
140,000 jobs are tied to the forest industry, which is equivalent to one in every 17 B.C. jobs
The global forest industry is very capital-intensive, and B.C.’s industry is no different. B.C.’s forest industry invested $650 million in new capital expenditures in 2016, not including maintenance capital, and is expected to continue that level of investment annually over the next five to ten years. Over the past ten years, the industry invested on average $1.5 billion annually in both strategic capital and maintenance.
B.C.’s forest industry contributes $12.9 billion to the provincial GDP every year
As a major exporter, the forest industry is an important consumer of B.C. transportation infrastructure services such as ports, warehousing, railways, trucking, towing, barging and associated support services, with forest products representing over 21% of all traffic through the Port of Vancouver, 46% of the container traffic through the Port of Prince Rupert, and nearly 11% of total rail traffic across Western Canada.
Useful Links & Resources
Fact Sheet:
BC’s Forest Industry: Cornerstone of Our Economy
Fact Sheet:
Forestry Jobs are Locally Grown
Report:
PwC: British Columbia’s Forest Industry and the B.C. Economy in 2016



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