GREATER SUDBURY, ON – Tree-planting efforts across Canada are playing a large part in tackling the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. The Minister of Natural Resources announced a joint investment of more than $61 million to launch a new tree-planting program in Ontario’s Crown forestland through 2026. The program will see Ontario and Canada provide equal funding for silvicultural activities — including site preparation and tree planting — to strengthen ecosystems in areas with little or no tree cover, including areas disturbed by forest fires. This tree planting initiative complements trees planted by forest managers to regenerate forests following harvesting activities and should enable the planting of approximately 60 million trees by the end of the program, depending on the availability of suitable Crown forestland and the range of projects identified by Ontario’s forest managers.