Softwood Lumber

• New Softwood Lumber Web Report Available

• Amendments to the Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006

• Softwood Lumber Agreement in Force

• Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: Entry Into Force of the Softwood Lumber Agreement and Transition Period Exports October 12 – December 31, 2006 SER145

• British Columbia Regions: Designation of Region for British Columbia Softwood Lumber Producers (pdf)

• Message to the Softwood Lumber Exporters: Entry Into Force of Softwood Lumber Agreement

• Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States: Extension of Entry into Force of New Export Permit Requirements - SER144

• Softwood Lumber Exports to the United States - Permit Requirements - SER-143

• Notice of Ways and Means Motion Tabled in Parliament
  The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion in the House of Commons to implement Canada’s commitments under the Softwood Lumber Agreement...

• Minister Emerson and U.S. Trade Representative Schwab Sign Softwood Lumber Agreement
  Canada has worked closely with provinces and industry stakeholders throughout the softwood lumber dispute to secure a durable agreement with the United States...

• Information Concerning the Deposit Refund Mechanism

• Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States
  The Softwood Lumber Agreement receives clear support from the industry...

• Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States
  After the text was initialled on July 1, 2006, the Government of Canada has continued dialogue with the United States around certain clarifications to the Agreement...

• Canada and United States Initial Legal Text of Softwood Lumber Agreement
  International Trade Minister David Emerson and United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab initialled the legal text of the Softwood Lumber Agreement on July 1, 2006 in Geneva...

• Basic Terms of a Canada-United States Agreement on Softwood Lumber
  The document summarizes the basic terms upon which Canada and the United States will draft a proposed Agreement resolving the softwood lumber dispute, including revocation of orders, refund of deposits, imposition of an export measure in Canada and addressing long term policy reform...

• Canada and United States Reach Long-Awaited Agreement to End the Softwood Lumber Dispute
  International Trade Minister David L. Emerson, Industry Minister Maxime Bernier and Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Wilson today issued the following statement on the Canada-U.S. Agreement Ending the Softwood Lumber Dispute...

  • Prime Minister announces Canada and U.S. reach softwood deal

• Softwood Lumber: Canada Wins Appeal at WTO

• United States - Final Dumping Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada - Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada

• Canada Launches Challenge of New U.S. Softwood Duty Rate
  Following consultations with the Canadian softwood lumber industry, the Government of Canada today filed a request for a NAFTA panel review of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC’s) second countervailing duty (CVD) administrative review determination...