US EditionB.C. premier calls on feds to support forestry workers amid new U.S. tariffs on lumber, wood
B.C. Premier David Eby calls for $1.2 billion federal aid as U.S. tariffs push Canadian softwood lumber duties above 45%, threatening jobs and mills.
- On Oct. 14, British Columbia Premier David Eby demanded federal support to protect forestry workers and implement promised aids after the U.S. imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff.
- U.S. Commerce Department findings formed the basis for the levies, with U.S. President Donald Trump citing a Section 232 national-security review and imposing a 10% tariff.
- Interfor curtailed operations and halted its Grand Forks mill indefinitely, citing weak markets and U.S. trade actions, while workers like Doug Gailey described the closure as a shock after hopes to reopen on Oct. 6.
- The premier urged Ottawa to treat the sector threat as an emergency and roll out supports, asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to prepare programs with enhanced unemployment benefits for forest-sector workers.
- In 2024 the United States imported more than $11 billion in forest and wood products from Canada, with softwood lumber accounting for almost half, while Washington aims to boost domestic timber production by 25%.
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Lumber, especially softwood lumber like pine and spruce, is critical to U.S. home construction. Its availability and price directly affect housing costs and broader economic activity in the building sector. The U.S. imports about 40% of the softwood lumber the nation uses each year, more than 80% of that from Canada.
'Razor's edge of survival': Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian steel and auto jobs, B.C. Premier David Eby says.
Expanded U.S. tariffs an ‘existential threat’ to B.C. forestry industry, Eby says
B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the federal government to support workers whose jobs are put at risk by the “unfair” and “unjustified attack” on the Canadian forestry industry by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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