The Globe and Mail: Ottawa not offering incentives to attract Nutrien to build port in Canada, Minister says

The federal government is not offering incentives to win back Nutrien’s port investment of up to $1-billion in the U.S., instead hoping Ottawa’s focus on transport infrastructure will change the fertilizer giant’s decision to build south of the border.

The continuing investments in Canadian ports are also largely container-focused, said Barry Prentice, a professor of transportation and supply-chain management at the University of Manitoba. This won’t work for potash, he said. And while Prince Rupert is increasingly a port that handles bulk shipments, it is only serviced by a single class-one railway.

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