Canada’s forests ministers agree old methods won’t work, with action plan coming soon
Federal officials say a task force report points to domestic barriers and a national action plan after U.S. tariffs weakened lumber exports.
- The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers met to agree that traditional methods of selling commodity lumber to the United States no longer work, pivoting toward a new national strategy.
- On Thursday, Liberal MP Corey Hogan stated that "unjust" tariffs from the United States and global changes with less demand for products like newsprint caused a "perfect storm of challenges."
- Forests Minister Ravi Parmar noted Canada can no longer compete with Indonesia and Brazil in pulp production, emphasizing the shift from commodity extraction to higher-value manufacturing.
- Hogan announced the federal government will respond "within a matter of days" with an action plan that will lead to a national strategy to make the forest sector vibrant.
- British Columbia is diversifying export markets to reduce dependence on the United States, with Parmar establishing a new forest trade office and seeking federal support for forestry workers.
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Inside Ottawa ValleySteelworkers welcome federal forest sector report, call for swift action to protect workers and communities
TORONTO, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the release of the Canadian Forest Sector Transformation Task Force report by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, and says governments must move quickly…
With Canada's timber industry in crisis, forests ministers agree old methods won’t work
A final report released this week said the most significant barriers to reviving the industry are homegrown, including excessive regulations, underinvestment in manufacturing, low innovation and poor domestic demand for wood.
The Toronto Star
Canada’s forests ministers agree old methods won’t work, with action plan coming soon
LANGFORD - The days of chopping down a tree and paying stumpage fees are on the way out for the timber industry, Canada's forest ministers have heard, with the hope
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's forests ministers agree old methods won’t work, with action plan coming soon
LANGFORD - The days of chopping down a tree and paying stumpage fees are on the way out for the timber industry, Canada's forest ministers have heard, with the hope of a revival pinned on a new task force report.
Forest ministers talk sector transformation, federal action plan imminent
Thursday June 4, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC [Posted at 6:27 pm PT] by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Getting the forestry sector ‘back on its feet’ was the opening message by Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) Chair Ravi Parmar at the CCFM 2026 meeting closing press conference this afternoon. Forest ministers from […] The post Forest ministers talk sector transformation, federal action plan imminent appeared first on Island Social Trends.
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