A complete version of the statistics provided below can be found in a document from Quebec’s ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.
Go to the Ministry’s website at www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca and click on the tab “Forests,” then, in the drop-down menu, on “Understanding the Forest.”
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Overview of the province Quebec’s land mass |
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|---|---|
| Total area | 1,667,441 sq. km |
| Public land | 1,372,021 sq. km. |
| Private land | 116,398 sq. km. |
| Federal land | 9,334 sq. km. |
| Administration of public forests (2009) | |
|---|---|
| Managed units | 74 |
| Timber Supply and Forest Management Agreements (TSMFA) | 179 |
| Forest Management Agreements (CtAF) | 8 |
| Forest Management Conventions (CvAF) | 89 |
| Forest biomass agreements | 15 |
| Value of industries (2009) | |
|---|---|
| Logging (2008) | $3.0 billion |
| Wood product manufacturing | $5.3 billion |
| Paper making | $8.8 billion |
| Number of plants | |
|---|---|
|
Sawmills (2008) Softwood Hardwood & veneer Poplar |
87 52 44 |
| Pulp and paper (2009) | 38 |
| Board (2008) | 21 |
| Direct and indirect jobs | |
|---|---|
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Forest (2009) (logging, forestry, support activities) |
12,248 |
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Wood products (2009)
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28,402 |
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Pulp and paper (2009)
|
27,349 |
| Total | 67,999 |
| Accessible productive forest area | |
|---|---|
| Public | 276,968 sq. km. |
| Private | 66,246 sq. km. |
| Total | 343,214 sq. km. |
| Annual allowable cut (2008-2013) | |
|---|---|
| Public forest (softwood) | 22.3 million cubic metres |
| Public forest (hardwood) | 9.4 million cubic metres |
| Private forest (softwood) | 5.6 million cubic metres* |
| Private forest (hardwood) | 6.4 million cubic metres* |
*2009
| Harvest (2009) | |
|---|---|
| Public forest (softwood) | 13.7 million cubic metres |
| Public forest (hardwood) | 2.5 million cubic metres |
| Private forest (softwood) | 2.0 million cubic metres |
| Private forest (hardwood) | 1.5 million cubic metres |
| Volumes covered by TSMFA agreements | |
|---|---|
| Public forest (softwood) | 21.9 million cubic metres |
| Public forest (hardwood) | 6.0 million cubic metres |
| Silvicultural projects | |
|---|---|
| 630,000 hectares annually, including planting of more than 100 million plants |
Turnover data include only primary processing, while data on the number of businesses and jobs include primary, secondary and tertiary processing.
Sources: Economy, Markets and International Trade unit, QFIC
ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
Natural Resources Canada (The State of Canada’s Forests, Statistics Canada)
