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Canada's Forest Sector
Canada's Forest Sector
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  • Canada is the world’s largest exporter of forest products.
  • Its forest diversity means Canada can sustainably produce a wide range of quality products, including softwood lumber, newsprint, wood pulp, wood panels and value-added products.
  • More than 300 rural, remote and forest-based Canadian communities depend on the forest sector for at least half of their base income.
  • Canada’s forest industry supports approximately 300,000 direct jobs.
  • Although Canada’s wood and paper products industries are an important part of the country’s economy, only one third of one per cent of commercial forest area is harvested each year.