NWT forecast to lead Canada in growth of big project spending – Cabin Radio
February 27, 2026
Work like the Giant Mine remediation is forecast to place the NWT first nationwide this year in proportional growth of spending on major projects.
New Statistics Canada projections give the NWT Canada’s highest expected percentage increase in what the agency calls “investment intentions” – money set to be spent on the likes of resource projects, roads, utilities and other big pieces of infrastructure.
Statistics Canada expects a 14.4-percent year-on-year increase in that kind of investment in the NWT. The next largest is Yukon at 13.5 percent. The national average is 3.7 percent.
