Government of Canada officials to hold a technical briefing on the West Coast Oil Pipeline process

OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 30, 2026 /CNW/ — Government of Canada officials will hold an embargoed background media technical briefing to provide an update on the West Coast Oil Pipeline.

The media technical briefing will be for background information only, which can be attributed to “government officials.” Audio and video recording of the briefing for broadcast purposes is prohibited.

The briefing and associated documents will remain under embargo until the start of the press conference with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Participants must not publicly discuss, publish, or otherwise disclose the materials or information in any form until the embargo is lifted. Any breach of these terms may result in the participant and/or their organization being prohibited from participating in future Government of Canada embargoed briefings. Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Details: Participation in this event is for accredited members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery may contact [email protected] to request temporary access.

Accessing embargoed documents

Participants should contact Media Relations at the Privy Council Office at [email protected]  to receive briefing materials in advance. By receiving materials in advance, participants agree to keep them under embargo until the embargo is lifted, as per above.

SOURCE Prime Minister’s Office