Investing in our Forests

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BRITISH COLUMBIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forest Overview.............................................................................................................4
Overview.........................................................................................................................5
Forestry and the B.C. Economy................................................................................. 6
Our Products..................................................................................................................7
B.C. Wood Fibre Resources......................................................................................... 8
Sustainable Forests....................................................................................................10
B.C. Wood Fibre Opportunities................................................................................ 12
Fibre Connections B.C................................................................................................ 15
A Natural Advantage................................................................................................16
Business Climate, Investment, Infrastructure & Lifestyle ............................... 17
Getting Started in B.C............................................................................................... 20
Investment Attraction & Support.......................................................................... 21
B.C. Business Incentives.............................................................................................22
Infrastructure Advantages...................................................................................... 24
B.C. – Gateway to North America & Asia..............................................................25
Growing for the Future ........................................................................................... 26
Quality of Life Advantages...................................................................................... 28
Labour Force................................................................................................................. 30
Overview....................................................................................................................... 31
Education & the Forest Sector............................................................................34
Overview.......................................................................................................................35
Future Developments............................................................................................... 38
First Nations & the B.C. Forest Sector...............................................................40
Overview....................................................................................................................... 41
Tenure............................................................................................................................... 44
Overview...................................................................................................................... 45
Tenure........................................................................................................................... 46
Competitive Bid Process.......................................................................................... 48
Selected Tenure Types.............................................................................................. 50
Costs Related to Tenure............................................................................................ 51
Quick Reference.......................................................................................................... 51
Mountain Pine Beetle................................................................................................52
Web Links......................................................................................................................... 54
Contacts...........................................................................................................................57
Forest Overview
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview.......................................................5
Forestry and the B.C. Economy............ 6
Our Products...............................................7
B.C. Wood Fibre Resources.................... 8
Sustainable Forests............................... 10
B.C. Wood Fibre Opportunities........... 12
Fibre Connections B.C............................ 15
4 | Forest Overview
Overview
For more than a century, British Columbia’s forest sector has been the cornerstone
of the province’s economy. The forest industry is one of the key components of
British Columbia’s manufacturing sector. Moving into the future, B.C.’s forest sector
is well-placed in its role as a leading supplier of wood construction and finishing
wood products and as one of the world’s largest exporters of wood fibre. B.C. has
a skilled workforce, well-established primary manufacturing infrastructure, an
entrepreneurial value-added sector, talented researchers and world-class forests.
Ownership of Provincial
Lands 2009 (ha)
Private ownership
4,188,346
Federal
1,037,102
First Nations
134,878
B.C.’s forests are primarily owned by the Province with about 95 per cent being
in public ownership. The provincial government manages forests in the public
interest, balancing environmental, economic, and social issues while ensuring longterm sustainability.
“
Crown Provincial
89,512,571
British Columbia is Canada’s leading supplier
of wood construction and finishing wood
products and is one of the world’s largest
exporters of wood fibre. The Province is
also a world leader in sustainable forest
management, and has been recognized for
its forest management standards.
British Columbia has 55 million hectares of
public forest land
Total Provincial land base 94,872,896 (ha)
”
B.C. has a vast and diverse array of forests and rangelands with almost 60 per cent
or 55 million hectares classified as forest land. Coniferous trees dominate 83 per
cent of B.C.’s forests. In descending order, spruce, lodgepole pine, hemlock, true fir
and Douglas-fir are the five most common forest types.
Generally, western hemlock, western red cedar and Douglas-fir can be found in the
temperate rainforests along the Pacific Coast, while pines and spruces come from
the dry and cooler forests of the interior of British Columbia.
B.C.’s forests contain enormous volumes of timber – roughly 11 billion m3 – with
spruce, lodgepole pine, and hemlock being 61 per cent of the growing stock.
Approximately half of the crown forest is considered harvestable.
The area harvested on public forest land has averaged 180,000 hectares per year
since 1990, plus there is an estimated additional 20,000 hectares that is harvested
each year on private forest land.
Forest Overview | 5
Tree Species in B.C. Forests
Other
Conifer
2%
Aspen
5%
Other
Broadleaf
2%
Western
red cedar
6%
Spruce
21%
Douglas-fir
11%
Lodgepole
pine
20%
True fir
13%
Hemlock
20%
FAST FACTS
The Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) is the
maximum amount of timber that may
be harvested per year from a specified
area of land. Currently, the overall AAC
in B.C. is 83 million m3.
The AAC is set at a sustainable level
for a 10 year period. The Province’s
Chief Forester reviews the timber
supply on a regular basis, normally
every ten years. Following that review,
the AAC may increase, decrease or
remain unchanged.
TOP TEN HOLDERS OF AAC – 2010*
1
2
3
4
5
6
BC Timber Sales
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor)
Western Forest Products Inc.
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Tolko Industries Ltd.
International Forest Products
Limited (Interfor)
7Tembec
8 Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.
9 RPP Holdings Inc.
10 Abitibi Consolidated Company
of Canada
Forestry and the
B.C. Economy
Forestry is one of B.C.’s largest manufacturing sectors and its largest single source
of exports. The forest sector accounted for 4.6 per cent of B.C. employment and
9.2 per cent of all economic activity (indirect and induced) in 2009. The forest sector
generates $9.07 billion in economic activity for the province each year. In 2009, the
value of B.C.’s forestry products accounted for 30 per cent of B.C.’s total exports and
31 per cent of Canada’s total for forest products exports.
The pulp and paper sector is significant to the British Columbia economy with total
pulp and paper exports representing approximately 46 per cent of the total value
of B.C. forest products exports in 2009. Pulp and paper exports totalled $3.5 billion
in 2009, 14 per cent of all provincial exports. China is B.C.’s largest export market for
pulp, representing 40 per cent of the province’s total pulp exports.
“
British Columbia is a major player in the
world-wide forestry sector. The province is the
world’s largest exporter of softwood lumber
to international markets.
”
As B.C. continues to diversify its markets, China has emerged as B.C.’s second largest
export market representing a 16.5 per cent share of B.C. total forest product exports.
Japan’s market share is 12.3 per cent. Overall the U.S. remains the most important
forest product export destination for British Columbia, accounting for 52.8 per cent
of exports in 2009.
The province’s primary wood products export market is the United States with
Asian markets replacing Europe as the second major regional market. In 2009, B.C.’s
annual lumber shipments to China were more than $327 million, almost tripling
from 2007.
*in order of AAC holding and as of
March 31, 2010.
6 | Forest Overview
Our Products
B.C.’s forest products can be grouped into three broad categories: commodities,
traditional value-added and next generation manufacturing.
Commodity production is dominant in British Columbia’s forest sector. Commodity
products include standard dimensional lumber, pulp and paper, and panel
boards. These products compete in the extremely cost-competitive global market
and are typically manufactured by large, integrated primary producers. These
primary producers may also manufacture engineered wood products and
cogenerate electricity.
“
B.C. Forest Product Export
Market Sales 2009 – $7.6 billion
All
Others
11.4%
China
(incl HK)
16.5%
USA
52.8%
Japan
12.3%
British Columbia produces a full range of
forest products from logs to lumber to
engineered wood products and beyond for
domestic and international use.
EU
7%
”
Value-added products include a wide array of products such as treated lumber,
engineered wood products, shakes and shingles, posts, poles, log and timberframe homes, mouldings, and other finished or semi-finished goods. Value-added
manufacturing is done mainly by small- and medium-sized firms, some of which
may also manufacture commodity lumber and panel products.
The next generation of forest products and services include engineered wood
products, new building systems, bio-chemicals, and bio-energy alternatives.
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Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
Share of Goods Sector
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Wood Product Manufacturing
Share of Goods Sector
Forest Overview | 7
B.C. Wood Fibre Resources
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Forest Overview | 9
Area Certified in British Columbia
compared with the World
(January 2009)
90
Within B.C. three major certification standards are used: Canadian Standards
Association (CSA), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI).
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France
Brazil
Malaysia
Australia
Germany
Russia
Finland
Canada
Sweden
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Forest sustainability is a guiding principle in the management of B.C. forests.
Certification and chain of custody are playing increasing roles in the production
and marketing of B.C. wood products. The province is a world leader in third-party
forest certification.
In September 2010, British Columbia had 54 million hectares (more than 133 million
acres) certified using at least one of three third-party certification programs. B.C.
has more certified land than any other jurisdiction in the world, except for Canada
as a whole.
120
British Columbia
USA
Millions of hectares certified
150
Sustainable Forests
Canada has 91 per cent of its original
forest cover, more than any other
country, and its rate of deforestation
has been virtually zero for more
than 20 years.
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For information on British Columbia certification by area and type see
www.certificationcanada.org/maps/bc.php
and for an overview relating to certification see
www.naturallywood.com/Sustainable-Forests/Third-Party-Certification.aspx
Source: Forest Products Association
of Canada
10 | Forest Overview
British Columbia Forest Products
Type
Typical Products
Commodity
Boards
Panels
Hog fuel
Pulp and paper
Standard dimensional
lumber
Art
Glulam
Posts & poles
Dissolving pulps
(leads directly to
biochemicals and
materials like rayon)
Log/timber homes
Traditional
Value-added
Next Generation
Manufacturing
Chips
Cabinets and
furniture
Plywood
Laminated veneer
lumber (LVL)
Mouldings
Pallets & boxes
Shakes and
shingles
Tall oil
Treated lumber
Windows & doors
Wood I-joists
Alternative energy products - wood pellets, ethanol,
bio-diesel, xylose, syngas
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games showcased
B.C. wood products, wood construction
techniques and advanced wood
engineering and design. The Richmond
Olympic Oval, with its unique,
all-wood roof highlights the range of
standard materials available directly
from British Columbia mills.
Its construction used one million
board feet of spruce-pine-fir
commodity dimension lumber,
19,000 sheets of Douglas-fir plywood
in the roof panels and one million
board feet of Douglas-fir lam stock
lumber in the glulam beams.
For more on B.C. forest products see
the table on the left.
Engineered wood products - cross-laminated timbers,
high strength and stiffness composite lumber products,
high strength and stiffness hybrid engineered wood products,
new fibre-polymer composite wood products
New building systems
Under Development and of Interest to B.C.
Hemicellulose separation from chips to produce furfural
Methanol capture during pulping to make chlorine dioxide,
commercial grade methanol and as an input to make
dimethyl ether
Resins and carbon fibres from lignin
Forest Overview | 11
B.C. Wood Fibre
Opportunities
British Columbia has a huge forest industry that is export oriented. The province is
home to efficient logging operators and pulp manufacturers and our Interior lumber
producers are among the largest and most cost-competitive in the world. Our
forestry companies have and can offer world-leading management and technical
expertise in the lumber, pulp and paper sectors. British Columbia is a leader in
advanced wood technology, including design and construction of buildings which
are resistant to earthquakes and employ the large scale use of wood.
“
In 2009, B.C. was the number one supplier of
softwood lumber by volume to the United
States and Japan and the number one supplier
of softwood lumber by value to Korea.
”
Our research, technology and innovation endeavours have the ability to unlock
the potential of forest resources previously dismissed as waste or unusable.
Under-utilized species, smaller stems, dead trees, mill residue, and debris from
silviculture or harvesting, now have new value as raw materials for next generation
forest products. New opportunities may open up for both primary and secondary
producers, as well as for new participants in the forest sector.
In the case of under-utilized fibre, the provincial government will have the ability
(expected Spring 2011) to issue a secondary tenure (known as a Forestry Licence to
Cut or Fibre Supply Licence to Cut) to utilize logging debris that is left behind on
landings and roadsides, provided that the current tenure holder has notified the
government that they have no further interest in the material. This new tenure will
be a tool that can be used when a third-party agreement such as a business-tobusiness (B2B) arrangement cannot be made between the current tenure holder
and investors interested in the under-utilized fibre resource.
Tenure is how the government transfers specific rights to use Crown (public) forest
and range land and resources to others. Private forest companies, communities
and individuals gain the right to harvest timber in public forests through tenure
agreements with the B.C. government.
Increasing the utilization of wood fibre from forests is a key part of the BC Bioenergy
Strategy (www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/bioenergy/). In the Interior, new opportunities
are emerging to utilize mountain pine beetle killed trees for the generation of electric
power, the manufacture of wood pellets and other wood fibre derived products. On
the coast, the use of logging waste has the potential to add further diversification.
There are significant opportunities to enter into business-to-business relationships
to gain access to wood fibre on virtually any tenure that involves timber harvesting.
This includes: major licences, timber sales licences, community forest agreements,
woodlots, licences to cut, and government programs like “Forests for Tomorrow”.
Opportunities exist to expand or tap into new markets. The B.C. forest sector has
ready access to the major markets of the United States, Japan and Korea, where
B.C. has already established connections.
B.C. is Canada’s Pacific Gateway to Asia and beyond. Our ports and well developed
rail and road infrastructure provide access to Asian and North American markets.
New provincial initiatives such as the Wood First Initiative and the Wood First Act will
help generate new demand for wood. The Act promotes the use of wood products
by requiring provincially-funded building projects to use wood as the primary
construction material. In an average year, the Province funds about $3 billion worth
of capital projects.
The Wood First Initiative will help stimulate the domestic market by promoting
the structural use of wood for commercial, institutional and mid-rise residential
buildings. New investment opportunities will become possible as new and
innovative wood building products are developed. As well, B.C.’s technical
expertise lends itself to additional or expanded international opportunities
and partnerships.
Fibre Connections B.C.
Fibre Connections BC is one avenue to accessing wood fibre. The Fibre Connections
BC network includes designated Fibre Officers who are professionals from various
natural resource sector ministries and agencies that are linked together within their
sub-regional operating areas across the province. Fibre Officers work to improve
the flow of fibre from harvesters and other producers by linking people, through
facilitating business-to-business transactions, and by aligning individual requests
with specific informational resources.
Informational resources could include information on fibre opportunities in a local
area or other area of B.C., links to brokers, harvesters, mills, manufacturers, First
Nations, Community Forests, Woodlots, etc.
More information: www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/fcbc
Front Counter BC
1-877-855-3222
(North America Toll Free)
Outside North America,
please call +1.604.586.4400
A Natural Advantage
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Business Climate, Investment,
Infrastructure & Lifestyle .................... 17
Getting Started in B.C...........................20
Investment Attraction & Support.... 21
B.C. Business Incentives....................... 22
Infrastructure Advantages................. 24
B.C. Gateway to North America
& Asia.......................................................... 25
Growing for the Future .......................26
Quality of Life Advantages................. 28
16 | A Natural Advantage
Business Climate,
Investment, Infrastructure
& Lifestyle
Why Choose BC? B.C.’s Investment Advantage
British Columbia’s rich natural resources, innovative, skilled and multicultural
workforce, unparalleled quality of life and gateway location between North
America and Asia provide the foundation for expansive economic opportunities.
“
Economic agreements such as The New West
Partnership Agreement between British Columbia,
Alberta and Saskatchewan create Canada’s
most open and competitive economy where
goods, services, workers and investments can
move freely and efficiently between the three
provinces. Launched in April 2010, the agreement
creates Canada’s largest interprovincial
barrier-free investment market.
”
B.C. offers one of the most attractive investment climates in North America. Business
and personal tax rates are among the lowest in North America. Regulations are
streamlined to respond to business needs. The province’s fiscal position is solid, with
Triple-A credit ratings from both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service,
and we are investing in the future through ongoing investments in infrastructure
and public services.
A Natural Advantage | 17
Provincial strategies open up opportunities for investment, diversify community
economies, and create new opportunities for companies, including those in the
forest sector. The Bioenergy Strategy (www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/bioenergy/),
for example, aims for B.C. biofuel production to meet 50 per cent or more of the
province’s renewable fuel requirements by 2020.
The Government of British Columbia, by establishing a provincial requirement
for renewable fuel content in the gasoline and diesel pool, is facilitating market
expansion for bio-based transportation and home heating fuels, including the
development of such forest-based products as cellulosic ethanol. B.C.’s Renewable
& Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation will reduce the carbon intensity of
transportation fuels through two major requirements:
the Renewable Fuel Requirement (five per cent renewable content in
gasoline beginning in 2010 and three per cent renewable content in diesel
in 2010, four per cent in 2011, and five per cent for 2012 onward);
and
the Low Carbon Fuel Requirement (10 per cent reduction in carbon
intensity by 2020).
There are exciting opportunities developing to leverage the carbon storage potential
of our forests. The province’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act,
(www.leg.bc.ca/38th4th/3rd_read/gov18-3.htm) enables the implementation of a
cap and trade system in conjunction with regional partners. B.C. forests could play
a key role in carbon trading, a new and developing sector of the global economy,
worth an estimated $144 billion US in 2009, up 6 per cent, even though global
GDP declined.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides firms locating in
B.C. with access to markets in the United States and Mexico duty-free, with the
exception of softwood lumber, which is covered under a separate agreement with
the United States, regardless of corporate nationality. Materials and equipment can
also be sourced duty-free from the U.S.A. and Mexico.
Canada is currently working to establish free trade agreements with both South
Korea and Singapore. Additionally, Canada has signed a Foreign Investment and
Promotion Agreement with India and is negotiating one with China.
Encouraging private-sector investment
The efforts of the B.C. government are focused on creating and maintaining a
competitive business environment, which attracts new investment, and retains
current investments. Of particular importance are the conditions necessary to
support a strong and attractive business environment, the programs to encourage
private sector investment and the initiatives to support economic growth.
>> British Columbia has no general corporation capital tax, no employer payroll
taxes, no franchise tax and no machinery sales tax.
>> Business registrations can be completed in a matter of hours. A company
registered in British Columbia can have as few as one director – and there is
no residency requirement for directors of B.C.-registered companies.
>> British Columbia’s general corporate tax rate has been cut by one-third
since 2001. Currently 10.5 percent, it is expected to fall to 10 percent in 2011.
>> B.C. taxes qualifying businesses at a rate of 2.5 per cent on their first $500,000
of business income. The government of B.C. intends to reduce this rate to
zero percent by April 1st, 2011.
>> Effective July 1, 2010, B.C. moved to a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which
means real cost savings for business. Expected savings amount to nearly
$2 billion, which includes $140 million in the forestry sector.
>> By 2013, planned changes to B.C.’s combined federal and provincial corporate
tax rate will result in a rate reduction to 25 per cent – the lowest in the G7.
>> British Columbia provides refundable tax credits and exemptions for software
development, manufacturing, research and development, mining, oil and
gas, film and TV production, new media, international financial activities and
licensing intellectual property from a British Columbia location.
>> B.C.’s environmental assessment legislation establishes fixed time-lines for
project reviews. Permitting and licensing are streamlined for mining and
other major investments.
In a study released in May 2010,
KPMG reported that Vancouver has
the lowest business taxes among
41 international cities in North
America, Europe, Asia and Australia
with populations exceeding 2 million.
The study measured the combined
impacts of income tax, capital tax,
sales tax, property tax, local business
taxes and labour costs.
B.C. CITIES WIN TOP MARKS
Both Vancouver and Prince George
were awarded top spots in KPMG’s
2010 Competitive Alternatives report.
Prince George was ranked as having
the most competitive business costs
of any jurisdiction in KPMG’s 13 city
Pacific U.S. Canada survey area.
Vancouver, in a comparison of
41 international cities (population
more than two million), ranked fifth
overall in business costs and was first
for tax competitiveness.
Source:
KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2010,
www.competitivealternatives.com
>> On a personal level, B.C. residents pay the lowest provincial personal income
tax in Canada for incomes up to $118,000.
Getting Started in B.C.
British Columbia actively encourages investment including investment by nonCanadians and places few restrictions on foreign investors. Currently, there are
nearly 1000 international companies operating in British Columbia.
Doing Business in British Columbia, ( www.investbc.com/Documents/DB_in_
BC_Sept0507.pdf) a free publication of the B.C. government, is written with the
business investor in mind. Companies and entrepreneurs from abroad will find a
wealth of information on starting and operating a business in B.C. Developed in
cooperation with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, a leading Canadian law firm, it provides
an introduction and quick reference on a number of key issues:
>> Investing in Canada
>> Establishing or acquiring a business
>> Hiring employees
>> Buying equipment
>> Obtaining permits and licences
>> Selling your products and services
>> Importing or exporting
>> Electronic commerce
>> Responsibilities of corporate directors and officers
>> Protection of intellectual property
>> Public companies
>> Privacy issues
>> Special tax incentive programs
>> Selling and partnering with government
>> Special considerations for specific industries
To obtain contacts and information for moving your investment
plans forward contact:
Invest British Columbia
999 Canada Place, Suite 730
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 3E1
Tel:1.604.775.2202
Fax:1.604.775.2070
Email: [email protected]
Investment Attraction
& Support
B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund Ltd.
Attracts successful venture capital managers and their funds to British Columbia to
develop promising, innovative technology companies. The Fund invests in venture
capital partnerships managed by experienced investment professionals. It focuses
on four key technology sectors: information technology, digital media, clean
technology and life sciences. www.bcrcf.ca/BCRCF/
BC Bioenergy Network
Acts as a catalyst for deploying near-term bioenergy technologies and supporting
mission-driven research to build a world class bioenergy capability in B.C.
The BC Bioenergy Network, an industry-led initiative, invests in pilot and full scale
technology demonstrations as well as supports targeted capacity building. It was
established in April 2008 with a $25 million grant from the B.C. government.
www.bcbioenergy.ca
Venture Capital Program
Offers 30 per cent refundable tax credit for investments in eligible small British
Columbia companies engaged in alternative energy research and development.
www.tted.gov.bc.ca/TRI/ICP/VCP/Pages/default.aspx
Equity Capital Budget
Supports clean small business. Specific requirements must be met to be eligible
such as business size and activities.
Cleantech Venture Capital Budget
Supports the government’s commitment to stimulate investment in the
“Cleantech” sector. In addition to the Equity Capital Budget criteria, an eligible
small businesses must also be substantially engaged in the manufacture,
processing and research and development within B.C. for commercial
exploitation of technologies that:
>> increase energy efficiency and conservation, or
>> reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or
>> reduce the environmental impact of energy production,
generation, storage, transmission, delivery, provision or conversion.
Community Venture Capital Budget
Supports regional economic diversification. In addition to the Equity Capital
Budget criteria, ‘eligible small businesses’ must also be substantially engaged in
an activity that promotes community diversification.
For additional information:
www.tted.gov.bc.ca/tri/ICP/VCP/ECP/Pages/default.aspx
B.C. Business Incentives
British Columbia provides provincial incentives to encourage business investment
and innovation. Incentives, which may be as tax credits or refunds, are available for
research and development, machinery and equipment investment and other sector
specific activities.
www.investbc.ca/businessincentives.htm
Canada – Investments in Forest Industry
Transformation Program (IFIT)
Supports Canada’s forest sector in becoming more economically competitive
and environmentally sustainable, through targeted investments in innovative
technologies. Launched in August 2010, IFIT will provide $100 million over four years
for projects that implement new technologies leading to non-traditional highvalue forest products and renewable energies. IFIT will help ensure that promising
breakthrough technologies in the forest sector continue to evolve towards full
commercial viability.
www.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/investments-forest-industry-transformation
Canada – Next Generation Renewable Power Initiative
Supports the development, commercialization and implementation of advanced
clean energy technologies in the forestry sector. Announced in the 2010 federal
budget, with an allocation of $100 million over the next four years, this program is
under development.
www.budget.gc.ca/2010/home-accueil-eng.html
Canada – Scientific Research and Experimental
Development Tax Incentive Program
Encourages Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research
and development in Canada. Canada is a world leader in supporting and encouraging
research and development through Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits:
>> Canadian controlled private corporations qualify for federal tax reductions
equal to 35 per cent of eligible expenditures on SR&ED. Other corporations
can receive a 20 per cent tax reduction.
>> British Columbia provides a tax reduction equal to 10 per cent of eligible R&D
expenditures to all corporations.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/sred/
Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)
Focuses on stimulating economic diversification and job creation in central and
northern British Columbia. Northern Development provides direct incentives
to private business to create new jobs throughout the region via $30 million in
dedicated funding to support capital investment and new job training in central and
northern B.C. Some areas of funding are: economic development, forestry, mining,
pine beetle recovery, small business, and transportation.
www.nditrust.ca
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Finances and supports the development and demonstration of clean technologies.
SDTC, a not-for-profit foundation, operates two funds aimed at the development
and demonstration of innovative technological solutions. The $550 million SD Tech
Fund™ supports projects that address climate change, air quality, clean water, and
clean soil. The $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund™ supports the establishment
of first-of-kind large demonstration-scale facilities for the production of nextgeneration renewable fuels.
www.sdtc.ca/index.php?page=home&hl=en_CA
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Provides support for economic development projects focused on helping B.C.
organizations research and develop clean energy and environmental technologies.
Funding has also been provided to the B.C. forest-sector including the value-added
sector. Accelerates investment attraction to B.C. and supports the success of new
products and processes.
www.wd.gc.ca/eng/home.asp
Infrastructure Advantages
British Columbia is strategically located to reach key and growing global markets.
The Province’s infrastructure competitiveness includes: low cost electricity and
natural gas, a robust transmission and distribution system delivering uninterrupted
power to many regions of the province, strategic ports with rail access on the
Pacific Ocean, an extensive road network and advanced communication capability.
Whether you need to ship products by sea or land, communicate with a customer
instantly or require clean energy to run your business, B.C. can meet your needs.
RAIL
Canada’s transcontinental railways serve ports on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts,
linking with the U.S. and Mexican rail companies through various partnerships.
ROAD
An extensive all-weather highway network makes transporting goods and services
to North American markets seamless and reliable.
PORTS
The ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are the two closest major North
American ports to Asia and are ice-free year-round. They are excellent links to
international markets.
AIR
Vancouver International Airport is Canada’s largest global gateway to Asia and is a
growing freight distribution hub. Prince George International Airport is a strategic
refuelling point, located on the ‘great circle route’ between the United States
and Asia.
ELECTRICITY
B.C. is committed to ensuring that clean or renewable electricity generation
continues to account for at least 90 per cent of total generation. Sources of energy
are to include those that are constantly renewed by natural processes, such as large
and small hydroelectric, solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, wood residue and energy
from organic municipal waste. B.C. currently has one of the lowest electricity rates
in North America.
COMMUNICATIONS
Broadband connectivity is available in most communities allowing 92 per cent
of British Columbians access to Internet services. An advanced communications
infrastructure provides telephone, broadcasting, cable, wireless and other information services at competitive rates.
PRINCE RUPERT
Beijing
Shanghai
Tokyo
Seoul Osaka
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Taipei
Delhi
Honolulu
Manila
Kona
London
Montréal
Toronto
Chicago
VANCOUVER
Amsterdam
Frankfurt
Memphis
Kahului
Singapore
Nadi
Sydney
Auckland
BC GLOBAL ACCESS
B.C. – Gateway to North
America & Asia
Vancouver International Airport and the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are
the closest gateways to Asia from North America.
Shipping Days from BC Ports*
China
Vancouver
Dalian
Hong Kong
Ningbo
Qingdao
Shanghai
Tianjin
Xingang
13.7
14.8
13.2
13.2
13.2
14.2
14.2
14.4
Prince Rupert
Japan
Vancouver
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Korea
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
14.3
14.3
14.2
14.8
14.8
Kobe
Nagoya
Osaka
Shimizu
Tokyo
Tomakomai
Yokohama
11.3
11.0
11.4
10.7
10.6
11.8
10.4
12.6
Prince Rupert
India
16.0
12.2
12.6
12.0
11.9
Chennai
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Nhava Sheva
Tuticorin
22.8
23.0
25.2
23.2
24.0
24.2
26.4
Kunsan
Kwangyang
Masan
Pusan
13.3
13.0
12.7
12.7
12.7
13.7
13.2
13.0
11.9
24.4
Incheon
13.9
10.9
12.9
*Shipping days calculated at vessel speed of 15 knots.
Growing for the Future
The Province is investing in the future through ongoing investments in infrastructure
and public services. As of September 2010, B.C.’s Major Projects Inventory contained
956 major construction projects planned or underway, involving capital investment
exceeding $197 billion.
>> Invested over $39 million to improve 33 airports across the province, through
the Transportation Partnerships Program.
>> As part of the Pacific Gateway Strategy, the Province has invested
$30 million in the $170-million Phase I expansion of the Port of Prince Rupert.
Phase II will include an additional $650-million expansion of the Port.
Investments in B.C. roads totalling $7.1 billion will reduce congestions and ensure
the efficient flow of goods to and along Canada’s transcontinental highway, down
to the U.S. border and throughout the Vancouver area. Already, the Kicking Horse
Canyon improvements to the Trans Canada Highway are providing a competitive
corridor for the east-west movement of goods to ports and a safer and more
efficient journey for all travelers.
Prince Rupert’s 500,000-TEU (20-foot equivalent units) Container Terminal offers
Asian shippers a timely, direct, congestion-free corridor to Memphis, Chicago
and other major American and Canadian cities. According to Drewry Shipping
Consultants Ltd., in 2010, Prince Rupert was the fastest growing port in North
America and the eighth fastest growing port globally for container traffic.
Prince Rupert is strategically located for B.C.’s forestry sector, and the port will be
expanding its cargo capacity to accommodate forestry product exports. Currently
containerized forest products are the port’s strongest growth area.
Port Metro Vancouver is British Columbia’s and Canada’s largest port with 28 major
marine cargo terminals, three Class 1 railroads, numerous bulk and break-bulk
shipping lines and agents, plus a diverse and expanding range of services. Public and
private sector infrastructure investments totally $4.2 billion will increase its shipping
capacity to six million TEUs by 2020. To accommodate this increased container and
bulk traffic, extensive road and rail improvements are being undertaken.
Deltaport’s $400 million third berth, located at Roberts Bank, 35 kilometers south
of Vancouver’s inner harbour opened in January 2010, and is part of Port Metro
Vancouver’s infrastructure investments. It is the largest container terminal in
Canada, handling approximately 45 per cent of the containerized cargo that moves
through Canada’s west coast and more than half of the containerized cargo through
Port Metro Vancouver. The third berth project increases Deltaport’s capacity by up
to 50 per cent from 1.2 million TEUs to 1.8 million TEUs, and adds approximately 20
hectares of container storage facilities and the first quad cranes in North or South
America. Additional port improvements include a proposal for a second container
terminal at Roberts Bank to expand container capacity.
NORTHWEST TRANSMISSION LINE
TURNAGAIN
KUTCHO CREEK
Dease Lake
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Hwy 37
GOLDEN BEAR
RED CHRIS
GJ
GALORE
CREEK
Iskut
SCHAFT
CREEK
KLAPPAN
Bob Quinn Lake
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NTL ROUTE ALTERNATIVES
EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINE
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER
MINE
Future
Bob Quinn
Substation
SNOWFIELDS
KSM
Stewart
Meziadin
Substation
Meziadin Junction
Cranberry Junction
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New Aiyansh
Kitwanga
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Terrace
50 mi
50 km
The Northwest Transmission Line, a 287 kilovolt transmission line, running approximately 335 kilometres in northern B.C., will electrify the Highway 37 corridor by
extending B.C.’s high voltage transmission grid to the region. Upon completion,
this line will provide clean electricity to support industry developments in the area
and a secure interconnection point for clean generation projects. Provided the
project receives an Environmental Assessment Certificate, BC Hydro plans to begin
construction in Spring 2011.
LIVEABILITY RANKING
2010, 100=ideal
Vancouver
98.0
Vienna
97.9
Melbourne
97.5
Toronto
97.2
Calgary
96.6
Helsinki
96.2
Sydney
96.1
Perth
95.9
Adelaide
95.9
Auckland
95.7
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Quality of Life Advantages
B.C.’s temperate climate, cosmopolitan cities, high standard of living and clean
environment make the province a great place to live and work. No matter where
you choose to live, you’ll be close to natural amenities – even in our major cities.
Vancouver consistently ranks highly in worldwide ratings for liveability. Mercer’s
2010 Quality of Life Survey of 221 cities ranks Vancouver fourth while according to
the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2010 liveability ranking, Vancouver is the most
liveable city in the world.
British Columbia offers:
>> An unrivalled natural environment
>> Vibrant first nations communities
>> Highly skilled and educated population
>> Low cost of living
>> Low crime rates
>> Rich cultural diversity
>> Social stability
>> Superior and low cost healthcare
>> Superior educational system
>> Opportunities for personal and business growth
“
Front Counter BC
Health and education are priorities in British
Columbia. We have Canada’s highest overall
education levels and highest life expectancy.
B.C.’s health care delivery system was rated as
second best among all Canadian provinces.
”
Source: for health care delivery system info: Live Work Invest in BC 2009 BC Check Up,
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Labour Force
30 | Labour Force
Overview
British Columbia has an educated and skilled labour force of more than 2.4 million.
Its large flexible labour pool has continuously adapted to the diverse needs of
British Columbia’s employment sectors. Sixty-eight per cent of employees in B.C.
have continued their education after high school with almost 26 per cent holding a
university degree.
“
The B.C. forest sector had direct employment
of 52,000 jobs in 2009, 2.3 per cent of B.C.
total employment. There are more than
1.1 million job openings expected for B.C.
between now and 2019.
”
Over three-quarters of these job openings are expected to require some postsecondary or a higher level of education and training. The greatest number of job
openings is expected in occupations requiring some post-secondary education,
college or trade certificate. *
Of these approximately 60 per cent will be replacement positions with the
remaining 40 per cent new job openings created due to economic growth.
The projected average annual employment growth during that period for B.C. is
1.8 per cent. In 2009, the forest sector directly employed 52,000 and when
indirect effects are included the forest sector accounted for more than
100,000 B.C. jobs.
Labour Solutions Supporting Forest SECTOR Investment
Skills shortages are a commonplace issue globally. B.C. is meeting the challenge
in a number of different ways. The province’s expanding economy – 3.8 per cent
projected increase in real Gross Domestic Product for 2010 1 and outstanding quality
of life are global magnets for talent. International immigration is a key source of
new skills for British Columbia. The Province is working on a number of initiatives
and strategies in partnership with industry, employers and other partners to meet
its labour needs.
There are a number of programs that will assist investors interested the forestry
sector with their labour force needs.
* For information on B.C.’s post secondary education and training institutions’
forestry offerings see page 35.
1
Conference Board of Canada, Provincial Outlook: Spring 2010
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WorkBC
www.workbc.ca
WorkBC is the Province’s comprehensive action plan to address skills requirements
while preparing for continued long term economic growth and success. The plan
focuses on five strategic action areas:
>> Keeping the workforce we have in B.C.
>> Developing the skills of our existing workers
>> Increasing the labour market success for aboriginal people
>> Attracting and recruiting new workers
>> Addressing regional skills shortages
Industry Training Authority
www.itabc.ca
The Industry Training Authority (ITA) is responsible for industry training and
apprenticeship in B.C. Training programs are available in over 140 designated trades,
with several trades training programs of interest to the forestry industry such as:
millwright, sawfiler, benchperson, planermill maintenance technician, welder, and
machinist. Since 2004, participation in trades training programs has grown from
over 14,000 to over 40,000 participants.
To help ensure an ongoing supply of skilled workers across the province, the B.C.
Training Tax Credit Program (www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/business/income_taxes/ttc/
default.htm ) provides refundable tax credits for employees and employers engaged
in apprenticeship programs. British Columbia offers this tax credit program for
employers and apprentices to encourage employers to sponsor apprentices, increase
apprentice registrations, and encourage higher rates of apprenticeship completion.
Provincial Nominee Program
www.welcomebc.ca/wbc/immigration/come/work/about/index.page
Another initiative to help meet the labour needs of British Columbia’s businesses
is the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The BC PNP is an immigration program
run jointly by the Government of BC and the Government of Canada. PNP can
help companies in British Columbia recruit and retain foreign workers who have
skills that are in high demand. The program provides accelerated immigration
for qualified workers and business entrepreneurs who are looking to become
permanent residents of Canada, and intend to settle in British Columbia.
The PNP considers applications for individuals who will be employed in
management, professional, technical and other skilled jobs, and in select entry level
and semi-skilled jobs in the tourism and hospitality, long-haul trucking and food
processing industries.
The business component of the BC PNP offers accelerated immigration for
investment-ready and qualified entrepreneurs ready to invest and settle in B.C.,
and become permanent residents of Canada. This component gives priority to
candidates who demonstrate the greatest potential to create a successful business
and contribute economically to the province. The Provincial Nominee Program has
been expanded to speed up the immigration process for skilled immigrants with
job offers in B.C.
32 | Labour Force
From March 2001 to December 2009, close to 10,000 skilled and business
immigrants were attracted to British Columbia through PNP. In 2009, B.C. attracted
2,658 skilled workers and entrepreneurs – more than 6,200 new immigrants
including family members.
New West Partnership Trade Agreement
Over 20,000 skilled workers
immigrate to British Columbia
every year and they, along
with their families, enrich
B.C.’s talent pool, international
networks, cultural diversity and
multilingual capabilities.
www.newwestpartnershiptrade.ca/index.asp
The New West Partnership Trade Agreement, (effective July 1, 2010) is a compre
hensive economic agreement between British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The Agreement eliminates government impediments that affect trade, investment
and labour mobility. It creates Canada’s most open and competitive economy where
goods, services, workers and investments can move freely and efficiently between
the three provinces.
The Agreement applies to all government measures (legislation, regulations,
standards, policies, procedures, etc.) relating to trade, investment and labour mobility.
It applies to all government entities, including Crown Corporations, municipalities,
schools, hospitals, academic institutions, and government-owned entities.
Some important attributes of the Agreement include its “negative listing” approach,
in which all government measures are subject to the Agreement’s market-opening
rules unless specifically excluded. Standards and regulations in all three provinces
must be reconciled so that a business satisfying the requirements of one province
will be deemed to satisfy the corresponding requirements of the other two
provinces. Businesses established in one province are able to carry on business in
the other two, without further requirements to register the company. Workers no
longer need to meet additional certification requirements in order to work in the
region. Government procurement at all levels has been opened to full competition. Local preferences have been eliminated. Subsidy practices have been curtailed.
Also important is that the Agreement is backed up by an effective dispute
resolution mechanism.
British Columbia is a great place to work, live and invest. Our diverse and expanding
economy is generating a wide range of exciting investment opportunities. We offer
a ready labour force, a number of programs targeted to employers’ labour needs
and over 15 educational facilities with focused training programs for developing the
forestry workers and professionals of the future (see page 35 for more information
on education opportunities).
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Education &
the Forest Sector
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview.....................................................35
Future Developments........................... 38
34 | Education & Forest
Overview
The government of British Columbia works in partnership with B.C.’s post secondary
education and training institutions to ensure that the current and future needs
of the province’s economy and society will be met. Since 2001, B.C. has made
unprecedented investments to support education for adults in British Columbia –
almost $18 billion in post-secondary education. An additional $1.8 billion has been
committed to research and innovation since 2001.
“
B.C. has 25 publicly funded post-secondary
institutions – 11 universities, 11 colleges and
three institutes that offer over 1,900 programs,
producing a wealth of skill and talent.
”
FAST FACTS
British Columbia’s universities award
over 24,000 degrees annually – 32 per
cent in sciences and engineering, and
10 per cent in business.
In 2007-2008, over 5,400 technology and technical credentials were
awarded by the B.C. Institute of
Technology. More than 21,000 postsecondary credentials were granted
by other institutions.
Over the past eight years, 36,700
new post-secondary student spaces
have been added to meet future
skill demands.
B.C. enjoys an extensive and globally recognized forest product research network
that includes the University of British Columbia, the University of Northern British
Columbia, the B.C. Institute of Technology, and centres such as FPInnovations and
other industry groups.
Post secondary education in the forestry sector includes the following.
University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry
www.forestry.ubc.ca; www.cawp.ubc.ca
The UBC Faculty of Forestry is Canada’s leading forestry school. The faculty
prepares students to manage natural resources in an environmentally, socially and
economically sustainable manner. Programs offered include undergraduate and
graduate degree programs covering a range of conservation, resource management,
and manufacturing subject areas.
UBC Forestry also offers exchange programs for international students. One example
is the 2+2 program where students from selected Chinese universities spend the
first two years of their undergraduate degree program in China and then transfer to
UBC Forestry to complete their third and fourth years. Successful graduates of this
program receive a UBC degree.
As part of the Faculty of Forestry, the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP)
is Canada’s national centre of excellence for education and research related to wood
products processing and advanced wood products manufacturing. CAWP offers
a wide range of training courses, continuing education programs, and industry
services, conducts applied research, and assists industry to employ students
to work on special projects by coordinating a cooperative education program
with industry.
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University of Northern BC (UNBC)
www.unbc.ca
The University of Northern British Columbia is a national leader in education and
research oriented to forestry, forest ecosystems, and forest-based communities.
Undergraduate programs include Natural Resources Management, Natural
Resources Planning, Environmental Engineering (in partnership with UBC), and
Environmental Science. Graduate degree offerings include a range of master’s
degrees and a PhD program in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies.
Educational programs are complemented by research activity at the Aleza Lake
Research Forest (B.C.’s oldest), the John Prince Research Forest (North America’s
largest and the only research forest to be co-managed by a First Nations community),
the I.K. Enhanced Forestry Laboratory, the Quesnel River Research Centre in
the Cariboo region, and the Forests for the World area adjacent to the Prince
George campus.
UNBC is currently working to enhance its current network of forest innovation
centres by developing a concept for a wood innovation and design centre in
downtown Prince George. It is also strengthening its activity in bioenergy through
programs that utilize residues from logging and sawmill operations.
The University of Northern BC Prince George campus has wood pellet and biomass
gasification systems that are giving the campus one of the lowest carbon footprints
of any Canadian university. These bioenergy systems are cornerstones in Prince
George’s efforts to develop a national centre of excellence in bioenergy and serve as
the basis for applied research and education.
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
– Sustainable Resource Management and Renewable Resource Management
www.bcit.ca/srm; www.bcit.ca/fwr
BCIT offers a variety of resource management courses contributing to the
environmental prosperity of the province. The Sustainable Resource Management
program (SRM) offers three educational pathways.
The Natural Resources Certificate is a one year credential providing safety
certifications, field skills, and introductory training related to sustainable natural
resource management for both urban and rural settings.
A diploma in Forest Management prepares students for a range of occupations in
the forest management sector and to become Registered Forest Technologists.
Front Counter BC
The Environmental and Community Planning diploma focuses on the field and
technical skills relating to land management, planning, and mapping aspects of
sustainable resource management for both urban and rural settings.
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The Fish, Wildlife and Recreation diploma at BCIT includes hands-on education in
habitat ecology, environmental inventory techniques and environmental law.
Additional post-secondary institutions throughout the province also provide training
relevant to the forest sector. Institutions such as the College of New Caledonia
with campuses throughout northern B.C., Selkirk College, Kwantlen Polytechnic
University and Vancouver Island University offer a range of diplomas, technical and
trade certificates, degrees, and apprenticeships.
The atrium of the University of
Northern British Columbia’s Geoffrey
R. Weller Library in Prince George,
British Columbia.
College of New Caledonia
www.cnc.bc.ca/Campuses.htm
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
www.kwantlen.bc.ca/home.html
Selkirk College
www.selkirk.ca/programs/rr/academicprograms/foresttechnology/
Vancouver Island University
ww.mala.ca/forestry/index.asp
For an overview of B.C.’s public universities, colleges, and institutes including brief
snapshots of their offerings see: www.aved.gov.bc.ca/institutions/welcome.htm
Future Developments
The B.C. government has proposed a new Wood Innovation and Design Centre, to
be located in Prince George B.C., which will bring together the extensive expertise
and resources of existing forest sector organizations, research and academic
institutions located throughout B.C.
The Centre will:
>> facilitate technology transfer and apply innovative wood products and
building technologies;
>> expand markets for further manufactured products;
>> promote training in wood use and further manufacturing; and
>> champion the implementation of British Columbia’s Wood-First policy,
which will focus on increasing wood-based construction in commercial,
institutional and mid-rise residential buildings.
The Wood Enterprise Coalition, a partnership between Wood WORKS! BC,
FPInnovations, and the BC Wood Specialties Group, will provide support for the
planned Wood Innovation and Design Centre, advance Wood First demonstration
and pilot projects and support the commercialization of new wood products.
The partners will co-ordinate their efforts to support the value-added forest
product sector through promotion, education, training, product development
and innovation.
Wood WORKS! BC (www.wood-works.ca ) is the B.C. component of the national
industry-led initiative of the Canadian Wood Council. It supports innovation and
provides leadership on the use of wood and wood products.
FPInnovations (www.fpinnovations.ca ) is Canada’s Forest Sector innovation hub
and R&D centre. It contributes leading-edge, forest-based scientific knowledge
to the forest industry across Canada. It develops new products and market
opportunities within a framework of environmental sustainability.
BC Wood Specialties Group ( www.bcwood.com/new ) is a not-for-profit trade
association representing British Columbia’s value-added wood products industry.
The Group assists B.C.’s secondary wood product manufacturers by helping them
access new markets.
First Nations &
the B.C. Forest Sector
40 | First Nations
Overview
British Columbia has a diverse population of First Nations people who have
inhabited this land for thousands of years. There are approximately 203 different
First Nations ( www.gov.bc.ca/arr/treaty/regional.html) throughout the province
which share distinctive customs, cultures and languages. The First Nations of
B.C. assert aboriginal title and rights that are protected in Canada’s Constitution.
Aboriginal rights generally refer to the rights of Aboriginal peoples to pursue their
traditional customs, practices and activities on the land.
First Nations in B.C. offer exciting forest sector opportunities and the government
of British Columbia encourages businesses/investors to build relationships with
First Nations. The Province of British Columbia works with First Nations to restore,
revitalize and strengthen First Nations communities, and to ensure that resource
management decision making respects their interests, knowledge and values.
By working together with the Province, local communities and First Nations will
continue to share in the many benefits of responsible resource development.
First Nations are active participants in the economy of British Columbia.
coast tsimshian resources, owned by the Lax Kw’alaams, is a supplier of logs
to domestic mills in both B.C.’s interior and south coast and an exporter to markets
in Japan, Korea, and China. Coast Tsimshian Resources has had an office in Beijing
since early 2009 and has established customer relationships in more than five
different port areas in China. Coast Tsimshian Resources has been successful finding
niche markets in northwestern B.C. and now is one of the biggest employers in
the region.
mcleod lake indian band worked with the B.C. government and Sinar Mas’s
Netherlands-based unit, Paper Excellence BV, to secure a fibre supply of four million
m3 of wood over five years that assisted in the re-opening of the Mackenzie pulp mill
in August 2010. The reopened mill, employing 220 people, is a source of northern
bleached softwood kraft pulp. Eighty per cent of the mill’s output is being sold
to affiliated mills in Asia. The McLeod Lake Indian Band signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with First Coal Corporation on coal mine development in
northeastern B.C. The Band owns several companies that are actively engaged in
logging as well as road and pipeline construction. McLeod Lake Indian Band has a
membership of some 475 people and is part of the Tse’khene tribal group.
stuwix resources’ joint venture is a partnership between eight bands:
Coldwater Band, Cook’s Ferry Band, Lower Nicola Band, Nooaitch Band, Shackan
Band, Siska Band, Upper Nicola Band, and Upper Similkameen Band in Merritt.
Established in 2004, it is one of very few forestry companies in the province entirely
owned and operated by First Nations. Stuwix holds a replaceable forest licence
that grants over 450,000 m3 of each year. The timber harvested by Stuwix is sold
locally, supporting the economy of the Nicola Valley. Stuwix is responsible for the
overall management of the licence, including planning, developing, marketing,
timber-harvesting, road-building and silviculture. Stuwix received the 2010 Joint
Venture Business of the Year award presented by the British Columbia Aboriginal
Business Awards.
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moricetown band, west of Smithers, is highly diversified. It owns the
logging company Kyah Industries Limited, a lumber plant at Moricetown, Kyahwood
Forest Products, and is a partner in the Houston Pellet Limited Partnership. Kyahwood
Forest Products employs more than 65 people in lumber remanufacturing and
finger jointing. Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group,
and the Moricetown Band formed the Houston Pellet Limited Partnership which
operates a pellet plant next to the Canfor sawmill in Houston, B.C. The pellet plant
has an annual production capacity of 225,000 oven-dried tonnes. The Moricetown
Band has a record of working co-operatively with the forest sector and the Province.
The First Nations Energy
and Mining Council (FNEMC)
( www.fnbc.info/fnemc )
and the First Nations
Forestry Council (FNFC)
( www.fnforestrycouncil.ca)
both share the mandate to
advocate for bioenergy
opportunities for First Nations.
They are collaborating on several
initiatives such as a joint effort with
the BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN)
(www.bcbioenergy.com)
to assist remote First Nations
communities with their renewable
energy projects.
FNEMC, FNFC and BCBN will
collectively help these communities
by arranging energy audits and
community energy plans.
They will then work with the
community leaders to determine
the best renewable energy options,
choose the most appropriate
suppliers and then begin the
project’s implementation.
42 | First Nations
huu-ay-aht first nations, near Bamfield, Vancouver Island, on April 1, 2011
will gain self-government under the Maa-nulth Treaty, the third modern
treaty in B.C. Huu-ay-aht Development Corporation businesses are in forestry,
aquaculture, fisheries, gravel, and tourism. The forestry business is supported
by an annual harvest in excess of 100,000 m3 of timber, 87,000 m3 of which are
from secure tenures with the Province and the rest from Huu-ay-aht’s own lands.
Huu-ay-aht’s forest management business strategy is to develop and manage local
and international markets from products it harvests. Huu-ay-aht is currently in the
final stages of implementing an environmental management system that will be
ISO 14001 certified. Huu-ay-aht is also interested in developing the optimal mix of
revenue generated from log sales and forest products manufacturing. The diversity
of species and quality available presents an opportunity for Huu-ay-aht to continue
to develop a diversified customer base.
B.C.’s commitment to working with First Nations is expressed through the New
Relationship protocol which commits the Province and First Nations in B.C. to
establishing a relationship based upon mutual respect, recognition and
reconciliation. The emphasis is on negotiating decision-making and revenue
sharing arrangements to allow First Nations to build their capacity in resource
management. The Province, along with the federal government, made a
commitment under the Transformative Change Accord to improving the standard
of living of First Nations in B.C. Together, these two documents provide the tools
to help First Nations to achieve their social and economic goals.
Since 2003, the provincial government has signed 132 agreements that shared
provincial forest revenue with 153 First Nations. These were the first revenue sharing
agreements with Aboriginal communities in Canada. In 2008, the B.C. government
committed to cross government resource revenue sharing with First Nations for
other resource sectors.
The provincial and federal governments actively pursue comprehensive settlements
with First Nations under the modern treaty process. For more information please
see: Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation www.gov.bc.ca/arr/.
Achieving long-term reconciliation through modern treaties requires lengthy
negotiation of a broad range of issues. As an incremental step towards completing
treaties, “interim” measures agreements provide economic benefits and oppor
tunity for growth in First Nation communities, build trust and create greater
stability on the land base. Forestry interim measures agreements can offer a share
of provincial revenue and the chance to manage a forest tenure in exchange for
enhanced certainty of forest operations.
Currently 172 First Nations have signed interim measures agreements with the
government offering access to direct award forest tenures. As of September 2010,
First Nations hold 6.4 million m3 per year, or about eight per cent of the provincial
allowable annual cut, from direct award tenures. Including both competitive and
direct award tenures, First Nations now control about 14 per cent of the provincial
allowable annual cut.
Existing and new tenure forms, such as the First Nations Woodlands Licence
(expected in Spring 2011), recognize First Nations’ interests in the land and resources.
These tenures provide First Nations the opportunity to enter into longer term tenure
arrangements while also creating opportunities for investment through access to
fibre. The long term tenure arrangements with increased security of fibre supply
may be of significance to investors who are interested in First Nation-to-business
agreements, joint ventures or other type of economic agreements.*
First Nations in B.C. currently
have access to $243 million
in revenue sharing. The total
allowable annual cut held by
First Nations in competitive and
direct awarded licences is about
14 per cent of the provincial
allowable annual cut.
Information Sharing and Interactions
Working with and consulting with First Nations is a necessity of doing business in
British Columbia. The Province has a legal obligation to consult with First Nations.
British Columbia will guide and work with a project proponent throughout the
approval process to help develop the tools to establish the necessary relationship.
We encourage businesses to share information with First Nations and consider First
Nation interests in relation to forest and/or range resource development activities
to build successful relationships and smooth operating interactions.
Contacts
You can contact the Ministry of Forests, Lands and
Natural Resource Operations, First Nations and Land Use Branch
via email: [email protected]
Front Counter BC
1-877-855-3222
please call +1.604.586.4400
*For general information on tenure and AAC see page 45.
First Nations | 43
Tenure
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview.................................................... 45
Tenure.........................................................46
Competitive Bid Process......................48
Selected Tenure Types..........................50
Costs Related to Tenure........................ 51
Quick Reference....................................... 51
Mountain Pine Beetle........................... 52
44 | Tenure
Overview
British Columbia is home to one of the largest public forests on earth. With a
total landbase of 95 million hectares (235 million acres), nearly two thirds – some
60 million hectares or approximately 148 million acres – is forested. Five per cent of
the landbase is privately owned and about 14 per cent of B.C.’s forests are protected
areas. The forests in B.C. are therefore predominantly owned by the Province.
The provincial government establishes the objectives for forest management
through laws that enable the environmental, economic and social use of the forest,
while ensuring its long-term sustainability.
“
Under Canada’s constitution the right to
manage and administer the Crown forest
resources was delegated to the provinces.
”
The B.C. government in part helps determine where, how and how much harvesting
takes place, but business needs for the most part establish when harvesting
occurs. B.C.’s forest management laws ensure that all forest values are considered
and that there are opportunities for First Nations and public involvement.
The B.C. government authorizes the use of public lands for activities, such as, logging
and grazing. The government enacts legislation that requires all users of the forest
to conserve forest values, including timber, biodiversity, water and soil quality and
wildlife habitat.
“
Provincial law requires that every hectare of
Crown land logged must be reforested within
a specific time period to required standards.
Ongoing reforestation helps maintain British
Columbia’s forest resources so that even after
more than 100 years of forestry, the province
remains home to one of the largest public
forests on earth.
”
Tenure | 45
Tenure
Crown timber harvesting rights are regulated through the setting of the allowable
annual cut (AAC) and the issuance of harvesting rights (tenures). Over 96 per cent
of the available AAC is allocated under forest licences, tree farm licences and timber
sales licences, which are all forms of tenure. The AAC is the maximum amount of
timber that may be harvested per year from a specified area of land.
The government assigns the AAC to specific tenure types. Tenure is how the
government transfers specific rights to use Crown (public) forest and resources
to others and identifies the obligations that go with those rights. Private forest
companies, communities and individuals gain the right to harvest timber in public
forests through tenure agreements with the B.C. government.
On B.C.’s public forest land, the AAC is currently estimated at 70 million m3 per
year when mountain pine beetle harvest impacts are not considered. AACs have
increased to a current total of about 80 million m3 per year, over the last 10 years,
since the start of the mountain pine beetle outbreak. As a result of the mountain
pine beetle infestation, the provincial timber supply is currently forecasted to be 50
to 60 million m3 per year starting in 2025 for several decades.
ALLOWABLE ANNUAL CUT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
The overall allowable annual cut in the province is 83 million m3.
This upper limit of harvestable annual volume is divided between
three regions in B.C.
Coast Region
17.4 million m3
Northern Interior Region
32.4 million m3
Southern Interior Region
30.2 million m3
A timber tenure can take the form of an agreement, licence or permit. Each is a
legally binding contract. Each provides the contract holder the right to harvest crown
timber over a specific period of time, in a defined areas and identifies obligations
associated with the tenure.
Examples of these obligations include payment of stumpage (see Costs Related to
Tenure page 51 for more on stumpage), operational planning requirements such as
professional assessments, surveys and designs, road construction maintenance and
deactivation, fire hazard mitigation and reforestation.
Specific costs include stumpage (the price tenure holders pay for harvesting public
timber) annual rents, and there may also be other fees payable under specific
licences or permits.
See Costs Related to Tenure page 51 for more information.
46 | Tenure
Different forms of agreement (tenure) exist and can be categorized as either major
or minor. Major and minor tenures are awarded competitively, although First Nation
governments are able, in some cases, to acquire tenure without competition.
>> Major Tenures: The Forest Act defines some licences as “major” forms.
These include forest, tree farm, and timber licences, as well as some timber
sale licences and forestry licences to cut. Most of the AAC assigned to major
tenures has already been awarded. However, access to the wood fibre held
under these tenures is possible. While most of the wood fibre is processed
through the tenure holder’s own facilities, unused wood fibre can be sold
or traded through fibre supply agreements. It is also possible to purchase
outright the tenure itself. Typically, the major tenure forms convey more
rights, and more obligations for planning, reforestation and road building.
>> Minor tenures: Minor tenures are short term in nature. The AAC assigned to
minor tenures is continuously becoming available as existing tenures expire,
are surrendered or cancelled. Minor tenures are typically non-replaceable
and have fewer obligations that major tenures. Tenure holders’ obligations
may be limited to road management, harvesting, and fire hazard mitigation.
Tenure types are held for varying terms.
Long-term licences include tree farm licences, replaceable forest licences, woodlot
licences, and community forest agreements. These are “evergreen” licences where
under most circumstances the right to harvest timber is replaced periodically and
associated responsibilities continue until they have been fulfilled.
Medium-term licences (non-replaceable forest licences) generally provide rights to
harvest timber that last from 5 to 20 years.
Short-term licences (timber sale licences, forestry licences to cut) generally have
terms from one to four years.
For descriptions of existing tenure types and information on new forms of tenure
being created in B.C. to provide access to harvesting residues that are not utilized by
tenure holders see Selected Tenure Types Chart, page 50.
KEY LEGISLATION
FOREST ACT
www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/
bclaws_new/document/ID/
freeside/00_02069_01
This act governs timber tenures
in B.C. It sets out the forms of
agreement under which Crown
timber can be issued to other
interests. It describes each form
of tenure through aspects like
duration, the rights and obligations of the holder, and how the
tenure will be administered.
FOREST AND RANGE
PRACTICES ACT
www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/
bclaws_new/document/ID/
freeside/00_02069_01
This act governs the forestry
operations of forest and range
licensees in B.C. It sets the
requirements for planning, road
building, logging, reforestation,
and grazing.
Tenure | 47
Competitive Bid Process
Non-Replaceable Forest Licences and Timber Sale Licences (issued by BC Timber
Sales) are auctioned on a competitive basis. Eligibility may be restricted, and
applicants must also pay to the government stumpage and other fees on all
merchantable timber, plus a bonus offer or bonus bid. The tenure is awarded to
the highest eligible bidder. In all cases though, the minimum requirement to hold
a tenure in B.C. includes being an individual, incorporated company or joint
venture eligible to do business in British Columbia, a society registered in B.C., or a
First Nation.
Note: Long term replaceable licences are not auctioned.
Non-Replaceable Forest Licences and Woodlot Licences are also awarded
competitively. These tenure opportunities are advertised by government, which
invites applications from interested parties. The tenure is awarded to the applicant
with the highest qualifying bid.
Direct award
In very limited circumstances, as defined in the Forest Act, a timber tenure may
be awarded without advertising or inviting applications. Direct awards are issued
to First Nations for interim measures purposes prior to formal treaty settlement.
They are also issued in specific instances for small areas and volumes, for example,
to facilitate oil and gas exploration, or for small scale salvage. Examples of tenure
forms that may be directly awarded include: Forest Licence, Community Forest
Agreement, Woodlot Licence and First Nations Woodland Licence.
BC Timber Sales
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) is an arm of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
Resource Operations that competitively auctions approximately 20 per cent or 16
million m3 of timber available in B.C. in a given year. This is done through Timber
Sale Licences (TSL). Given the relatively small volumes (average volume is 25,000 m3)
and short-term duration of the licence (average term is 18 months), TSL auctions are
considered an accurate gauge of the price for most standing timber in B.C.
48 | Tenure
BCTS is a consistent supplier of timber and offers a wide range of timber types to
meet market demand. Because BCTS does all the development road building and
silviculture, each TSL is ready for harvest. The turnkey nature of TSLs makes them
very effective for new investors who want access to harvest ready timber without
dealing directly with development and silviculture costs.
To participate in a TSL auction an individual or company must first register with a
BCTS Timber Sales Office. Once registered, an individual or company can compete
for the approximately 400 TSL auctions that are advertised on the BCTS web site
throughout the year. The auction process relies on a sealed tender format and bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount set out in a TSL auction
particulars package. If successful, additional security will be required before the
individual or company enters into the agreement.
ACCESSING WOOD FIBRE
Bid, Buy or B2B
You can access fibre three ways:
> Bid on new tenure
> Buy existing tenure from the
current holder
> Business to business dealings with
an existing tenure holder
BC Timber Sales
For more information see www.for.gov.bc.ca/bcts/
or via phone through Enquiry BC:
Victoria250.387.6121
Vancouver604.660.2421
Other Areas 1.800.663.7867
Tenure | 49
Selected Tenure Types
The following chart lists the major forms of tenure available under the Forest Act.
TENURE
RESOURCE RIGHTS
DURATION
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Tree Farm Licence
Issues virtually exclusive right to
harvest timber and manage forests in a
specified area. May include private land.
Term is 25 years, replaceable every five
to ten years.
Strategic and operational planning,
inventories, reforestation, stumpage
payments, obligation to use logging
contractors for a portion of the
volume harvested each year
(exceptions may apply).
Forest Licence
Issues the right to harvest an Allowable
Annual Cut in specified Timber Supply
Area or Tree Farm Licence area.
Up to 20 years. May be replaceable every
five to ten years, or non-replaceable.
Operational planning, road building,
reforestation, stumpage payments.
May be required to use logging contractors
for all or part of the volume harvested.
Timber Sales Licence
Issued only by BC Timber Sales via
competitive auction.
Provides the right to harvest in a
specified area.
Up to four years, non-replaceable.
Stumpage payments.
May be obligated to operate in
accordance with certification bodies.
Woodlot Licence
Issues exclusive right to harvest an
Allowable Annual Cut and manage
forests in a specified area.
Area is less than 1200 hectares in size.
Up to 20 years. Most are replaceable
every ten years.
payments.
First Nations
Woodland Licence
Under development, expected
for Spring 2011
Issues exclusive right to a First Nation
to harvest an Allowable Annual Cut in a
specific area.
Term is 25 to 99 years
Replaceable every five to ten years.
payments.
Community Forest Agreement
Issues exclusive right to a community
groups such as a First Nation,
municipality or regional district to
harvest an Allowable Annual Cut in a
specific area.
Following an evaluation, may be
extended or converted to long-term
form of 25 to 99-years, replaceable
every ten years.
payments.
There may be:
Terms up to five years with provisions
for an extension to a maximum 10 years
(tied to a bioenergy supply contract).
There may be:
Stumpage payments, provisions for
a security deposit, requirement for
hazard abatement.
May include right to harvest, manage,
and charge fees for botanical forest
products and other products.
Directly awarded.
May include right to harvest, manage,
and charge fees for botanical forest
products and other products. May be
competitively or directly awarded
Fibre Supply Licence to Cut
(Fibre Supply LTC)
Under development,
expected for Spring 2011.
There may be:
A secondary tenure or fibre recovery
tenure to utilize logging debris that is
left behind on landings and roadsides,
provided that the primary harvester has
notified the provincial government they
have no further interest in the material.
Authority limited to roadside logging
debris. Provides the right to harvest in a
specified area.
May be competitively or directly
awarded. Direct award to a holder of a
bioenergy supply contract or to a First
Nation to further an agreement.
Note: A Fibre Supply LTC does not
provide Crown assurance of fibre being
made available within the licence area
since the primary licensee may change
specifications for timber utilization or
begin to utilize harvesting waste for
their own purposes.
TENURE TYPE – NO LONGER BEING ISSUED
Timber Licence
Issues exclusive right to harvest
merchantable timber in a specified area
No longer being issued.
Existing licences have variable terms
and may be extended.
Operational planning, road building,
reforestation, stumpage payments.
Pulpwood Agreement
Grants a conditional right to harvest
‘pulp quality timber,’ where other
sources are insufficient or uneconomic.
No longer being issued.
Up to 25 years.
Operational planning, obligation to
maintain a pulp timber processing
facility, obligation to purchase wood residue
and pulp logs produced in the pulpwood
area, reforestation, stumpage payments.
50 | Tenure
Costs Related to Tenure
The B.C. government receives tenure-related revenues from stumpage and
annual rents. Stumpage is, for most timber, the price paid ($/m3) for harvesting
trees from provincial Crown land. The 10 year average stumpage rate from 2000
to 2009 is $14.99 per cubic metre*. The chart below shows stumpage has fallen
from approximately $22/m3 in 2000 to $ 4.88 m3 in 2009. The decline was due to a
combination of negative mountain pine beetle impacts on the quality and value of
the timber and to the continuing decline in markets for lumber since the recession
of 2007.
Annual rent is paid by holders of most forms of tenure with the rates set out by
government regulation. There may also be other fees payable under specific licenses
or permits.
*rate averages are calculated as straight averages and includes all Crown land
tenure except salvage and Christmas trees.
More information on annual rent costs:
www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/12_122_2003
$ 25
PROVINCIAL AVERAGE STUMPAGE RATE 2000-2009
$ 20
$ 15
$ 10
Rate: $ per cubic metre
$5
$0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Quick Reference
xxx
Allowable Annual Cut: The Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) is the maximum amount
of timber that may be sustainably harvested per year from a specified area of
land. The Province’s Chief Forester reviews the timber supply on a regular basis,
normally every 10 years. Following that review, the AAC may increase, decrease or
remain unchanged.
Basic silviculture: Includes seed collecting, site preparation, plantings of seedlings
and natural regeneration, brushing, spacing and stand tending that are for the
purpose of establishing a free-growing crop of trees.
FAST FACTS
Replaceable tenures generally have
terms ranging from 15 to 25 years,
providing licensees with the long term
security to invest in business planning,
forest management, and manufacturing. Every five to 10 years, the licence
may be updated or replaced to reflect
current government policy.
Non-replaceable tenures are granted
for a fixed term, often in a fixed
amount, to achieve specific goals,
for example, where the Ministry of
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource
Operations wants to manage a
specific timber problem, such as
harvesting pine beetle wood, to open
up a geographic area, or to provide
other harvesting opportunities
where timber has become available
for allocation.
Timber Supply Area (TSA) is a geographically based administrative area
under the Forest Act. Timber supply
areas have an AAC set by the Chief
Forester, and are used to provide a
sustainable flow of timber to both
replaceable and non-replaceable
forms of volume-based tenures.
For information on tenure holders
such as their types of tenure, volumes
apportioned and names of company
or corporate groups holding tenure
go online to:
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/apportionment/apportionment.htm or email
[email protected]
Stumpage: The fee that individuals and firms are required to pay to the government
when they harvest Crown timber in British Columbia.
Tenure: How the government transfers specific rights to use Crown (public) forest
and range land and resources to others and identifies the obligations that go with
those rights.
Tenure | 51
Mountain Pine Beetle
The mountain pine beetle has always been a natural element of British Columbia’s
interior pine forests. Normally, cold temperatures, forest fires and natural predators
keep populations in check. However, an abundance of mature lodgepole pine,
combined with recent mild winters and uncharacteristically hot, dry summers, have
led to an unprecedented epidemic.
It is estimated that the cumulative area of provincial forest affected to some degree
by the current outbreak is now more than 16 million hectares in British Columbia –
one-quarter of the province’s forest land. British Columbia continues to look for ways
to capture the economic value of trees affected by this epidemic while respecting
other values. While the epidemic has peaked in many regions and is slowing down,
it may increase again slightly as it moves into pine forests in the northeast and
southern interior. After 2012, it is expected to subside rapidly – by 2020, the current
outbreak will essentially have ended.
As the epidemic progresses, British Columbia forest managers are learning more
about it so they will be better prepared to address future localized outbreaks.
Current information indicates wood from beetle-affected trees will retain its
commercial value for eight to 12 years after the tree has died.
This so-called ‘shelf life’ is dependent on a number of factors, including economic
and stand site conditions. The trees remain commercially viable longer under drier
conditions. In areas where it is wetter, the trees tend to rot at the base and fall faster,
especially if they are larger.
Front Counter BC
For further information go to: www.naturallywood.com/Resources or
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/mountain_pine_beetle/
1-877-855-3222
please call +1.604.586.4400
52 | Tenure
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Web Links
For more information relating to the forestry sector, please see the following links:
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/ BC Timber Sales
www.for.gov.bc.ca/bcts
Bioenergy Opportunities Using Wood Resources
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timten/bioenergy/FAQ.htm
Fibre Connections BC
www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/fcbc
Forest Resource Inventories
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/
Forests for Tomorrow
www.forestsfortomorrow.com/fft/home/forests-tomorrow
Generating More Value from Our Forests: A Vision and
Action Plan for Further Manufacturing
www.for.gov.bc.ca/het/valueadded/
Mountain Pine Beetle
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/mountain_pine_beetle/#info
State of British Columbia’s Forests report
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/sof/
Wood First Initiative
www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/woodfirst/
Bioenergy
BC Bioenergy Network
www.bcbioenergy.com
BC Bioenergy Strategy
www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/bioenergy/
Forest Industry Associations
APA – The Engineered Wood Association
www.apawood.org
BC Log and Timber Building Industry Association
www.bclogandtimberbuilders.com
BC Shake & Shingle Association
www.bcshakeshingle.com
54 | Web Links & Contacts
BC Wood Specialties Group
www.bcwood.com
Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau
www.cedarbureau.org
CertiWood /Canadian Plywood Association
www.certiwood.com
Coast Forest Products Association
www.coastforest.org
Council of Forest Industries
www.cofi.org
Forest Products Association of Canada
www.fpac.ca
Forests for Tomorrow
www.forestsfortomorrow.com/fft/home/forests-tomorrow
Independent Lumber Remanufacturing Association
www.ilrabc.org
Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association
www.ilma.com
International Log Builders Association
www.logassociation.org
Truck Loggers Association
www.tla.ca
Vancouver Island Value Added Association of Wood Processors
www.islandpages.com/viawp/
Western Red Cedar Export Association
www.wrcea.org
Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
www.wrcla.org
First Nations (B.C. Ministries)
Aboriginal Affairs Branch, Frequently Asked Questions
www.for.gov.bc.ca/haa/FRA_faq.htm#other1
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
www.fnbc.info/fnemc
First Nations Forestry Council
www.fnforestrycouncil.ca
Forest Tenures Branch, First Nation Woodland Licence
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timber-tenures/index.htm
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
www.gov.bc.ca/arr/
www.for.gov.bc.ca/haa/
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations Integrated Land Management Bureau
(interagency approach to First Nation consultation)
www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/category/subject-area/first-nations
Web Links & Contacts | 55
Infrastructure
BC Hydro
www.bchydro.com
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
www.bnsf.com
Canada’s Pacific Gateway
www.th.gov.bc.ca/pacificgateway
CN
www.cn.ca
CPR
www8.cpr.ca/cms/English
Port Metro Vancouver
www.portmetrovancouver.com
Prince George International Airport
www.pgairport.ca
Prince Rupert Port Authority
www.rupertport.com
Vancouver International Airport cargo
www.yvr.ca/en/business-at-yvr/cargo.aspx
Investor Information
Canada: Trade Negotiations and Agreements
www.international.gc.ca/commerce/index.aspx
Invest BC
www.investbc.com
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
www.bcfii.ca
New West Partnership
www.tti.gov.bc.ca/DomIntlTrade/DomesticTrade/NewWestPartnership.htm
Ministry of Environment
www.gov.bc.ca/env
Climate Action Secretariat
www.env.gov.bc.ca/cas
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations
www.gov.bc.ca/nro
Naturally Wood
www.naturallywood.com/default.aspx
Pacific Carbon Trust
www.pacificcarbontrust.com
Western Climate Initiative
www.westernclimateinitiative.org
56 | Web Links & Contacts
Contacts
Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands
Peter Jacobsen
Director, Compensation & Investor Relations
Phone: +1.250.387.8643
Fax: +1.250.356.6209
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Investment
Michael Track
Executive Director, Investor Services
Phone +1.604.775.2202
Fax: +1.604.775.2197
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
Phone: +1.604.685.7507
Fax: +1.604.685.5373
www.bcfii.ca
www.naturallywood.com
Kevin Regan
Director, Corporate Relations
Front Counter BC
1-877-855-3222
please call +1.604.586.4400
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