
An Industry that Feeds the Regions
In Québec, the forest industry is a major economic lever. One of its unique aspects is that it is established in almost every region of Québec, and is a core element in the economies of more than 140 forest-based and urban municipalities. There are more than 3,000 mills and plants of all kinds, producing a broad range of products. They include:- nearly 40 pulp, paper and board mills, shipping most of their products to markets outside Québec;
- slightly over 250 sawmills specialized in primary processed products;
- roughly 10 mills specialized in the production of medium and high-density wood-based panels including oriented strand board, particle board, plywood and laminated veneer lumber, etc.;
- and more than 1,500 secondary and tertiary processing mills manufacturing structural wood products (joists, roof trusses, truss beams, prefabricated walls and buildings, etc.) and appearance products (floors, cladding, doors, mouldings, furniture, cupboards, etc.). Québec is Canada’s leader in this sector.
The forest is a core element in the economies of more than 140 forest-based and ubran municipalities.
The forest sector provides roughly 60,000 direct jobs for Québecers.
