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The forest sector invested $15.8 B in capital and repairs in rural and urban operations across BC.
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Forestry provides $6.6B in government revenues that support essential public services like healthcare, education, and critical infrastructure
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Exports are a major driver of economic benefit for BC and forestry accounts for almost 25% of all BC exports. The value has gone down in recent years - until recently, forestry was the top export.
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The forest sector supports well paying jobs, and in 2022, contributed $9.1B in wages, salary and benefits.
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BC’s forest sector supports close to 100,000 good jobs, including more than 48,000 direct jobs and more than 50,000 indirect and induced jobs.
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Forestry is not just a rural job – 25% of all BC forestry jobs are located in the lower mainland.
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The forest sector contributes 17.4B to BC’s GDP.
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Source: 2023 Economic Impact of BC Forestry – COFI.org