ActBritish ColumbiaIn force, not yet used

Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15 (BC))

British Columbia's Infrastructure Projects Act lets the provincial cabinet designate 'provincially significant' projects, prioritize their permits, order approvals and override local planning rules. It passed third reading on May 28, 2025 on a 46-46 tie broken by the Speaker's casting vote, and received Royal Assent on May 29, 2025. As of September 22, 2026 only section 2 was in force; sections 1 and 3 to 47, including the designation and fast-track powers, need a cabinet regulation to take effect. The government said pipelines and LNG facilities would be excluded from designation, but that exclusion is not in the Act: the minister said it would come in the definitions set after the bill became law.

Stages

Passing a law is not the same as switching it on, and switching it on is not the same as using it. Each stage is dated where known.

1. Passed 28 May 2025
   BC Bills 14 and 15 pass third reading 46-46 on the Speaker's casting vote
2. Royal Assent 29 May 2025
   BC's Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15) receives Royal Assent: broad fast-tracking powers that are almost entirely not yet in force
3. In force 29 May 2025

Events

• 29 May 2025BC's Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15) receives Royal Assent: broad fast-tracking powers that are almost entirely not yet in forceActionLegislationBritish Columbia4 sources
• 28 May 2025BC Bills 14 and 15 pass third reading 46-46 on the Speaker's casting voteActionLegislationBritish Columbia2 sources
• about 28 May 2025Nisga'a Lisims Government backs BC's fast-track Bills 14 and 15, citing 'the new trade policies of the United States'StatementStatementBritish Columbia1 source
• 8 May 2025BC Greens oppose Bill 15 (Infrastructure Projects Act)StatementStatementBritish Columbia1 source