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Alberta forestry industry profile

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Annual profiles of Alberta's forestry and logging with support industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Forest jobs action plan

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Provides an overview of the Government of Alberta's action plan to support a sustainable, long-term supply of forest jobs and fibre access for Alberta's forest industry.

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Industry profiles : forestry industry

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Annual profiles of Alberta's forestry and logging with support industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Alberta Wetland Policy implementation. Fact sheet : forestry

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In the fall of 2013, the Government of Alberta announced a new wetland policy for the province. The goal of the Alberta Wetland Policy is to conserve, restore, protect, and manage Alberta’s... More ≫

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In the fall of 2013, the Government of Alberta announced a new wetland policy for the province. The goal of the Alberta Wetland Policy is to conserve, restore, protect, and manage Alberta’s wetlands to sustain the benefits they provide to the environment, society and the economy. This two-page fact sheet provides information on the expected impact of the implementation of the policy on the forestry industry.

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Forest industry competitiveness : recommendations for enhancing Alberta's business model, final report

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With the rapid pace of change in the local, national and global business environment, improvements to the business model are required. Maintaining the status quo is not an option. Improvements to... More ≫

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With the rapid pace of change in the local, national and global business environment, improvements to the business model are required. Maintaining the status quo is not an option. Improvements to the business model need to reflect the challenges facing the industry, and a clear vision for forestry in Alberta's future. The vision, drivers, shifts and outcomes identified in the original report entitled "recommendations for enhancing Alberta's business model" were discussed and modified, and provide important policy direction for the recommendations contained in this report.

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A workforce strategy for Alberta’s forest industry

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The strategy outlines priority actions to address labour force issues and challenges experienced by the forest industry. Industry and labour groups are best positioned to implement these... More ≫

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The strategy outlines priority actions to address labour force issues and challenges experienced by the forest industry. Industry and labour groups are best positioned to implement these strategies over Government will enable and support contributing organizations with the implementation wherever appropriate. A Workforce Strategy for Alberta’s Forest Industry was developed by stakeholders from the forest industry with support from the Alberta government. Representatives from this industry participated in a series of discussions that occurred between 2007 and early 2008 and the feedback from those meetings formed this strategy.

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Standards for tree improvement in Alberta. First revision of STIA

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Management and conservation standards were developed through extensive consultations with geneticists and other scientific and management professionals. The standards will be formally reviewed... More ≫

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Management and conservation standards were developed through extensive consultations with geneticists and other scientific and management professionals. The standards will be formally reviewed annually for the first two years, and again after five years. The Alberta Forest Legacy document guided the development of the standards.

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