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Quebec Territory

 
Territory public 1 372 021 km2
Territory private 116 398 km2
Territory federal 9 334 km2
Total 1 667 441 km2
   

Sales (2008)

 
Forestry  2,8 billions $
Sawing 9,2 billions $
Pulp and Paper 10,6 billions $
   
Number of Mills (2008)
Sawmills: 321
Pulp and Papermills: 30
Cardboard and panels: 9

 
 
   
Direct and Indirect Jobs (2009)
Forestry:
(harvesting, forestryand otheractivities)
12 248

Wood Products:
Primary sector
Value added sector


13 028
15 374

Pulp and Paper:
Primary sector
Value added sector

13 801
13 548
 Total employment (2009):   67 999
 

 

 

 

 
Productive Forest Area

Public:
Private:
TOTAL

276 968 km2
66 246 km2
343 214 km2

 
 
Allowable Annual Cut (2008-2013):
Public land (softwood): 22,3 millions de m3
Public land (hardwood): 9,4 millions de m3

 

 
Private land (softwood): 5,6 millions de m3
Private land (hardwood): 6,4 millions de m3


 

 
Timber Harvested (2009):
Public land (softwood): 13,7 millions de m3
Public land (hardwood): 2,5 millions de m3

 

 
Private land (softwood) 2,0 millions de m3
Private land (hardwood) 1,5 millions de m3

 

 
Silviculture:
630 000 hectares annually, including the plantation of over 100 million seedlings.

 
 
Notes:  
Sales data include primary manufacturing sector only. The number of jobs and mills pertain to primary, second and third transformation sectors.

 
 
Source:  

Economics Markets and International Trade Department, QFIC
MRNF

Naturals ressources Canada

Statistics Canada