pragmatic Solutions to Help Canada Achieve Environmental and Economic Goals

Time is ticking.

Canada is facing critical challenges on its path towards achieving ambitious emissions reduction targets, and unprecedented levels of investment in technology and infrastructure are required to achieve the proposed targets.

Canada’s current regulatory system stands in the way.

The existing processes are time-consuming, unpredictable, and complex, hindering our ability to approve and build the necessary projects. Inadequate participation of Indigenous communities further exacerbate the problem, with barriers to accessing capital and skills development opportunities slowing the growing progress represented by partnerships between Indigenous communities and natural resource industries.

Without improving its systems, Canada risks missing out on crucial low or zero carbon initiatives, strategic investments, and thousands of jobs.

2023 has already seen the federal government acknowledge the need for change and a commitment in the federal budget to streamlining approval timelines and improving regulatory frameworks.

That’s a positive development, and one Resource Works hopes continues. That’s why Resource Works has signed the Alberta Business Council’s Future Unbuilt open letter, to call on the federal government to continue this movement towards regulatory excellence.

We encourage our supporters to read the full text of the letter below, and explore the Future Unbuilt website.