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Forest and Other Wooded Land
Canada
| Population (2005) | 32.3 million |
| Land area | 979.1 million ha |
| Forest and other wooded land | 402.1 million ha |
| National parks (2004) | 26.5 million ha |
| Park attendance (2004–2005) | 12.3 million person-visits |
| RESOURCES | |
| Ownership (2005) | |
Provincial |
77% |
Federal |
16% |
Private |
7% |
| Forest type (2005) | |
Softwood |
66% |
Hardwood |
12% |
Mixedwood |
22% |
| Wood supply (2004)a | 245.9 million m3 |
| Harvest (volume)–Industrial roundwood (2004)b | 205.6 million m3 |
| Harvest (area)–Industrial roundwood (2004) | 840 448 ha |
| Area planted (2004) | 362 036 ha |
| Area seeded (2004) | 20 434 ha |
| Area defoliated by insects and beetle-killed trees (2004)c | 13.1 million ha |
| Number of fires (2005)d | 7438 |
| Area burned (2005)d | 1.7 million ha |
| MAJOR VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS | |
| Revenue from goods manufactured (2004)e | $4.9 billion |
| Doors and windows | $1.8 billion |
| Framing products | $1.2 billion |
| Prefabricated buildings | $717.1 million |
| Mobile homes | $385.4 million |
| Other products | $681.0 million |
| NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS | ||
| Production | Value | Quantity |
| Maple products (2004) | $152.9 million | 26.9 million litres |
| Christmas trees (2004)* | $62.2 million | 3.9 million |
| Wildlife pelts (minus sealskins) (2003)** | $25.6 milion | 902 000 |
| INDUSTRY | |
| Value of exports (2005) | $41.9 billion |
| Softwood lumber | 23.7% |
| Newsprint | 12.6% |
| Wood pulp | 14.9% |
| Wood panels (waferboard, plywood, fibreboard, veneer, particleboard) | 12.4% |
| Other paper and paperboard | 17.2% |
| Converted paper | 2.2% |
| Other products | 16.9% |
| Major export markets (2005) | $41.9 billion |
| United States | 80.8% |
| European Union | 5.5% |
| Japan | 4.4% |
| China | 2.4% |
| South and Central America | 1.4% |
| Other countries | 5.5% |
| Balance of trade (2005) | $31.9 billion |
| Contribution to GDP (2005)*** | $37.6 billion |
| Revenue from goods manufactured (2004)e | $81.8 billion |
| Exported | 54.5% |
| Sold domestically | 45.5% |
| Direct jobs (2005) | 339 900 |
| Indirect and induced jobs (2005) | 524 100 |
| Wages and salaries (2004)e | $12.4 billion |
| Logging (2004) | $2.1 billion |
| Wood product manufacturing (2004) | $5.2 billion |
| Paper manufacturing (2004) | $5.2 billion |
| New investments (2005) | $3.4 billion |
| Forest area certified (2005)f | 119.8 million ha |
*Based on estimates.
**Numbers for sealskins are estimates based on the last five years’ data.
***Current dollars.
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