LUMBER INDUSTRY IN CANADA - SILVIA BE

- FOUND IN THE FORESTRY PARTS OF CANADA - 80% OF SOFTWOOD IN CANADA COMES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA - ONTARIO AND QUEBEC MAINLY PRODUCE HARDWOOD AND PLYWOOD

o Lumber is mainly extracted from forests across Canadao They are processed in lumber mills to create different productso The mechanical Processes:saw-->peel--> slice-->chip

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

EXRACTION AND PROCESS

•West Fraser – Plywood, Laminated Veneer Lumer •Tolko – Timber, bioenergy, kraft paper, Lumber•Resolute Forest products – Commercial Printing Paper•Interfor - furniture, softwood lumber, plywood•Mitsui Homes - home building wood

•600,000 people are directly employed into the Canadian forestry industry •It provides 350,000 jobs to industries that help with the manufacturing of lumber such as: o Construction o Engineering o Transportation

•Lumber is exported to countries that need it o(Softwood Lumber agreement) oChina - Canada Wood Export Program and Forestproducts associations work together to bring high demand for lumber in China’s economy - 34% of Canadian pulp goes to China oJapan - Japan has a high demand for lumber products and softwood for housing oEurope oSouth Korea oIndia

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PINE HEMLOCK

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LUMBER PRODUCTS•Paper – tissue•Newsprint - Newspaper•Softwood lumber – build houses •Hardwood •Plywood – Floors •Furniture – tables, chairs, counters

BIRCH

MAPLE

• Lumber is mostly transported using barge in British Columbia• Rail transportation is also used to export lumber to other countries• When transporting lumber in America, motor vehicles are often used for the job

TRANSPORTATION

LUMBER ECTRACTING/PROCESSING COMPANIES

JOBS FOR CANADIANS

EXPORTS AND COUNTRIES

• Most pulp and paper products are produces in Eastern Canada • Wood products such as plywood and hardwoord are mostly manufactored in Quebec and British Columbia• The lumber industry in Canada is heavily ran by the maritime provinces,British Columbia,and Quebec

LOCATION AND PRODUCTION

FOREST MANAGEMENT

WESTERN RED CEDAR

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