RE:Wilkinson Launches Ph2 of Regional Energy and Resource TableIt looks like Alberta will be included in a Phase 3 and all phases are to be completed (
i.e. align resources, timelines and regulatory approaches to capitalize on key regional opportunities and priorities) before federal funds are allocated. To me it's not yet clear how this resource table activity timing and FT's time fences (re. refinery and debentures) align; hopefully FT will be able to leverage advanced resource table info. What's apparent though is that given FT's NICO deposit advance status, the tables will certainly highlight this and provide that extra visibility to the Federal Funding gatekeepers. From yesterdays Natural Resources Canada news release ...
With the addition of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon, a total of eight provinces and territories are now participating in the Regional Energy and Resource Tables — after British Columbia, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador helped launch Phase 1 on June 1, 2022. The federal government is setting up these tables during the next several months with the goal of establishing them with all 13 provinces and territories by early 2023.