Prime Minister Mark Carney announces the federal government’s first five megaprojects under consideration for fast-tracking at the Alberta Carpenters Training Centre in Edmonton, Alta., on Sept. 11. Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government’s Major Projects Office is fast-tracking five nation-building projects that represent investments of more than $60 billion and create thousands of well-paying jobs by streamlining regulatory assessment and approvals and helping to structure financing.

“With the first in a series of new projects, we will build big, build now, and build Canada strong,” he said in a statement on Thursday.

Carney also said there are other projects under consideration, but they require further development before his government will

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