Certification status & intentions

Intentions

In January 2002, the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced that its members would pursue 3rd party independent certification to a forestry specific standard (CSA, SFI, FSC) by the end of 2006 on lands under their management. This commitment called for a new certification intentions survey to determine how this commitment has changed industry intentions.

The December 2002 survey revealed that at the time Canadian companies had certified:

14.4 million hectares to CSA
12.7 million hectares to SFI
1.0 million hectares to FSC

The December 2002 survey also revealed that Canadian companies felt that certification achievements would change radically by the end of 2006 and they would certify:

71.7 million hectares to CSA
37.7 million hectares to SFI
26.8 million hectares to FSC

Progress towards meeting these intentions has been considerable. As of December 2005, which is just 3 years following the intentions survey, and with one year left until December 2006, Canadian companies have already certified:

69.2 million hectares to CSA
37.6 million hectares to SFI
15.2 million hectares to FSC

FPAC members account for 80% of the December 2005 certifications in Canada, and FPAC members have already achieved 95% of their January 2002 commitment to have all lands under their members' management certified by December 2006. (New members and new acquisitions have 5 years to certify.).

Certification Intentions in Canada (Current to 2006)

For the full details of the December 2002 intentions survey are available in pdf (click here).