Ravi Parmar

The BC Wood Global Buyers Mission is one of the best stages to showcase what British Columbia does so well: building a forestry sector that is innovative, sustainable, and driven by some of the most skilled workers in the world. …To kick off the conference, we announced a two month pause on the collection of monthly timber harvest fees. Just one way we’re standing up to support BC forestry companies, in the face of unjustified US tariff threats. This pause will provide immediate financial relief to the sector, a sector that employs tens of thousands of people across BC. Because nothing is going to get in the way of our forestry future. And we now have fresh energy and focus behind that mission. With new leadership at Forestry Innovation Investment (FII), our efforts are laser-focused on diversifying export markets and ensuring B.C. companies have every opportunity to thrive in an increasingly competitive global economy.