This document summarizes information about Canada's green bioeconomy and its opportunities. It notes that in 2015, about 700,000 hectares of land was harvested in Canada primarily through clearcutting. 370,000 hectares was then planted and 28,000 hectares was seeded, with the remaining 302,000 hectares regenerating naturally. It also provides forest land and growth statistics for Ontario and Finland. The document outlines challenges for Canada's forest bioeconomy such as wood and labor availability, bureaucracy, and public opinion. It proposes opportunities like more intensive forest management, wood technology/biorefining, sustainability assessments, and nutrient recycling to forests.

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Dr. Lauri Sikanen
Principal Scientist
Ex-Chair of Finnish Studies

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State of Canada’s Forests

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State of Canada’s Forests
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State of Canada’s Forests

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State of Canada’s Forests

8. Harvesting area 2015 was about 700 000 ha. Mainly
clearcutting.
Planting was done for 370 000 ha and seeding for 28 000
ha. The rest 302 000 ha was regenerated naturally.
NRCan
State of Canada’s Forests

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State of Canada’s Forests

13. Land area, ha Forest land,
ha
Annual growth
2016, m3
Annual harvesting
2016, m3
Ontario 107 639 500 58 000 000 120 000 000 34 000 000
Finland 33 800 000 26 000 000 105 580 000 61 790 000
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* Educated guesses

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22. Challenges in Canadian Forest Bioeconomy
• Availability of wood
• Availability of labor
• Bureaucracy and complicated decision making
• Public opinion in urban areas
• ”Abundance of everything”

23. • More intensive forest management and cut-to-length harvesting
• Wood technology and biorefining (liquid biofuels)
• Multidimensional sustainability assessment
• Nutrient and ash recycle back to forest
• Energy entrepreneurship in small towns and communities
• Training and education
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