Alberta Launches Value-Added Wood Products Program

Alberta Forestry and Parks recently announced that it is collaborating with Alberta Wood WORKS! and the Alberta Forest Products Association to administer the Alberta Value-Added Wood Products Program.

The program received $2.25 million (CAD) over five years to fund research, innovation, and market entry for new products, ensuring optimal use of the province’s forest resource and encouraging Albertans’ ingenuity while creating good-paying jobs.

The program is also supporting a number of sector-wide initiatives that focus on research, training, and education. This will strengthen and enhance the entire value-added wood products industry, allowing small business operators to thrive while stimulating the provincial economy as a whole, according to the press release.

In remarks accompanying the announcement, Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, said:

“The Alberta Value-Added Wood Products Program represents a significant investment in our province’s small business operators and forest industry, ensuring responsible and efficient use of our province’s forest resource. I am excited to see what Alberta-grown innovation can accomplish with the natural resources our province provides.”