The federal government is investing $12 million in British Columbia’s forestry sector through a set of projects aimed at reducing emissions and expanding how wood products are used. According to Minister Tim Hodgson, the funding supports 14 initiatives that focus on low-carbon wood technologies and on increasing the use of mass timber in construction. The minister also says some of the projects prioritized are Indigenous operated, indicating support for Indigenous participation in forestry-related economic activity.
The outlets report that the investment is structured as project funding rather than a single program, with each initiative aligned to at least one of the stated goals: developing or adopting low-carbon technologies, broadening demand for mass timber, and backing Indigenous-led forestry efforts. The announcement highlights how the government is tying forestry funding to climate-related outcomes and to diversification of wood-based building materials, while also directing resources to Indigenous operators within the sector.
