Where Is Forestry in Canada?

Approximately 80 per cent of Canada's forested land is in the immense boreal forest region, swinging in an arc south from the Mackenzie River Delta and Alaskan border to northeast British Columbia, across northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, through Manitoba, Ontario and Québec, terminating in northern Newfoundland on ...

Where is the forestry industry in Canada?

Almost 80% of forest industry employment is concentrated in three provinces: Quebec (31%), British Columbia (27%) and Ontario (21%). However, proportionally, the forest industry represents a larger percentage of New Brunswick's total workforce at 3.5%, followed by British Columbia (2.3%) and Quebec (1.6%).

Where is most of Canada's forestry?

Although 77% of Canada's forests are found in the boreal zone, 37% of Canada's wood volume is found in our temperate forests.
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Over 90% of Canada's forests are found on publicly owned land, including:
  • 77% on provincial Crown land.
  • 13% on territorial Crown land.
  • almost 2% on federal Crown land.
Sarah Jenkins

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