Guide · updated October 12, 2026

Major projects in Alberta in 2026: Heartland, oil sands, transit and data centres

Alberta’s largest projects in 2026: petrochemicals and carbon capture in the Industrial Heartland, oil sands, Calgary and Edmonton LRT, and the data-centre and gas-power build, each linked to its primary source.

Alberta has the widest spread of project types in the West. Dow’s Path2Zero and Shell’s Polaris CCS keep the Heartland busy. Calgary’s Green Line has C$6.2B committed and its station, track and systems contracts are coming to market. Data-centre proposals tied to on-site gas power are the newest source of work, and the slowest to firm up. Grid connection and power supply decide which of them get built.

In this guide

Pacific Link oil pipeline

Alberta · Pipeline · Bruderheim–Delta

Pacific Link is now a national-interest project; construction is at least a year out.

Status: Listed Oct 1 under the Building Canada Act
Next: MPO conditions document; earliest start Sep 1, 2027
Disclosed cost: C$35.2–43.7B (preliminary, incl. contingency)
Owner: Trans Mountain Corp. and APMC (equal); Pembina 10%, plus up to 10% more at COD
In service: 2032–2034

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Dow Path2Zero

Alberta · Petrochemical · Fort Saskatchewan

Dow Path2Zero is back on, with startup in late 2029.

Status: Construction proceeding after the 2025 pause
Next: Phase 1 late 2029; Phase 2 end of 2030
Disclosed cost: ~US$7.5B
Owner: Dow
In service: Phase 1 late 2029; Phase 2 end-2030

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Hydrocarbon Processing (citing Calgary Herald)

Cenovus Christina Lake interconnect

Alberta · Oil sands · Christina Lake

Cenovus files to connect Christina Lake and Christina Lake North.

Status: AER notice Sep 15
Next: Statement-of-concern deadline Oct 15; construction mid-2027; startup Q4 2028
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: Cenovus (including former MEG assets)

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Fall oil sands and refinery turnarounds

Alberta · Turnarounds · Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Fall turnaround season ends this week.

Status: —
Next: Spring 2027 turnaround planning
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
In service: Spring 2027 planning

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MNI, Aug 24

Alliance Heartland Expansion and Pathways CCS

Alberta · Gas pipeline + CCS · Heartland

Alliance Heartland Expansion reaches the CER; Pathways still has no FID.

Status: —
Next: Alliance construction Apr 2028–Sep 2030 (CER page)
Disclosed cost: Alliance not disclosed; Pathways phase 1 C$20–30B (reported)
In service: Alliance Sep 2030

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Meta data centre, Sturgeon County

Alberta · Data centre · Sturgeon County

Meta's first Canadian data centre: 1 GW, >C$13B, under way.

Status: Ground broken Jul 8, 2026
Next: Load in service back half of 2028
Disclosed cost: >C$13B
Owner: Meta Platforms
In service: Back half of 2028

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Greenlight Electricity Centre

Alberta · Gas power · Sturgeon County

Greenlight Electricity Centre: Alberta's first dedicated data-centre power plant.

Status: FID Jul 2; all major approvals in hand
Next: In service H2 2030
Disclosed cost: ~C$4.6B incl. financing
Owner: Pembina 47.5% · Morgan Stanley Infrastructure 47.5% · Kineticor 5%; Contractors: Aecon + Técnicas Reunidas (fixed price) · Siemens Energy
In service: H2 2030

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Pembina release, Jul 2

Capital Power supply to Meta / Genesee

Alberta · Power supply · Edmonton

Capital Power bridges Meta to 2030 and pitches Genesee to the next hyperscaler.

Status: —
Next: Load in back half of 2028
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: Meta Platforms
In service: Back half of 2028

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Keephills data centre (TransAlta)

Alberta · Data centre · Parkland County

Keephills: an AESO allocation in hand, but no binding deal yet.

Status: Non-binding MOU, Feb 27, 2026
Next: Definitive agreements and a ~230 MW PPA
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: TransAlta (site and power) · CPP Investments and Brookfield

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Beacon AI Centers (Heartland and Indus)

Alberta · Data centre + gas · Heartland

Beacon AI Centers waits on the AUC for two gas plants.

Status: —
Next: AUC decisions
Disclosed cost: Up to US$7.2B across the Alberta portfolio

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Wonder Valley data centre

Alberta · Data centre · MD of Greenview

Wonder Valley: zoning help, but no permits yet.

Status: Proposed; EPEA and Water Act approvals outstanding
Next: Permit applications and decisions
Disclosed cost: Proponent claims ~C$70B at full build

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Calgary Green Line LRT (SE)

Alberta · Transit · Calgary (southeast)

C$6.2B committed, with station, track and systems contracts coming to market.

Status: Seven construction projects active; eight contracts worth more than C$200M awarded since June 2025
Next: Bow River and Shepard–Bow civil packages, track, comms and traction power, and signalling RFPs through 2026; station contracts later in 2026, built from 2027
Disclosed cost: C$6.248B committed (three governments)
Owner: City of Calgary; Contractors: Graham (78 Ave LRT bridge), EllisDon (Blackfoot Trail LRT bridge), North Star Contracting (Ogden Road), plus PCL and Supreme Steel (maintenance facility)
In service: 2031 (SE segment)

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Valley Line West LRT

Alberta · Transit · Edmonton (downtown to Lewis Farms)

A C$2.6B, 14 km LRT line, 68.7% built and on budget.

Status: 68.7% complete at end of Q2 2026 (independent certifier); on budget
Next: Construction complete 2028, then testing and commissioning
Disclosed cost: C$2.6B (City project budget)
Owner: City of Edmonton; Contractors: Marigold Infrastructure Partners (Colas, Parsons, Standard General, Stantec and others); LRVs from Hyundai Rotem (46)
In service: After 2028 (date not set)

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Shell Polaris CCS and Atlas hub

Alberta · Carbon capture · Scotford, Strathcona County

Shell's second Scotford carbon-capture plant, capturing 650,000 t a year, builds toward 2028.

Status: Under construction (Alberta Major Projects); Shell projected a peak of about 400 workers in Q4 2025–Q1 2026
Next: Operations toward the end of 2028
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: Shell Canada (Polaris 100%); Atlas hub 50/50 with ATCO EnPower
In service: Toward end of 2028

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Scotia Place event centre

Alberta · Buildings · Calgary (Rivers District)

Calgary's C$926M event-centre block is building toward a fall 2027 opening.

Status: Under construction since January 2025 (foundations first)
Next: Opening fall 2027
Disclosed cost: C$926.4M initial investment (City, Province, CSEC partners)
Owner: City of Calgary
In service: Fall 2027

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ATCO Yellowhead Mainline

Alberta · Pipeline · Peers to Fort Saskatchewan

A C$2.9B, 235 km, 1 Bcf/d gas pipeline feeding the Heartland broke ground in Sept 2026.

Status: Final AUC approval July 2026; ground broken Sept 2026
Next: Operational Q4 2027
Disclosed cost: C$2.9B (Alberta Major Projects)
Owner: ATCO (Canadian Utilities)
In service: Q4 2027

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Air Products net-zero hydrogen complex

Alberta · Hydrogen · Edmonton (Industrial Heartland)

A C$4.6B hydrogen and liquefaction complex with carbon capture, due 2027.

Status: Under construction (Alberta Major Projects)
Next: Completion 2027 (provincial schedule)
Disclosed cost: C$4.6B (Alberta Major Projects)
Owner: Air Products
In service: 2027

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eStruxture CAL-3 data centre

Alberta · Data centre · Rocky View County (Calgary)

Alberta's largest colocation build: a 90 MW, Tier III, C$750M AI-ready campus.

Status: Under construction (Alberta Major Projects, 2024–2026)
Next: Phase 1 online in 2026
Disclosed cost: C$750M (Alberta Major Projects)
Owner: eStruxture
In service: 2026

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TNE / Data District data centres (Phase 1)

Alberta · Data centre · Olds, Bonnyville, Calgary and Edmonton regions

Four data centres totalling 240 MW and C$1.26B; Olds first in 2026.

Status: Proposed (Alberta Major Projects)
Next: Olds construction 2026; Bonnyville 2027
Disclosed cost: C$1.26B (four sites)
Owner: Technologies New Energy and Data District

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Alberta Major Projects

Crusoe AI data centres with Kalina gas power

Alberta · Data centre · Brazeau, Red Deer and Rocky View counties

Crusoe plans gas-powered AI campuses at 170 MW Kalina energy parks, C$3B in total.

Status: Proposed (Alberta Major Projects)
Next: Power plant and site approvals
Disclosed cost: C$3B (about C$1B per 170 MW plant)
Owner: Crusoe (power: Kalina Distributed Power)

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Alberta Major Projects

Canadian Natural growth projects (on hold)

Alberta · Oil sands · Athabasca region

Pike 2, Jackfish and a new Jackpine mine wait on federal–Alberta agreements due November 2026.

Status: On hold until definitive Oil Sands Alliance–Alberta–federal agreements are finalized
Next: Agreements targeted November 2026
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: Canadian Natural Resources

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Suncor Base Mine Extension (proposed)

Alberta · Oil sands · North of Fort McMurray

A proposed 225,000 bbl/d mine to replace Base Plant supply.

Status: Early development; project descriptions filed with the AER and Impact Assessment Agency
Next: Impact assessment; Suncor choosing among supply options
Disclosed cost: Not publicly disclosed
Owner: Suncor Energy

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Suncor, Base Mine Extension

Frequently asked

Where are Alberta public tenders posted?

Alberta Purchasing Connection (purchasing.alberta.ca). The cities of Calgary and Edmonton and private owners post through their own supplier pages.

Which Alberta projects have the most work to tender in 2026–27?

The Calgary Green Line (stations, guideway, track and systems), the Edmonton Heartland petrochemical and CCS builds, and data-centre campuses whose power deals have closed.

The full brief is in the October 2026 report: the procurement packages to watch, the buyer and contractor contacts, the dates on the 90-day calendar and how this project ties into the rest of the pipeline.

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