http://fpac.newmediadrive.ca/index.php/en/ Press Releases en aclemens@fpac.ca Copyright 2013 2013-06-11T16:50:51+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/canadian-forest-industry-recognized-internationally-for-being-environmental /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/canadian-forest-industry-recognized-internationally-for-being-environmental#When:16:50:51Z The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is pointing to the Canadian industry’s environmental credentials in its 2013 Sustainability Progress report. press-releases 2013-06-11T16:50:51+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/statement-from-ceo-of-forest-products-association-on-boreal-agreement /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/statement-from-ceo-of-forest-products-association-on-boreal-agreement#When:17:13:12Z As the President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), on behalf of the companies who signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), we regret that environmental groups have suspended negotiations in northwest Ontario and Quebec but we are pleased that they remain committed to continuing the hard work of the CBFA. press-releases 2013-05-21T17:13:12+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/launch-of-aboriginal-business-award-for-forest-industry /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/launch-of-aboriginal-business-award-for-forest-industry#When:13:30:59Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) today announced that nominations are open for this year’s Aboriginal Business Leadership Award. The $5,000 award recognizes and celebrates First Nations entrepreneurs for their success in a forest products business that exemplifies business leadership, exceptional environmental and safety performance and the delivery of high-quality products and services. The recipient must also demonstrate a strong, long-term commitment to the Aboriginal community, particularly in supporting Aboriginal employment. press-releases 2013-05-13T13:30:59+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-demonstrates-ongoing-commitment-to-boreal-agreement /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-demonstrates-ongoing-commitment-to-boreal-agreement#When:15:11:27Z Forest companies belonging to the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today announced their ongoing commitment to the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) by agreeing to dedicate more than $4 million to implementation over the next two years.  Companies will also work with their environmental partners to raise additional resources to redouble efforts aimed at moving the historic accord forward. The commitment comes as the CBFA is about to celebrate its third anniversary and work is accelerating right across the country on the twin pillars of  protecting the environment including threatened woodland caribou while ensuring a viable forest products industry.   The agreement first signed on May 18, 2010 by Canadian companies and conservation groups is the largest and most complex deal of its kind ever reached anywhere in the world. press-releases 2013-05-10T15:11:27+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/canadian-initiative-rebuilds-landmarks-and-hope-after-japanese-tsunami /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/canadian-initiative-rebuilds-landmarks-and-hope-after-japanese-tsunami#When:11:58:55Z A Japanese community, devastated by the tsunami of March 2011, is welcoming a brand new public market, thanks to donations from the Canadian lumber industry and its partners. press-releases 2013-05-03T11:58:55+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/promising-students-win-forest-industry-jobs-via-social-media-contest /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/promising-students-win-forest-industry-jobs-via-social-media-contest#When:17:22:38Z Grand Prize Winner from Vancouver to Work in Grand Prairie Alberta The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has successfully used social media to recruit deserving students to work this summer at leading forest products companies. press-releases 2013-04-18T17:22:38+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/investment-in-transformation-commitment-to-taller-wood-buildings-welcomed-b /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/investment-in-transformation-commitment-to-taller-wood-buildings-welcomed-b#When:16:52:56Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased with today’s announcements by the Government of Canada under the landmark Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program as well as its commitment to market development and taller wood buildings. press-releases 2013-04-04T16:52:56+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-appreciates-budget-help-for-innovation-market-expansion-and-skills-tra /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-appreciates-budget-help-for-innovation-market-expansion-and-skills-tra#When:20:02:08Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the additional support for innovation and market development unveiled in today’s budget and also applauds the government’s focus on skills training. press-releases 2013-03-21T20:02:08+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-applauds-new-rail-bill-as-critical-but-recommends-changes-to-ensure-su /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-applauds-new-rail-bill-as-critical-but-recommends-changes-to-ensure-su#When:09:50:25Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) supports the intent of the Fair Rail Freight Service Act, Bill C-52, to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of the rail system but it recommends changes to help reduce the regulatory burden and help the legislation reach its stated intent.The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) supports the intent of the Fair Rail Freight Service Act, Bill C-52, to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of the rail system but it recommends changes to help reduce the regulatory burden and help the legislation reach its stated intent. press-releases 2013-02-26T09:50:25+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-products-industry-set-to-be-bigger-player-in-global-construction /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-products-industry-set-to-be-bigger-player-in-global-construction#When:07:52:02Z Canada’s forest products industry can uniquely respond to emerging trends in the global construction industry by offering new customized wood products and pre-fabricated solutions of the highest environmental quality. If the industry takes up the challenge, it could gain a larger slice of the estimated $8 trillion a year global construction market that is growing at 8% a year. press-releases 2013-02-14T07:52:02+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/gwf-press-release /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/gwf-press-release#When:14:09:05Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), with support from the Government of Canada, is today launching TheGreenestWorkforce.ca, a resource tool that provides information on the dynamic direction of the industry and career opportunities on offer right across the country. press-releases 2013-02-06T14:09:05+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/new-rail-legislation-will-support-jobs-growth-and-prosperity-says-forest-in /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/new-rail-legislation-will-support-jobs-growth-and-prosperity-says-forest-in#When:18:12:27Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) believes that the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is moving in the right direction to help shippers retain and create jobs for the benefit of the Canadian economy. The legislation was tabled after years of complaints by rail customers about inefficient and inadequate service from the railway monopoly. press-releases 2012-12-11T18:12:27+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-welcomes-immigration-changes-aimed-at-skilled-workers /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-welcomes-immigration-changes-aimed-at-skilled-workers#When:18:08:42Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased about today’s announcement by the Minister of Citizen, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, concerning a new Federal Skilled Trades Program to help address labour shortages in skilled trades. press-releases 2012-12-10T18:08:42+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-remains-committed-to-boreal-forest-agreement /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-remains-committed-to-boreal-forest-agreement#When:17:49:39Z Member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) remain committed to the promises made to Canadians, rural communities, the environment and the marketplace under the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) and will continue to work hard with environmental partners on its implementation. press-releases 2012-12-06T17:49:39+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/creating-a-canadian-advantage-in-the-bio-economy /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/creating-a-canadian-advantage-in-the-bio-economy#When:17:40:58Z A group of industry associations is joining forces in a new Bio-economy network (BEN) to explore ways to take advantage of the significant emerging potential in the global marketplace for bio-based products. press-releases 2012-12-04T17:40:58+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-sector-requests-ongoing-support-for-industry-on-the-move /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-sector-requests-ongoing-support-for-industry-on-the-move#When:17:49:01Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is asking the federal government to use Budget 2013 to continue to build on the existing momentum of innovation and transformation in the job-rich forest sector.  This should include replenishment of the successful Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. press-releases 2012-11-07T17:49:01+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/from-the-coalition-of-rail-shippers-business-leaders-unite-to-tell-ottawa-i /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/from-the-coalition-of-rail-shippers-business-leaders-unite-to-tell-ottawa-i#When:14:07:15Z A group of CEOs and other senior executives from major resource sectors such as forestry, fertilizers, mining and agriculture converged in Ottawa earlier this week to deliver a strong common message – that now is the time to address inefficient and inadequate rail freight service. press-releases 2012-09-27T14:07:15+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-announces-first-winner-of-skills-award-for-indigenous-youth /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-announces-first-winner-of-skills-award-for-indigenous-youth#When:17:09:48Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has awarded the first annual Skills Award for Indigenous Youth to Baillie Redfern, an M.Sc graduate student studying Genome Science and Technology at the University of British Columbia. press-releases 2012-09-25T17:09:48+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-product-industry-applauds-smart-government-policy /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-product-industry-applauds-smart-government-policy#When:15:18:43Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) would like to congratulate the Government of Canada for the unprecedented success of its $1Billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP) and for its continued commitment to the ongoing transformation of the forest products sector. press-releases 2012-09-24T15:18:43+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-welcomes-david-lindsay-as-new-president-and-ceo /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/fpac-welcomes-david-lindsay-as-new-president-and-ceo#When:09:59:47Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is today welcoming new leadership as David Lindsay assumes the role of President and CEO at a time of great transformation in the Canadian forestry sector. press-releases 2012-09-04T09:59:47+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/FOREST-INDUSTRY-AGREES-ON-NEED-TO-DEEPEN-ECONOMIC-TIES-WITH-CHINA /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/FOREST-INDUSTRY-AGREES-ON-NEED-TO-DEEPEN-ECONOMIC-TIES-WITH-CHINA#When:18:37:45Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is urging the government to follow through on the conclusion of the Canada-China Economic Complementarities Study which states that Canada and China should continue to strengthen their bilateral trade and investment ties.  Canadian forest companies are already working hard to deepen relations with the lucrative consumer market in China. press-releases 2012-08-15T18:37:45+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/mcleod-lake-bc-logging-company-honoured-with-leadership-award /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/mcleod-lake-bc-logging-company-honoured-with-leadership-award#When:17:31:44Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are pleased to announce that Al Humphrys, the General Manager of Duz Cho Logging  has won the FPAC/AFN  Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award.  The company is 100% owned by the McLeod Lake Indian Band, from McLeod Lake, B.C.  Duz Cho was honoured today at the AFN General Assembly in Toronto. press-releases 2012-07-17T17:31:44+00:00 /index.php/en/in-the-news-permalink/chqr-am-calgary-the-dave-rutherford-show-with-dave-rutherford /index.php/en/in-the-news-permalink/chqr-am-calgary-the-dave-rutherford-show-with-dave-rutherford#When:17:00:12Z news-audio 2012-07-11T17:00:12+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-applauds-pacific-trade-talks1 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-industry-applauds-pacific-trade-talks1#When:03:00:32Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the government’s acceptance into negotiations to reach a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aimed at reaching a free trade deal with a group of important markets including Australia, Vietnam and Peru. Canadian forest companies recognize the need to deepen trade relations with these lucrative and growing consumer markets. press-releases 2012-06-20T03:00:32+00:00 /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-products-industry-welcomes-back-to-work-legislation-to-end-cp-rail-w /index.php/en/press-releases-ful/forest-products-industry-welcomes-back-to-work-legislation-to-end-cp-rail-w#When:20:31:53Z The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed the government’s action to move forward on back to work legislation to bring to an end the ongoing strike by CP’s freight conductors and switching yard employees. The industry encouraged all parliamentarians to support this legislation to prevent further disruption to the economy. press-releases 2012-05-28T20:31:53+00:00