Stakeholders in Ontario’s wood construction sector are praising the provincial government’s proposed action plan for the industry as comprehensive, far-reaching and a strong next step towards creating incentives for expansion. The province’s draft Advanced Wood Construction Action Plan was launched for public input on July 30. The plan is said to target growth in prefabricated and modular wooden building materials and more broadly the advancement of the diverse players in the field. During the event Ontario Associate Minister of Forestry Nolan Quinn announced the government was contributing $3.46 million towards Element5’s $23-million expansion, a project that will triple its production capacity. …“This is a great step forward,” said Steven Street, executive director of WoodWorks Ontario. …The plan has four objectives: support promotion, education and training initiatives; spur research and the advancement of codes, standards and regulations; stimulate innovation and advanced manufacturing; and demonstrate and display advanced wood construction.