The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a not-for-profit membership-based association that has developed over 2000 standards since it inception in 1919. The Standards Council of Canada, an agency of the federal government, accredits CSA to Canada's National Standards System.
In response to heightened awareness about forest management, CSA developed Canada's National Standard on Sustainable Forest Management, CAN/CSA-Z809. The standard, which utilizes a continual improvement approach, requires public participation, a practical demonstration of sustainable forest management practices and management commitment. The standard, which is based on international criteria for sustainability, requires that SFM plans take into account environmental, social and economic factors. Also required is third-party certification to the standard followed by an annual surveillance audit.
Canfor retains certification under the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
standard for sustainable forest management (CAN/CSA Z809) for its Forest
Management Agreement area at Grande Prairie, Alberta, for its Tree Farm Licences
at Chetwynd, Prince George and Vavenby, British Columbia, for its Forest
Licences at Fort St John, Houston, Prince George, Fort Nelson, Vanderhoof,
Vavenby and Quesnel, British Columbia and for its Pulpwood Agreements at Fort St
John and Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
Canfor is committed to having sustainable forest management certification in
place for all of its tenures.