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Rebooting the Economy has a Natural Solution

Avrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today called on governments to look beyond the current economic crisis in preparing Canada for what promises to be a more competitive, resource-hungry global marketplace of the future.

Governments Fail To Grasp Seriousness Of Crisis In Canada’s Forest Products Industry

Today’s announcement by the Quebec and federal governments to convene a joint committee on forestry issues is cold comfort for 250,000 employees and close to 300 forest-dependent communities from coast to coast struggling to stay alive.

FPAC and Assembly of First Nations Announce Recognition Award for Aboriginal Forestry Leadership

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today announced the joint Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award.

Forest Products Industry Pleased With Changes to Employment Insurance Work-sharing Program

The Forest Products Association of Canada today applauded changes to the Employment Insurance Work-sharing Program announced by the Government of Canada.

Forest Products Industry Encouraged by Federal Budget

The Forest Products Association of Canada today welcomed the measures proposed in the federal Budget that it says will enhance the business conditions needed by the sector to maintain its status as the world-leading exporter of sustainable forest products.

Forest Industry Sets Urgent Priorities for Federal Budget

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today laid out five urgent priorities that the federal government must address in its upcoming budget if it wants to secure the forest products industry - that provides 12% of Canada’s manufacturing GDP, more jobs than auto and banking combined and is the lifeblood of 300 Canadian communities - as a cornerstone of the Canadian economy.

Forest Industry Says Speech from the Throne Misses the Mark

When it comes to “securing jobs for families and communities” as described in today’s federal Speech from the Throne, the Forest Products Association of Canada says the federal government needs to pay closer attention to a sector that is the lifeblood of 300 communities in Canada.

Forest Products Association Of Canada Sends Strong Message To New Government

Addressing an audience at the Business of Climate Change conference in Toronto today, Avrim Lazar, the President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) called on the federal government to step-up targeted action on climate change. “The question is not should we move on the environment but how do we move to make competitiveness the lens through which we design aggressive environmental progress,” said Mr. Lazar.

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