Carney appoints former head of Trans Mountain to lead new major projects office

Dawn Farrell, who was the CEO of Trans Mountain before transitioning to board chair in 2024, oversaw the completion of the Tran Mountain pipeline.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped Dawn Farrell, a veteran energy industry executive and former head of Trans Mountain, to lead a new office responsible for fast-tracking infrastructure projects of national interest.

The prime minister’s office announced in a news release on Friday that Ms. Farrell, who oversaw the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, will serve as the chief executive officer of the Major Projects Office, which will be headquartered in Calgary.

The office’s mandate is to “serve as a single point of contact” to get projects built faster, according to the release.

“It will do so in two principal ways. First, by stream