Canada’s forest industry is the most successful in the world and gives more to our nation’s GDP than the plastics, aerospace and chemical industries. B.C.’s forest industry generates direct, indirect and induced revenue of more than $5.5 billion annually, making it a significant economic, environmental and social contributor to the province.

Today’s manufacturing includes the production of lumber, panel board (plywood, oriented strand board etc.) newsprint, pulp and secondary manufactured products such as furniture components. Alberta’s mills are some of the most advanced anywhere in the world and will continue to supply products for generations to come.

Bio-energy is helping to sustain and revitalize B.C. forest industry. B.C.’s forest products industry now has the ability to produce energy, fuel and chemicals from wood fibre. This bio-fuel technology, and a tree’s capability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, is changing the nature of the industry.

Choosing a career in forestry means choosing a career that is meaningful to people. The people of B.C. are tied to the land, value their forests and demand that they are sustainably managed. A healthy forest produces economic, environmental, aesthetic, recreational and social benefits.