FPAC available for comment on Budget 2025 and implications for Canada’s forest sector
Following the release of the federal budget, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will be available for media interviews to discuss how Budget 2025 addresses the competitiveness, investment, and trade challenges facing Canada’s forest sector.
FPAC’s spokesperson will offer expert perspective on:
• The importance of timely implementation of Clean Technology and Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) for biomass projects;
• Support for sector employees and businesses impacted by U.S. tariffs and duties on Canadian softwood lumber; and
• Practical steps to improve regulatory efficiency and restore investor confidence.
FPAC can also comment on how federal measures may influence housing affordability, rural employment, and community stability through greater use of Canadian wood products.
Speaker Availability
Date: Budget Day, November 4, 2025
Time: Immediately following budget release at 4pm
Location: Available for interviews in-person (Ottawa), by phone, or via virtual meeting
To arrange an interview or request further information, please contact:
Rebecca Rogers, Director of Communications
Email: rrogers@fpac.ca
Phone: 613-563-4518
Website: www.fpac.ca
FPAC and its members look forward to sharing how Budget 2025 decisions can support a more competitive, resilient forest sector that continues to provide good jobs and sustainable prosperity across Canada.
FPAC provides a voice for Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. As an industry with annual revenues exceeding $87.2B, Canada’s forest products sector is one of the country’s largest employers—providing 200,000 direct jobs and operating in hundreds of communities across the country. Our members are committed to collaborating with Indigenous leaders, government bodies, and other key stakeholders to develop a cross-Canada action plan aimed at advancing forest health, while supporting workers, communities and our environment for the long term.
