Power & Utilities · ON

Deep Geological Repository (Ignace)

Context — not in prospectus Fast-track list (MPO) Building Canada Act listing

MPO-referred Jun 24 2026; Building Canada Act listing decision targeted fall 2026; lifecycle cost est.

At a glance

Proponent
NWMO
Capex (as printed)
C$26B C$ source
Capex (US$, midpoint)
US$19B
Stage
Feasibility / permitting
Location
49.60°N, 91.50°W
Summit deal plate
No — context project (not in the investor prospectus)
Fast-track list
Yes — referred to the Major Projects Office; Building Canada Act listing decision targeted fall 2026
Project location.

Modelled GDP contribution Modelled

Build 2030–2035 at 55% construction value-added, then 7% of capex per year operating. Peak US$1.7B/yr · cumulative 2026–40 US$16B.

US$0MUS$500MUS$1.0BUS$1.5B2026203020352040

Connectivity · nearest existing infrastructure

Straight-line distance from the project point to the nearest vertex of each network layer.

Railway30 km
Major highway317 km
Transmission ≥230 kV383 km
Pipeline214 km
PortOwen Sound974 km
Generating stationBrandon (260 MW)608 km
City >50kThunder Bay207 km

Nearest other projects

VIA Rail fleet — 313 cars (Thunder Bay)Transportation212 km
PAK LithiumMinerals & Metals227 km
Prairie SilicaMinerals & Metals360 km
Manitoba Renewable Fuel Production FacilityClean Energy490 km
Ring of Fire (Juno Corp.)Minerals & Metals508 km

Also in Ontario

Alto High-Speed Rail (Toronto–Québec City)Advanced / FEEDUS$44B – US$66B
Darlington New Nuclear (SMR ×4)Under constructionUS$15B
PowerCo (Volkswagen) GigafactoryUnder constructionUS$5.1B
VIA Rail fleet — 313 cars (Thunder Bay)Under constructionUS$3.4B
Crawford NickelAdvanced / FEEDUS$2.0B
Via TWO (synthetic graphite)Advanced / FEEDUS$2.0B

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