The Canadian wood-based building products sub-sector represents a large part of the Canadian building products industry. This segment of the industry consists of firms that manufacture a variety of commodity and value-added wood products and components including lumber, wood-based panels, complete prefabricated buildings and houses, kitchen cabinets, windows and doors, wood flooring, millwork and mouldings.

The Canadian Wood-Based Building Products Sector is a major component of the Canadian economy and is of crucial importance to all regions of the country. While many segments of the industry have traditionally been focussed largely on the domestic market, exports are becoming an increasingly important source of growth opportunities, especially for small and medium sized enterprises.

The industry enjoys a number of key competitive advantages in the global marketplace. These include a skilled labour force, an efficient intermodal transportation system a large natural resource base and tariff-free access to the United States and Mexican markets.