Registration - Organization

Return to Environment and Parks in Lobbying Activity Reports in: August 2025

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. / Susan Yurkovich, President & CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Senior Officer Name: Susan Yurkovich, President & CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 2298-3616

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 76

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 2

Version 17 of 18 (2025-10-14 to 2025-11-21)

Registration versions:

Version 17 of 18 (2025-10-14 to 2025-11-21)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Discussion regarding adjustments to the Market Pricing System to enhance responsiveness to markets.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Industry
Discussion related to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Nations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Discussion related to commercial thinning practices and the development of industry guidelines.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Industry
Discussion related to the economic contribution of the forest sector, industry competitiveness and overall regulatory certainty.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Forestry, Industry, Taxation and Finance
Discussion related to the proposed Forest and Range Practices Act as they relate to forest sector practices.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Discussions related to forest practices and stewardship policies and regulations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Discussions related to market access, tariffs and trade.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Forestry
Discussions related to the Canada/US softwood lumber dispute	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Forestry
Discussions related to the opportunities for the forest sector to contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Forestry, Taxation and Finance
Discussions related to the transportation rules regarding increasing the hauling weight of logging trucks.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Transportation
Discussions related to wildfire response and mitigation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Discussions to advance the Cost Driver Project to address log costs.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Industry
Discuss opportunities for investment in facilities to be globally competitive.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Forestry, Industry

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Forests
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Susan Yurkovich, President & CEO

Organization Contact Information

Canadian Forest Products Ltd.

Address:
101-161 E 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 1G4
Canada

Fax number: 604-687-4930

Description of Activities

A forest products manufacturer that produces lumber and green energy.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
BC Hydro	$99,645.10	2025-01-10

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Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Carrier Lumber Ltd.
- 4722 Continental Way
  Prince George, BC V2N 5S5
  Canada
Conifex
- 700 W Georgia Street
  Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B6
  Canada
Dunkley Lumber Ltd.
- 1700 Dunkley Road
  Hixon, BC V0K 1S1
  Canada
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd.
- 3900 Dunfield Road
  West Kelowna, BC V4T 1W4
  Canada
Interfor
- 3500 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street
  Vancouver, BC V7X 1H7
  Canada
Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd.
- 2-1515 Nicholson Street South
  Prince George, BC V2N 1V7
  Canada
Tolko
- 3000 - 28th Street
  Vernon, BC V1T 9W9
  Canada
Western Forest Products Inc.
- 800 - 1055 West Georgia Street
  Vancouver, BC V6E 3P3
  Canada
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
- 1500 - 885 West Georgia Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
  Canada

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Canfor Corporation
- 101-161 E 4th Ave
  Vancouver, BC V5T 1G4
  Canada
Canfor Pulp Ltd.
- 101-161 E 4th Ave
  Vancouver, BC V5T 1G4
  Canada
Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
- 101-161 E 4th Ave
  Vancouver, BC V5T 1G4
  Canada
Great Pacific Capital Corp.
- 1800 – 1067 West Cordova Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1C7
  Canada

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Cheryl Hodder
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

Mina Laudan
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No