The Ksi Lisims LNG terminal project, about 80 kilometres north of Prince Rupert, B.C., has received a provincial environmental assessment certificate — a critical step for the megaproject despite concerns from environmentalists and hereditary chiefs in the area.

The Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG say the Ksi Lisims project would be a floating production facility capable of producing 12 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year. Its set to cost upwards of $10 billion , as of the last official estimate, with operations to begin in late 2028 or 2029.

In a statement late Monday afternoon, the province said the approval of the environmental assessment certificate came after a nearly four-year process by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).

It says the project will

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