Forestry directly employs over 200,000 Canadians and supports another 200,000 jobs across transportation, maintenance, and manufacturing. The stability of hundreds of rural and northern communities depends on a strong and predictable forest sector.  On Wednesday, October 22, national forest sector leaders and provincial partners gathered in Ottawa with policymakers, Indigenous partners, researchers, and environmental organizations tackle the biggest economic challenges for our sector and our country. Forestry and forest sector products play a vital role in supporting Canada’s trade, regulatory, and housing priorities. To keep Canada competitive, policy-led growth is possible. Today FPAC released: We Grow to Build Canada: A Forest Sector Action Plan for Canada’s Government which defines three priorities for the governments support of the sector:

• PROTECT forest sector employees in U.S. trade talks.
• IMPROVE operational and mill competitiveness through innovation and more efficient regulation.
• BUILD more homes with Canadian wood.