Canada and Quebec Announce Investments in Sustainable Wood Construction

On Thursday, Canada and Quebec announced a joint contribution of over CA$8.5 million for four projects that will promote green construction in Quebec, including the use of low-carbon Canadian wood to accelerate new building projects.

The federal government is investing more than $4.7 million, while the Government of Quebec is contributing $3.83 million.

The funding includes the following:

• $1 million for Les Chantiers Chibougamau Ltée from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program and $1.33 million from the Programme d’innovation en construction bois of Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests.
• An additional $2 million for Les Chantiers Chibougamau Ltée from NRCan’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program and $2.5 million from the Programme Innovation Bois of Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests.
• $500,000 for Samcon Stanley Properties from NRCan’s Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program
• $1.2 million for the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi from NRCan’s Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program.

The full description of each project is available at the original source.