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Alberta Forest Products Industry

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Overview

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Forestry Products

Structural and finishing materials for housing

PaperWood Chips

Wood PelletsWooden Planks

Oriented Strand Board

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Featured Use of Wood Products:

Meadows Community Recreation Centre, Edmonton

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Alberta’s Forest

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FMA Boundaries

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Forest Sustainability

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Major Mills in Alberta8

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Forestry and Logging – 799

Wood Products Manufacturing – 547

Paper Manufacturing – 31

62% of employers in forestry and logging are micro establishments ( employs less than five people)

57% of employers in wood products manufacturing are small establishments (employs five to less than 100 people)

44% of employers in paper manufacturing are medium establishments (employs 100 to less than 500 people)

Number of Establishments

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Industry Jobs and Spin-offs

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Industry Investment

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Significant Production Volume

$890.47M $319.25M $1.1625B

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Regulated Harvesting – Wood Supply

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Forest Regeneration

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Forest Disturbances

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Sector Initiatives

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Work Wild Program – Finding the Next Generation of Forestry Workforce

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West Fraser’s Slave Lake pulp mill – Making Energy from Waste Products

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Ecosystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND)

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Diversifying Markets: The Case for Taller Wood Buildings

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Industry Outlook

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Short-term Forecast: Housing

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Short-term Forecast: Wood Products, CA

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Short-Term Forecast: Paper Products, CA

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Northern Alberta Development CouncilPhone: 780.624.6274

Peace River | Fort McMurrayBonnyville | Edmonton

www.nadc.cawww.benorth.ca

Thank You.

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