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Stay up-to-date on the latest news and information on how Canada's forest products sector is building resiliency, adapting to meet the changing environmental and economic needs of our country, and working to keep our forests as forests forever.
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October 25, 2024
Forestry For The Future and Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) Team Up to Kick Off a Game-Changing Partnership for Sustainable Canadian Forestry
Forestry For The Future and Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) Team Up to Kick Off a Game-Changing Partnership for Sustainable Canadian Forestry
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September 19, 2024
Canada’s Forest Sector Announces Recipients of 2024 Awards of Excellence
Canada’s Forest Sector Announces Recipients of 2024 Awards of Excellence
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September 19, 2024
Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. Honoured with 2024 Indigenous Business Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Forestry
Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. Honoured with 2024 Indigenous Business Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Forestry
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September 19, 2024
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Retired Canadian Senator Percy Mockler, and Chief Paul Gladu Receive the 2024 Jim Carr Forest Community Champion Awards
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Retired Canadian Senator Percy Mockler, and Chief Paul Gladu Receive the 2024 Jim Carr Forest Community Champion Awards
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April 14, 2023
Canada’s Forest Sector Welcomes Federal Emissions Report’s Focus on Worsening Fires
Following the submission of Canada’s 2023 National Inventory Report (NIR) of greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) Vice President, Indigenous Relations and Forestry, Etienne Belanger, issued the following statement
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March 28, 2023
Federal Budget Recognizes Canadian Forestry Leadership and Benefits of Forest Biomass
Earlier today, Forest Products Association of Canada President and CEO, Derek Nighbor, released the following statement on the Federal Budget 2023 tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
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March 27, 2023
FPAC Looks Forward to Support for Canadian Forestry Workers and Communities in 2023 Federal Budget
Endorsing of a Sector Specific Approach to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization, Recognition of forest biomass, Renewal and expansion of core sector programs
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March 24, 2023
Harvesting the Power of Canada-U.S. Collaboration
An array of new prospects and obstacles rest at our bilateral doorstep as we embark on the greatest economic feat of the next two decades – the transition to a low carbon economy across North America.
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February 13, 2023
Canadian Forestry Innovation Awards Program Now Accepting Applications
The Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry, a national awards program that recognizes youth leadership and innovation in the forest sector, is now accepting applications for its second year
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December 22, 2022
Climate Smart Forestry: For the Environment and for the Future of Canada’s Northern and Rural Communities
On the net-zero carbon transition, Canadian forestry is ahead of the curve given greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by nearly 70% at our manufacturing facilities since the 1990s. There is an opportunity to do more
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December 7, 2022
Canada’s Forest Sector Releases National Report on Biodiversity Conservation
Earlier today, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) launched a national conservation report entitled: Conservation Forestry – Careful Use of Canada’s Forest Resources.
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November 18, 2022
COP27: New Global Forestry Report Highlights the Importance of Growing National Forest-Based Economies
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the launch of a new global report at the United Nations World Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt that will help advance forestry solutions and policy dialogue in Canada and other forested nations worldwide.
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November 10, 2022
Canadian Forestry Documentary – Capturing Carbon – to be Featured at United Nations COP27 Conference
FPAC is pleased to announce that its Capturing Carbon documentary was selected to be shown at COP27, the United Nations International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainability
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October 25, 2022
Let’s Work Together to Address Worsening Fires and Forest Carbon Emissions
What the critics got wrong was trying to lay the blame at the feet of Canadian scientists and forest sector workers.
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