Three critical mineral extraction projects, a nickel mine in Ontario and a transmission line on the northern B.C. coast are among the new initiatives added to the growing list of projects referred to the Major Projects Office. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the “transformational” projects announced Thursday in northern B.C. represent more than $56 billion in new investment and will support 68,000 jobs. The projects include: North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) in Northwestern British Columbia that will power new mines and export expansion. Ksi Lisims LNG on Pearse Island, B.C. aims to become Canada’s second-largest LNG facility Canada Nickel’s Crawford Project in Timmins, Ont. that will produce nickel for batteries and green steel. Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie Mine in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que. is an open-pit graphite mine that aims to provide inputs for battery supply chains and defence applications. Northcliff Resources’ Sisson Mine in Sisson Brook, N.B. will produce tungst...