Overview of Ontario’s Forests
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Overview of Ontario’s ForestsOverview of Ontario’s Forests
Chris Walsh
Manager, Forest Evaluation & Standards
March 31, 2009
Chris Walsh
Manager, Forest Evaluation & Standards
March 31, 2009
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OverviewOverview
• Ontario in perspective
• Ontario’s forests
• State of the Forest
• Vision for the Future
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Ontario in perspectiveOntario in perspective
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Ontario in perspectiveOntario in perspective
Ontario within North America• 5% total area
• 1.5 x size of Texas
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Ontario in perspectiveOntario in perspective
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Ontario’s forestsOntario’s forests
• 107.6 million ha (266 million acres)
• 71 million ha (66%) forested
• 26.9 million ha of forest ‘managed’
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Ontario’s forestsOntario’s forests
• 87% public land- 9.9 million ha parks
and protected areas
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Ontario’s forestsOntario’s forests
Forest Management Units• 46 units
• 240,000 to 1,966,650 ha in size
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State of the ForestState of the Forest
•Forest Certification
•Endangered Species
•Climate Change
•Aboriginal Involvement
•Wood Supply
•Forest Industry
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Forest CertificationForest Certification
• Ontario recognizes 3 Certification Systems• In 2008, 85% of Ontario’s Crown managed
forest certified (26.3 million hectares)
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Endangered SpeciesEndangered Species
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Endangered SpeciesEndangered Species
• Over 180 species at risk in Ontario and increasing (most in S. Ontario)
• New Endangered Species Act effective June 2008– automatic protection of species at risk
and their habitats– Recovery strategies within specified
timelines – species-specific habitat regulation
provision
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
• OMNR engaged in climate change work for decades
• Work focused in following areas:– Understanding &
mitigating impacts
– Adapting to anticipated change
• Ontario Government action plan
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
Red Lake Blowdown 2008Red Lake Blowdown 2008
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
Sioux Lookout Fire 2006Sioux Lookout Fire 2006
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Aboriginal InvolvementAboriginal Involvement
• Aboriginal communities face significant economic and social challenges
• Government required to negotiate for more equal participation
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Ontario: Harvest Volume
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Wood Supply vs Demand (2008)Wood Supply vs Demand (2008)
2008 harvest
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Ontario’s Forest IndustryOntario’s Forest Industry
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Ontario’s Forest EconomyOntario’s Forest Economy
• 2005 Value of Shipments – $18.8 billion
• 2005 Value of Exports - $8.4 billion
– USA: 97%
• 2005 Direct Employment
– 84,500
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Forest Industry Jobs - MillsForest Industry Jobs - Mills
• 146 “Crown wood consuming” facilities (>1,000 m3/annually for past 5
years)
• 76 are major consumers(>25,000 m3/yr for 5 yrs.)
– 29 are closed temporarily/indefinitely
– 13 closed permanently
– 17 on reduced shifts
– 17 still operating normally
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Forest Industry JobsForest Industry Jobs
Ontario Total Jobs
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Forest Industry Jobs - MillsForest Industry Jobs - Mills
Forest
Dependency by
Community• StatsCan 2006
data
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Vision for the FutureVision for the Future
• Healthy forests adapting to and mitigating climate change
• Protection/restoration of species at risk (woodland caribou)
• Community economic & social stability
• Enhanced aboriginal involvement and benefits
• Healthy investment climate
• Bio-economy investment captured
• Competitive Forest Industry
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