Canadas Forest Industry is DROWNING in Red Tape @ConversationsThatMatter
Canadas Forest Industry is DROWNING in Red Tape  @ConversationsThatMatter
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It can take 2–3 YEARS just to get to the point of submitting a permit to cut a tree in Canada. According to Ken Kalesnikoff, the approval process isn’t even the biggest challenge. It’s everything that happens before you can submit that application.

We go much deeper into the challenges facing Canadian forestry, wildfire management, regulation and the future of the industry in our full conversation with Ken Kalesnikoff, co-chair of the Canadian Forest Sector Transformation Task Force.

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Canada's Forest Industry is DROWNING in Red Tape

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