An artist's rendering of floating LNG facilities planned for the Nisga’a Nation-backed Ksi Lisims project. The project is facing legal challenges in Federal Court from two Indigenous groups in the Prince Rupert area.

The expected addition of the Nisga’a Nation-backed Ksi Lisims LNG venture to the federal government’s list of major projects puts Ottawa in the thick of the growing challenge over how to develop infrastructure opposed by neighbouring Indigenous groups.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that his announcement on major projects of national significance would be made on Thursday . Ksi Lisims is expected to be on the list of major projects to be announced, sources told The Globe and Mail.

The Globe is not identifying the sources because they were not authorized to

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