(Hectares)
Harvesting method
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Clearcut (even-aged management)
1-stage and 2-stage
16 977
e
2 102
e
35 673
e
50 987
e
119 057
p
134 137
13 728
e
13 078
e
65 200
p
141 517
190
e
60
e
..
592 706
e
Shelterwood
..
..
2 948
11 868
e
3 434
p
11 644
..
..
2 660
p
751
..
..
..
33 305
e
Seed tree
..
..
629
..
1 835
e
1 379
..
..
..
589
..
..
..
4 432
e
Total
16 977
e
2 102
e
39 250
e
62 859
e
124 326
e
147 160
13 728
e
13 078
e
67 860
p
142 857
190
e
60
e
..
630 447
e
Selection (uneven-aged management)
..
4
1 214
7 499
e
13 095
p
10 490
8
..
..
1 400
..
..
..
33 710
e
Commercial thinning
..
27
882
1 683
e
9 593
p
1 001
..
..
510
p
78
..
..
..
13 774
e
Total
16 977
e
2 133
e
41 346
e
72 241
e
147 618
e
158 651
13 736
e
13 078
e
68 370
p
144 335
190
e
60
e
..
678 735
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-15
(Hectares)
Treatment
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Prescribed burning
241
1
..
..
..
30
p
..
..
..
9 950
e
..
..
..
10 222
e
Mechanical treatment
3 647
265
1 277
17660
e
79 395
p
50 400
p
2 360
3 870
16 340
p
40 728
e
3
..
..
215 945
e
Chemical treatment
419
5
..
1123
e
..
7 250
p
..
62
1 570
p
618
e
..
..
..
11 047
e
Other
..
167
..
..
2 888
e
14 100
p
150
..
570
p
4 180
e
..
..
..
22 055
e
Total
4 307
438
1 277
18783
e
82 283
e
71 780
p
2 510
3 932
18 480
p
55 476
e
3
..
..
259 269
e
Area of Scarification
..
..
404
..
63
p
90
p
596
3 649
8 680
p
..
3
..
..
13 485
p
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-15
(Hectares)
Species
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Pine
130
72
e
172
2696
e
1 524
p
29 816
p
2 069
988
29 120
p
..
..
..
..
66 587
e
Spruce
5 990
393
e
8 808
15799
e
8 853
p
45 003
p
7 439
14 303
24 510
p
..
35
27
e
..
131 160
e
Fir
..
4
e
..
..
74
p
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
78
e
Douglas-fir
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Miscellaneous softwoods
10
68
e
46
2936
e
386
p
11
p
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
3 459
e
Miscellaneous hardwoods
..
33
e
..
3
e
676
p
101
p
57
..
70
p
..
..
..
..
940
e
Unspecified
..
..
..
..
65 777
p
30
p
..
..
30
p
179 134
e
..
..
..
244 971
e
Total
6 130
570
e
9 026
21434
e
77 290
p
74 961
p
9 565
15 293
53 730
p
179 134
e
35
27
e
..
447 195
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-15
(Thousands of seedlings)
Species
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Pine
319
178
507
5 486
e
3 049
p
44 234
p
3 841
1 156
39 550
p
114 460
e
..
..
..
212 779
e
Spruce
13 221
980
19 517
32 035
e
17 721
p
64 008
p
10 531
14 166
37 067
p
75 955
e
42
54
..
285 296
e
Fir
..
11
..
..
148
p
..
..
..
..
2 310
e
..
..
..
2 469
e
Douglas-fir
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
18 263
e
..
..
..
18 263
e
Miscellaneous softwoods
7
169
133
5 650
e
772
p
27
p
..
3
..
16 698
e
..
..
..
23 460
e
Miscellaneous hardwoods
..
85
..
1
e
1 014
p
47
p
91
..
104
p
110
e
..
..
..
1 451
e
Unspecified
..
..
..
..
144 695
p
..
..
..
..
15
e
..
..
..
144 710
e
Total
13 548
1 423
20 157
43 172
e
167 398
p
108 316
p
14 463
15 325
76 720
p
227 811
e
42
54
..
688 428
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-15
(Hectares)
Treatment
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Release
516
787
12 025
27 094
e
25 187
p
66 440
p
106
1 652
38 480
p
31 026
e
..
..
..
203 313
e
Precommercial thinning
2 377
21
7 736
19 004
e
65 846
p
11 000
p
..
..
..
691
e
..
..
..
106 675
e
Other treatments
..
28
346
..
2 794
p
4
11
400
..
26 532
e
..
..
..
30 115
e
Total
2 893
836
20 107
46 098
e
93 827
p
77 444
p
117
2 052
38 480
p
58 249
e
..
..
..
340 103
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-15
Symbols Used
...
Figures not appropriate or not applicable
..
Figures not available
--
Amount too small to be expressed
-
Nil or zero
p
Preliminary figures
r
Revised figures
e
Estimated by provincial or territorial forestry agency
E
Estimated by the Canadian Forest Service or by Statistics Canada
Also available in Excel format
Trends
Harvesting of industrial roundwood has decreased by 16 % from 2007 to 2008. The reduction in harvesting has been occurring since 2004 with harvesting levels decreasing by 35% compared to this time period.
