Forestry Statistics and Trends

The following sections “Profiles Across the Nation” and “Statistical Trends” depict Canada’s forest resources and industry from a statistical and numerical perspective.

The data are derived primarily from Statistics Canada, Environment Canada, the Forest Products Association of Canada, the Pulp and Paper Products Council, the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada, the National Forestry Database and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Where necessary, the data have been edited for accuracy and consistency. All data are subject to revision.

In most cases, the data represent the year before the reporting period. However, when the data are gathered from several sources it takes longer to analyse and produce them; in these cases, the numbers reflect results from two or three years before the reporting period.

While most of the figures are calculated for the calendar year, some are based on the federal government’s fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). Numbers are rounded off; in the case of employment data, they are rounded to the nearest hundred.

It may not be possible to accurately compare the data from the various sections with each other, as they emanate from several sources and these sources may gather and calculate their statistics differently.

• Profiles Across the Nation
• Statistical Trends
• Forest Sector Performance
• Forest Products
• Non-Timber Forest Products
• Forest Health and Silviculture
• Mill Closures and Mill Investments in the Canadian Forest Sector