Ontario Investing Over $3 Million to Expand Made-in-Ontario Wood Manufacturing

Government of Ontario
July 6, 2026
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada East

BELLEVILLE, Ontario — The government is investing more than $3.3 million in Ontario Truss & Wall to expand its production of made-in-Ontario wood building materials and help meet growing demand in the province’s construction sector. The investment will create 13 new good-paying jobs, retain 50 existing positions and support an additional 100 jobs throughout the region. “Ontario’s forest sector businesses have manufactured high-quality construction materials for generations, establishing our province as a forest product leader in the G7,” said Kevin Holland, Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products. “Under our forest sector roadmap, our government is accelerating sector productivity to help build homes and businesses faster and more affordably with Ontario wood.” …Guided by the Roadmap to Protecting Ontario’s Forest Sector, modernizing the Forest Resources Inventory and cutting red tape are essential to keeping Ontario’s forest sector strong and competitive.

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