The Government of Canada is providing more than $17 million for 12 forest-sector transformation projects across Quebec. The projects will develop low-carbon technologies, expand manufacturers’ capacity to add value to wood products, diversify export markets and increase Indigenous participation, Natural Resources Canada announced.

The Quebec Wood Export Bureau will receive $5,809,939 through the Global Forest Leadership program for a market-diversification project. It will receive another $418,300 for a leadership project focused on Quebec wood products and export development.

Innofibre, the Cellulosic Product Innovation Centre, will receive $266,900 through the Forest Innovation Program to study the use of biocarbon in the metallurgical industry. The work will examine the challenges and effects of using biocarbon as a lower-carbon input in metallurgical applications.

The Consortium for Research and Innovation in Industrial Bioprocesses in Quebec will receive $140,000 through the Forest Innovation Program. The project will produce a study of Quebec’s bioeconomy, including its current conditions and prospects.

Xylo-Carbone Inc. will receive $4.5 million through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program. The company will use the funding to produce a new biocarbon composite for metallurgical applications.

LVL Global Inc. will receive $3.5 million through the same program for an automated production line. The project will expand the company’s manufacturing capability for laminated veneer lumber and other engineered wood products, although the release does not state the line’s production capacity.

CelluForce Inc. will receive $1.9 million to improve its cellulose nanocrystal production process. Cellulose nanocrystals are derived from wood fibre and can be used in industrial materials and composite products. The release does not provide the project’s production volume or added capacity.

Société en commandite Scierie Tackipotcikan will receive $510,000 through the Indigenous Forestry Initiative to commission the Tackipotcikan sawmill. The release does not state the mill’s annual log-processing or lumber-production capacity, product dimensions or softwood and hardwood mix.

Pépinière Forestière Tshitassinu will receive $279,265 for an innovation and training project at its forest nursery. The release does not provide the nursery’s seedling capacity, species mix or annual production target.

The First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute will receive $45,000 to coordinate First Nations participation in the development of a new adapted forestry regime.

Timiskaming First Nation will receive $45,000 to put free, prior and informed consent into operation in sustainable forest-management planning.

The Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus Essipit will receive $45,000 to implement the Innu Assi land-management plan.

Quebec’s forest sector generates $6.4 billion in provincial GDP, represents nearly 10% of the province’s exports by value and supports nearly 60,000 jobs. The release does not provide provincial production capacity for lumber, pulp, paper, panels, engineered wood products, biocarbon or cellulose-based materials.

Across Canada, the forest sector supports nearly 200,000 workers, including more than 11,000 Indigenous people, and contributes more than $20 billion to GDP.

The federal government has introduced more than $2 billion in measures for Canada’s forest sector since August 2025. It is also providing an additional $400 million through Canada’s regional development agencies and expanding support through the Business Development Bank of Canada.

A draft federal Forest Sector Action Plan released in June 2026 is scheduled to lead to a national Forest Sector Strategy by the end of 2026. The funding for the Quebec projects was first announced during the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers’ annual meeting in June.