Statement by Federal Minister on Forestry

Statement by the Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P. Minister of Natural Resources concerning Canada’s forest industry Diversification is the key to a prosperous future for Canada’s forest sector. Particularly, the development of biomarkets offers a wealth of possibilities. The forest sector of tomorrow will produce everything from solvents and plastics to heat and fuel. Since [...]

The State of Canada’s Forests

The State of Canada’s Forests Annual Report 2009 The recently released State of Canada’s Forests report for 2009 highlights how the forest sector is transforming itself and meeting challenges by introducing new ideas and new products, while at the same time maintaining healthy, productive forests. It features: a review of the past year’s activities in [...]

Governments of Canada and Quebec Forest Sector Action Items

Governments of Canada and Quebec Take Additional Action to Further Address Immediate Forest Sector Challenges Community Adjustment Fund Government of Canada Support for the Forest Industry announced today: A Canada-Quebec Forestry Task Tea

Further Address Immediate Forest Sector Challenges

Governments of Canada and Quebec Take Additional Action to Further Address Immediate Forest Sector Challenges MONTREAL — Support for Quebec’s forest sector will be accelerated through the creation of a Canada–Quebec Forestry Task Team announced today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Claude Béchard, Quebec’s Minister of Natural [...]

Canada’s Economic Action Plan Addresses Forest Sector’s Challenges

Canada’s Economic Action Plan Addresses Forest Sector’s Challenges New Investments in Market Diversification and Forest Innovation As outlined in Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canada will invest: $40 million to expand domestic and international markets for Canadian forest products as well as $10 million to support  large-scale demonstrations of the use of Canadian [...]

Canadian Forest Service Publications

Nanotechnology Applications in the Forest Sector The Importance of Forest Sector Adaptation to Climate Change