The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Jan. 14, edition that Ontario is fast-tracking Canada Nickel's Crawford operation under its "One Project, One Process" regulatory initiative. The Globe's Niall McGee writes that Crawford, located about 40 kilometres north of Timmins, contains the world's second-largest nickel reserve. Canada Nickel hopes to start construction before year-end, and is aiming to be in production at the end of 2028. Canada Nickel also plans to build a nickel-processing plant in Timmins. Provincial politicians at a press conference in Timmins announced plans to designate Crawford for regulatory streamlining, aiming to reduce reliance on Indonesian metal sources. They emphasized the significance of nickel for electric batteries and steelmaking in supporting Canada's economic sovereignty amid uncertainties regarding U.S. foreign policy. Under Ontario's new fast-tracking process, which was announced last October, Canada Nickel will only have to deal with one representative at the provincial level, who will oversee all of its permits, instead of several different internal provincial agencies. Canada Nickel chief Mark Selby said the special designation "will ensure that things don't get off track."