Softwood Lumber

• High Level mill closure to affect 190 jobs in northern Alberta

  West Fraser Timber says it plans to indefinitely curtail work at its High Level mill in northern Alberta due to significant weakening in demand for oriented strand board (OSB).

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2025
  
• Lumber supports won’t ‘make any difference,’ New Brunswick industry insider says

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced supports for the softwood lumber and steel sectors Wednesday amid an ongoing trade war with the United States.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2025
  
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• Maine lumber mill stops buying softwood pulp from New Brunswick due to tariffs

  In a statement to Global News, a spokesperson from Woodland Pulp said they have temporarily stopped purchasing Canadian-sourced softwood pulpwood as of a month ago.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2025
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• B.C. won’t launch anti-tariff U.S. ads until ‘aligned’ with Ottawa: premier

  Eby said the ads, which were meant to protest U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber, were raised during a meeting on the future of the forestry sector with federal government ministers.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2025
• B.C., feds meet to discuss support for forestry sector amid U.S. tariff impacts

  Politicians from B.C. and Ottawa met in Vancouver on Monday for a forestry summit on how to prop up the industry in the face of American fees and tariffs topping 50 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2025
• B.C. will go ahead with anti-tariff ads despite Trump blow-up over Ontario

  Premier David Eby announced last week that B.C. will roll out digital ads in the U.S. next month 'to explain who wins and who loses' from additional tariffs on softwood lumber.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2025
• Relief for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector on the way: Industry minister

  The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada, in the "coming days."

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2025
• B.C.’s softwood lumber U.S. tariffs now higher than Russia’s: ‘Let that sink in’

  'This additional tariff means that Canadian wood has a higher tariff rate going to the United States than Russia does. I want to let that sink in,' Premier David Eby says.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2025
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• Trump tariffs on lumber, furniture go into effect

  Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation announcing a 10 per cent tariff on imports of softwood timber and lumber.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2025
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• Canadian lumber hit with new 10% Trump tariff, sector calls it ‘misguided’

  The tariffs will take effect Oct. 14, with the 25 per cent rate applied to kitchen cabinets and vanities set to jump to 50 per cent on Jan. 1 unless countries reach a deal.

  Economy

  Sep 30, 2025