Forest Products Association of Canada

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is a trade association which represents Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers both nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Canada's forest products industry is an $80 billion a year[1] industry that represents 2% of Canada's GDP.[2]

History

Founded in 1913, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association changed its name to the Forest Products Association of Canada in February 2001.[3]

In May 2010, under the leadership of then President Avrim Lazar, FPAC successfully helped to negotiate The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, with several large ENGOs.[4] The first independent audit[5] of the CBFA in 2011 revealed a lack of progress in achieving formal milestones and in 2017 the long-term survival of the agreement was put into question.[6]

Description

The forest industry is one of Canada's largest employers, operating in hundreds of Canadian communities and providing nearly 900,000 direct and indirect jobs across the country. FPAC represents the largest Canadian producers of forest products. Member companies are responsible for 75% of the working forests in Canada. Third-party certification of member companies' forest practices is a condition of membership in the Association.

FPAC member companies are: AbitibiBowater, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac), Canfor, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company, Cascades Inc., Catalyst Paper Corporation, FF Soucy, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill, NewPage Corporation, Kruger Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd., Mercer, Mill & Timber Products Ltd., Papier Masson, SFK Pulp, Tembec Enterprises Inc. Tolko Industries Ltd., UPM-Kymmene Miramichi Inc., West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Weyerhaeuser Company Limited.

See also

References
  1. Small Business Branch. "Home - Trade Data Online". ic.gc.ca.
  2. Statistics Canada
  3. "Forest Products Association of Canada _ Association des produits forestiers du Canada - Address, activities & membership". Lobbyists Registration System. Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. Pala, Christopher (2011-03-30). "Canadian forest deal at risk". Nature News. 471 (7340): 560–560. doi:10.1038/471560a.
  5. http://canadianborealforestagreement.com/media-kit/CBFA%20-%20EPMM%20Progress%20Final%20Report.pdf
  6. "Peter Foster: The boreal forest 'agreement' was an eco-radical shakedown. Thankfully, it's finally dead". Financial Post. Retrieved 2017-03-27.


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