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If you’ve been searching for press releases, logos, photos or statistics, look no further: this is the section where you ’ll find everything you need.
In addition, the Centre also features the forest profile for each of the regions in which our industry is active, plus the latest news concerning the QFIC. The Media Centre is a genuine clearinghouse of information.
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Canada-US Lumber Dispute
With some 300 mills each processing more than 10 000 m3 of wood annually, the lumber industry is at the heart of the economic and social development of the regions of Québec. Indeed, this sector is the economic cornerstone of close to 250 of Québec’s municipalities, generating approximately about 40 500 direct jobs.
Québec ranks second, after British Columbia, among the Canadian provinces for softwood lumber production. As further proof of its powerhouse status throughout North America, it alone accounts for approximately 24% of Canada’s production.
As for hardwood lumber production, Québec takes first place among all Canadian provinces; weighing in at 65% of the country’s output, the province again enjoys pre-eminence on the North American scene.
In 2001-2002, shipments of lumber manufactured in Québec’s primary processing mills, for all species, totalled 40 000 000 m3. The main supply sources were softwood species harvested on public forest lands, such as fir, spruce, grey pine, and larch.
Media Releases
- Broad Consensus Emerges Among QFIC Members
At a special general meeting held via conference call today, the members of the Quebec Forest Industry Council [...]
- Call for Amendments by the Québec Forest Industry
During a call for general meeting held recently, Québec Forest Industry leaders let it be known to both levels of [...]
- Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance: Canada Wins at WTO in Softwood Lumber Dispute
The Canadian lumber industry hailed a decision today from the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an unambiguous and [...]
- Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute: QFIC Weighs in Against the US Proposal
In the opinion of Québec Forest Industry Council (QFIC) President Georges Courteau, the US government's draft [...]
- Softwood Lumber Industry Once Again, Experts Give Reason to Canadian Softwood Industry
The Québec Forest Industry Council (QFIC) is pleased to note that the NAFTA Panel refutes the validity of the U.S. [...]
- Another Favorable NAFTA Decision in the Softwood Lumber Dispute
The Québec Forest Industry Council is satisfied to see that the NAFTA Panel has unanimously decided against the [...]
- Softwood Lumber: Québec Excluded From Policy Bulletin
The Québec Forest Industry Council (QFIC) is extremely disappointed that Québec is excluded from the Policy [...]
- Aldonas Document: No Solution in Sight
" We find it completely unacceptable that the United States should be attempting to interfere in the management of [...]
