Canada’s lumber exports after the US: where next?

Canada’s forest products industry is accelerating its search for new export markets as U.S. trade duties, mill closures and falling prices continue to pressure producers, particularly in British Columbia. While attention often gravitates toward large emerging economies such as China or India, industry leaders say Japan remains Canada’s most strategically important market for lumber, offering higher value, clearer pathways to adoption and faster commercial returns. The assessment comes from Canada Wood Group, a federally funded body tasked with promoting Canadian wood products overseas. According to its president, Bruce St. John, Japan delivers the strongest overall return ...