One of the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development’s (DNRED) core responsibilities is the oversight of forest harvesting of Crown timber from the forest to the mill that is processed into various forest products such as lumber and paper.
The New Brunswick forest industry is comprised of many different mills that produce a wide range of forest products and is a significant contributor to the provincial economy with a total gross domestic product (GDP) contribution of approximately $1.5 billion annually. Also, there are approximately 9,700 direct and another 14,100 spinoff jobs linked to the N.B. forest sector.
In addition to domestic supply, approximately eighty percent (80%) of N.B.’s forest products are exported to the United States while other export markets include exports to India, China, South and Central America, and the European Union.
