Forest products. Part 1 : overview and prospects / prepared by: Forest Industries and Building Products Branch.: C21-22/2-1-1996E-PDF

"The forest products industry is Canada's leading manufacturing sector and largest net exporter. It is a cornerstone of the economy and a major component of the industrial structure and employment base of all regions of the country. The industry purchases over $6 billion worth of inputs annually from other industries and is the largest user of transportation services. In 1994, the industry directly employed 225 000 workers, and its activities supported up to 900 000 jobs in Canada. It is Canada's largest non-urban employer and hundreds of communities are dependent on the forest sector for their livelihood"--Highlights, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Forest Industries and Building Products Branch, issuing body.
Title Forest products. Part 1 : overview and prospects / prepared by: Forest Industries and Building Products Branch.
Series title Sector competitiveness frameworks
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
Issued also in French under title: Les produits forestiers. Partie 1 : vue d'ensemble et perspectives.
Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Industry Canada = Industrie Canada, [1996]
©1996
Description 1 online resource (65 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • C21-22/2-1-1996E-PDF
Subject terms Forest products industry -- Canada.
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