The Truck Loggers Association (TLA), Interior Logging Association (ILA) and North West Loggers Association (NWLA) are pleased BC’s Budget 2026 acknowledges the importance of forestry and includes funding intended to address the province’s ongoing forestry crisis.

However, we note the budget forecasted annual harvest levels of only 29 million cubic metres, which fall far short of Premier Eby’s mandate to Forests Minister Ravi Parmar to achieve an annual harvest level of 45 million cubic metres. This is unsustainable for forestry-dependent communities, damaging to the provincial economy at a time of an unprecedented deficit, and deeply discouraging for the forest workers and contractors who have endured too many years of uncertainty.

Our associations and the forest industry are collectively committed and prepared to support Minister Parmar and government in achieving positive outcomes for our sector, communities and the broader economy. We remain ready to work collaboratively on practical solutions.

However, meaningful progress requires a clear vision and accountable plan to restore markets for British Columbia’s forest sector to move harvest levels toward the 45 million cubic metre objective. Certainty and action are essential to restoring confidence in BC’s forest sector.

Read the 2026 Budget and Fiscal Plan here.