Yukon offers financial support to commercial wood harvesters

By Chris MacIntyre
CBC News
February 11, 2026
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada West

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Yukon’s commercial wood harvesters could get a bit of financial relief, after a rough start to the winter season for some of them. The territorial government has created a multi-year “forestry sector fund” intended to help strengthen and support the Yukon forestry industry by reimbursing operators for some business costs. Michelle Sicotte, director of the territory’s forest management branch, said the program has three funding streams commercial harvesters can apply to. The capacity support stream helps businesses with planning, training, equipment, and operational costs. Another stream encourages harvesting and sorting of logs for home builders. There’s also a funding stream for “liquidity support,” intended to provide short-term emergency financial assistance to “harvesters who might be facing unexpected issues that affect wood supply,” Sicotte said.

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