LNG Canada to import steel from China for $33B project in Kitimat, B.C. - CTV News

LNG Canada will once again use Chinese steel for the "specialized fabrication capability" it says it requires for its $33-billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B. C.  When the proposed expansion led the list of early projects referred to the new federal Major Projects Office in September 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters these ambitious building projects would be "at the heart of our new, comprehensive Buy Canadian policy. "In fact, LNG Canada will buy more components from the state-owned China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC), which also manufactured its first two liquified natural gas processing units, known as trains, now in operation. The private consortium of five international energy companies announced the expansion on Tuesday. LNG Canada is adding two more trains for a total of four on the site, increasing its production from 14 to 28 megatonnes per year once Phase 2 construction is complete, likely in the early 2030s. LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B. C. At the event marking the final investment decision, CBC News asked the prime minister if the expansion would be built with Canadian or Chinese steel.

Planning a trip south with a bottle of Canadian whisky or Niagara wine in your luggage? You may want to leave it at home. New U. S. import restrictions that took effect Sept. 29 prohibit certain Canadian-made products from entering the country. The measures cover a wide range of alcohol, some whey and molasses products, non-alcoholic beer and certain motorcycles. For Canadian travellers, there's an important distinction: these goods aren't simply facing higher tariffs. Products covered by the new rules are banned from importation. Can I bring one bottle of Canadian alcohol into the U. S.? For the Canadian alcohol covered by the new rules, travellers should not assume the usual personal allowance applies. The U. S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau now warns that certain alcoholic beverages that are products of Canada are "excluded from importation" as of Sept. 29. It directs questions about the prohibition to U. S. Customs and Border Protection. That means paying duty at the border does not turn an affected product into an admissible one. The ban replaced the 50 per cent tariff that previously applied to those specific products.