Unlocking potential: what needs to change to get major projects and key infrastructure built in Ontario?

Osler and special guests Laurie Swami (President & CEO, NWMO), and Serge Imbrogno (former Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and Ministry of Energy), Stephen Crozier (Vice President, Sustainability, Wyloo) and others in a panel discussion about what governments need to do to get major infrastructure projects built in Ontario. Both levels of government have committed to reforms to create a regulatory environment that can deliver large-scale resource and infrastructure projects in a more efficient manner. 

Key questions addressed by the panel included:

• What are the appropriate roles for key life-cycle regulators when overseeing the development of critical infrastructure? 
• What do regulators require from governments to clarify the scope of regulatory oversight and to enable effective, timely, and transparent review of major infrastructure projects?
• How can and should regulatory processes be adapted to facilitate the rapid and cost-effective construction of essential infrastructure, while maintaining public trust, respecting Indigenous rights and safeguarding broader societal interests?