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Pulp mills and sawmills in Canada

WoodComp tracks 23 operating pulp mills and 111 sawmills in Canada, with capacity, status and location as open data. Canada holds 368.8 M ha of forest, 42 % of its land area, led by Black spruce and Trembling aspen.

Wood supply

Forest area
368.8 M ha
42 % of land area
Standing volume
50.4 bn m3
growing stock, over bark
Industrial roundwood
115 M m3/y
production

Forest types

share of forest area
  • Primary 54.3 % · 200.3 M ha
  • Other naturally regenerating 40.1 % · 147.8 M ha
  • Other planted 5.6 % · 20.7 M ha

Tree species

share of growing stock
  • Black spruce 31.9 %
  • Trembling aspen 10.6 %
  • Lodgepole pine 6.8 %
  • White spruce 6.6 %
  • Jack pine 4.3 %
  • Other species 39.8 %
All 13 reported species
  • Black spruce31.9 %14 921 M m3furnish of 73 local facilitiesPicea mariana
  • Trembling aspen10.6 %4 956 M m3furnish of 14 local facilitiesPopulus tremuloides
  • Lodgepole pine6.8 %3 190 M m3furnish of 72 local facilitiesPinus contorta
  • White spruce6.6 %3 065 M m3furnish of 73 local facilitiesPicea glauca
  • Jack pine4.3 %1 989 M m3furnish of 72 local facilitiesPinus banksiana
  • Western hemlock4.0 %1 856 M m3furnish of 18 local facilitiesTsuga heterophylla
  • Subalpine fir4.0 %1 854 M m3furnish of 55 local facilitiesAbies lasiocarpa
  • Engelmann spruce3.6 %1 695 M m3furnish of 73 local facilitiesPicea engelmannii
  • Balsam fir3.4 %1 609 M m3furnish of 55 local facilitiesAbies balsamea
  • Douglas-fir3.3 %1 565 M m3furnish of 21 local facilitiesPseudotsuga menziesii
  • Norway spruceintroduced0.0 %3 M m3furnish of 73 local facilitiesPicea abies
  • Scots pineintroduced0.0 %2 M m3furnish of 72 local facilitiesPinus sylvestris
  • Japanese larchintroduced0.0 %0 M m3furnish of 4 local facilitiesLarix kaempferi

The facilities on this page report Spruce (73), Pine (72), Fir (55), Mixed Softwood (29), Douglas Fir (21) and Hemlock (18) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 78.6 % of the growing stock. Removals by species are not reported internationally, so this is a comparison of demand and standing forest, not a balance.

Forest, species and production figures: FAO FRA 2025 and FAOSTAT (2024-2025).

Pulp mills
26
Sawmills
147
Operating
134
Operating pulp capacity
7 469 000
t/y pulp
Sawn timber capacity
21 931 545
m3/y sawn timber

Capacity is the sum over 20 of 23 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 82 of 111 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-14.

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MillRaw materialStatusCapacity
Acorn Sawmill (Delta)SawmillAcorn Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2024204 000 m3/y sawn timber
Al-Pac MillPulp millAlberta-Pacific Forest ProductsMixedOperating650 000 t/y pulp
ANC Timber (Whitecourt)SawmillANC Timber Ltd.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Apollo Forest Products (Fort St. James)SawmillApollo Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Arbec Dolbeau-MistassiniSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.-ClosedNo data yet
Arbec L'AscensionSawmillArbec Bois d'OeuvreSoftwoodOperating390 000 m3/y sawn timber
Arbec Port-CartierSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.SoftwoodIdled 2025323 000 m3/y sawn timber
Arbec Saint-Roch-de-MékinacSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.SoftwoodOperating204 000 m3/y sawn timber
Arbec Saint-Séverin-de-ProulxvilleSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.-OperatingNo data yet
Arbec Trois-RivièresSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.-OperatingNo data yet
Aspen Planers MerrittSawmillAspen Planers Ltd.SoftwoodIdled 2025367 000 m3/y sawn timber
Atholville MillPulp millAditya Birla GroupHardwoodOperating130 000 t/y pulp
Babine Forest Products (Burns Lake)SawmillBabine Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating368 000 m3/y sawn timber
Barrette-ChapaisSawmillBarrette-Chapais LteeSoftwoodOperating509 000 m3/y sawn timber
Bois Daaquam (Groupe Lebel, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières)SawmillGroupe Lebel inc. / Bois DaaquamSoftwoodOperating238 000 m3/y sawn timber
Boisaco Sacre-CoeurSawmillBoisaco Inc.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Canfor ChetwyndSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2023390 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor ElkoSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating345 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Fort St. JohnSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2024489 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Fox CreekSawmillCanforSoftwoodClosed204 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Grande PrairieSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Canfor HoustonSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2023645 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Plateau (Vanderhoof/Engen)SawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2024603 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Polar (Bear Lake)SawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodClosed 2024509 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Prince GeorgeSawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating574 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor Radium (Radium Hot Springs)SawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating346 000 m3/y sawn timber
Canfor WhitecourtSawmillCanforSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Canfor Wynndel (Wynndel Box & Lumber)SawmillCanadian Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating114 000 m3/y sawn timber
Carrier Forest Products (Big River)SawmillCarrier Forest Products LPSoftwoodIdled 2026424 000 m3/y sawn timber
Carrier Lumber Prince George (Tabor)SawmillCarrier Lumber Ltd.SoftwoodOperating423 000 m3/y sawn timber
Celgar MillPulp millMercer International Inc.SoftwoodOperating520 000 t/y pulp
Chaleur Sawmills (Belledune, ex-EACOM)SawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating297 000 m3/y sawn timber
Chantiers ChibougamauSawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Chantiers Chibougamau BéarnSawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodClosed187 000 m3/y sawn timber
Chantiers Chibougamau La SarreSawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodOperating229 000 m3/y sawn timber
Chantiers Chibougamau Landrienne (Scierie Landrienne)SawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Chantiers Chibougamau MatagamiSawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Conifex MackenzieSawmillConifex Timber Inc.SoftwoodIdled 2026407 000 m3/y sawn timber
Crofton MillPulp millDomtarSoftwoodClosed 2025380 000 t/y pulp
Decker Lake Forest Products (Burns Lake)SawmillDecker Lake Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating83 000 m3/y sawn timber
Delta Cedar SawmillSawmillDelta Cedar Sawmill LPSoftwoodOperating85 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Atikokan sawmillSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Domtar ComtoisSawmillDomtarSoftwoodIdled 2024246 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar GirardvilleSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating374 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Ignace sawmillSawmillDomtarSoftwoodIdled 2026No data yet
Domtar La DoreSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating336 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar ManiwakiSawmillDomtarSoftwoodIdled346 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar MistassiniSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating355 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Pointe-aux-OutardesSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating321 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Saint-FelicienSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating295 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Saint-Thomas-DidymeSawmillDomtarSoftwoodIdled 2023122 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar SenneterreSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperating268 000 m3/y sawn timber
Domtar Thunder Bay sawmillSawmillDomtarSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Downie Timber (Revelstoke)SawmillDownie Timber Ltd.SoftwoodOperating190 000 m3/y sawn timber
Dryden MillPulp millDryden Fibre CanadaSoftwoodOperating327 000 t/y pulp
Dunkley Lumber (Strathnaver/Hixon)SawmillDunkley Lumber Ltd.SoftwoodOperating896 000 m3/y sawn timber
Edgewood Forest Products (Carrot River)SawmillEdgewood Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperating238 000 m3/y sawn timber
Fornebu Lumber (Miramichi)SawmillFornebu Lumber Company Inc.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Freeman Lumber (Greenfield)SawmillHarry Freeman & Son Ltd.SoftwoodOperating204 000 m3/y sawn timber
Gilbert Smith Forest Products (Barriere)SawmillGilbert Smith Forest Product Ltd.SoftwoodOperating131 000 m3/y sawn timber
Goldwood Industries (Richmond)SawmillGoldwood Industries Ltd.SoftwoodOperating87 000 m3/y sawn timber
Gorman Brothers Lumber (Westbank)SawmillGorman (Gorman Brothers Lumber Ltd.)SoftwoodOperating216 000 m3/y sawn timber
Grande Prairie MillPulp millGlobal Cellulose FibersSoftwoodOperating360 000 t/y pulp
GreenFirst ChapleauSawmillGreenFirst Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
GreenFirst CochraneSawmillGreenFirst Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperating272 000 m3/y sawn timber
GreenFirst HearstSawmillGreenFirst Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperating187 000 m3/y sawn timber
GreenFirst KapuskasingSawmillGreenFirst Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperating178 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Cedrico (Causapscal)SawmillGroupe Cedrico Inc.SoftwoodOperating306 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Crete ChertseySawmillGroupe CreteSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Groupe Crete Saint-FaustinSawmillGroupe CreteSoftwoodOperating170 000 m3/y
Groupe Lebel DegelisSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating170 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Lebel NouvelleSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating221 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Lebel Saint-HilarionSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating85 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Lebel Saint-Joseph-de-KamouraskaSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodIdled 202668 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Lebel Saint-PamphileSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Lebel Vallée-des-Lacs (Squatec)SawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating102 000 m3/y sawn timber
Groupe Savoie Saint-QuentinSawmillGroupe Savoie Inc.HardwoodOperatingNo data yet
Halo Sawmill (Pitt Meadows)SawmillHalo Sawmill Mfg LPSoftwoodOperating100 000 m3/y sawn timber
Hinton MillPulp millMondi Group plcSoftwoodOperating250 000 t/y pulp
Hornepayne LumberSawmillHornepayne Lumber LPSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Intercontinental Pulp MillPulp millCanfor PulpSoftwoodOperating320 000 t/y pulp
Interfor Adams LakeSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating593 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor CastlegarSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating390 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor Ear FallsSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodIdled 2025280 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor Elk LakeSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor GogamaSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodIdled187 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor Grand ForksSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating285 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor Nairn CentreSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodClosed246 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor TimminsSawmillInterfor CorporationSoftwoodOperating272 000 m3/y sawn timber
Interfor Val-d'OrSawmillChantiers Chibougamau LtéeSoftwoodClosed246 000 m3/y sawn timber
J.D. Irving ChipmanSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
J.D. Irving DeersdaleSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodClosed 2011No data yet
J.D. Irving DoaktownSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
J.D. Irving KedgwickSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
J.D. Irving PohénégamookSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited-Closed175 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 350 000 m3/y log intake
J.D. Irving St. LeonardSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
J.D. Irving SussexSawmillJ.D. Irving, Limited (Sawmills Division)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
J.H. Huscroft (Erickson/Creston)SawmillJ. H. Huscroft Ltd.SoftwoodOperating78 000 m3/y sawn timber
JDI TruroSawmillJ.D. Irving, LimitedSoftwoodOperating120 000 m3/y sawn timber
Kalesnikoff Lumber (Castlegar)SawmillKalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.SoftwoodOperating127 000 m3/y sawn timber
Kamloops MillPulp millKruger Inc.SoftwoodOperating408 000 t/y pulp
Kénogami MillPulp millPaper Excellence (Domtar division; formerly Resolute)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Kitwanga Forest ProductsSawmillKitwanga Forest Products Ltd.-Operating122 000 m3/y sawn timber
La Crete SawmillsSawmillLa Crete Sawmills Ltd.MixedOperating187 000 m3/y sawn timber
La Tuque MillPulp millWestrock du Canada Corp.-OperatingNo data yet
Lakeland Mills (Prince George)SawmillLakeland Mills Ltd.SoftwoodOperating285 000 m3/y sawn timber
Ledcor Forest Products (Chilliwack)SawmillLedcor Forest Products Partnership-Closed 2023121 000 m3/y sawn timber
Ledwidge LumberSawmillLedwidge Lumber Company LtdSoftwoodOperating119 000 m3/y sawn timber
Long Hoh Enterprises Canada Ltd (Qualicum Beach)SawmillLong Hoh Enterprises Canada Ltd.-Operating81 000 m3/y sawn timber
Matane MillPulp millSappi LimitedHardwoodOperating270 000 t/y pulp
Materiaux Blanchet AmosSawmillMateriaux Blanchet Inc.SoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Materiaux Blanchet Saint-PamphileSawmillMateriaux Blanchet Inc.SoftwoodOperating255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Meadow Lake MillPulp millDomtar CorporationMixedOperating450 000 t/y pulp
Nackawic MillPulp millAditya Birla GroupHardwoodOperating200 000 t/y pulp
Nechako Lumber (Vanderhoof)SawmillNechako Lumber Co.SoftwoodOperating343 000 m3/y sawn timber
NorSask Forest Products (Meadow Lake)SawmillNorSask Forest Products LPSoftwoodOperating238 000 m3/y sawn timber
North Enderby TimberSawmillNorth Enderby Timber Ltd.SoftwoodOperating104 000 m3/y sawn timber
Northwood MillPulp millCanfor PulpSoftwoodClosed 2026300 000 t/y pulp
Pacheedaht Anacla Sawmill (Port Renfrew)SawmillPacheedaht MillSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Peace River MillPulp millMercer International Inc.MixedOperating475 000 t/y pulp
Porcupine Wood Products (Salmo)SawmillPorcupine Wood Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating51 000 m3/y sawn timber
Port Alberni MillPulp millDomtar CorporationSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Port Hawkesbury MillPulp millPort Hawkesbury Paper Limited PartnershipSoftwoodOperating650 000 t/y pulp
Port Mellon MillPulp millPaper ExcellenceSoftwoodOperating380 000 t/y pulp
Prince George MillPulp millCanfor PulpMixedClosed 2023300 000 t/y pulp
Produits forestiers Petit ParisSawmillProduits forestiers Petit Paris Inc.-ClosedNo data yet
Remabec ParentSawmillArbec Bois d'oeuvre inc.SoftwoodIdled 2025255 000 m3/y sawn timber
Rémabec Rivière-aux-RatsSawmillGroupe RémabecSoftwoodIdled306 000 m3/y sawn timber
Riverside Forest Products (Surrey)SawmillRiverside Forest Products-Operating143 000 m3/y sawn timber
S&R Sawmills (Surrey)SawmillS & R Sawmills Ltd.SoftwoodOperating379 000 m3/y sawn timber
Saint John MillPulp millJD Irving LtdMixedOperating365 000 t/y pulp
Saint-Félicien MillPulp millPaper Excellence (Domtar division; formerly Resolute)SoftwoodOperating357 000 t/y pulp
Scierie St-MichelSawmillScierie St-Michel Inc.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Sexton Lumber BloomfieldSawmillSexton Lumber Co LimitedSoftwoodOperating136 000 m3/y sawn timber
Sigurdson Forest Products (Williams Lake)SawmillSigurdson Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating122 000 m3/y sawn timber
Similkameen Forest Products (Princeton)SawmillGorman GroupSoftwoodOperating509 000 m3/y sawn timber
Skeena Sawmills (Terrace)SawmillROC Holdings Ltd. (Skeena Sawmills)SoftwoodClosed 2023340 000 m3/y sawn timber
Skookumchuck MillPulp millPaper ExcellenceSoftwoodOperating270 000 t/y pulp
Spray Lake Sawmills (Cochrane)SawmillSpray Lake Sawmills Ltd.SoftwoodOperating263 000 m3/y sawn timber
Spruce Products Ltd Swan RiverSawmillSpruce Products LtdSoftwoodOperating93 000 m3/y sawn timber
Teal-Jones J.S. Jones (Surrey)SawmillTeal-Jones Group (J.S. Jones)SoftwoodOperating309 000 m3/y sawn timber
Teal-Jones Stag Timber (Surrey)SawmillTeal-Jones Group (Stag Timber Ltd.)SoftwoodOperating92 000 m3/y sawn timber
Témiscaming MillPulp millRayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM)MixedOperating290 000 t/y pulp
Terminal Forest Products (Richmond)SawmillTerminal Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating416 000 m3/y sawn timber
Terminal Forest Products (Vancouver)SawmillTerminal Forest Products Ltd.SoftwoodOperating85 000 m3/y sawn timber
Tolko ArmstrongSawmillTolko Industries Ltd.SoftwoodOperating397 000 m3/y sawn timber
Tolko AthabascaSawmillTolko Industries Ltd.-OperatingNo data yet
Tolko High LevelSawmillTolko Industries Ltd.SoftwoodIdled718 000 m3/y sawn timber
Tolko Lakeview (Williams Lake)SawmillTolko Industries Ltd.SoftwoodOperating390 000 m3/y sawn timber
Tolko LavingtonSawmillTolko Industries Ltd.SoftwoodOperating414 000 m3/y sawn timber
Tolko Soda Creek (Williams Lake)SawmillTolko Industries Ltd.SoftwoodOperating360 000 m3/y sawn timber
Twin Rivers Plaster RockSawmillGroupe Lebel inc.SoftwoodOperating238 000 m3/y sawn timber
Vaagen Fibre Canada (Midway)SawmillVaagen Fibre CanadaSoftwoodIdled 2023244 000 m3/y sawn timber
Vanderwell Contractors (Slave Lake)SawmillVanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd.SoftwoodOperating204 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser 100 Mile HouseSawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.SoftwoodClosed285 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser Blue Ridge LumberSawmillBlue Ridge Lumber Inc.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
West Fraser ChetwyndSawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.MixedOperating458 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser Fraser Lake (LeJac)SawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.SoftwoodClosed272 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser Manning Forest ProductsSawmillManning Forest ProductsSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
West Fraser QuesnelSawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.MixedOperating745 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser Smithers (Pacific Inland Resources)SawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.MixedOperating394 000 m3/y sawn timber
West Fraser Sundre Forest ProductsSawmillSundre Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
West Fraser Williams LakeSawmillWest Fraser Mills Ltd.MixedOperating294 000 m3/y sawn timber
Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith)SawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.-Operating407 000 m3/y sawn timber
Weyerhaeuser Grande PrairieSawmillWeyerhaeuser Company Ltd.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
WFP ChemainusSawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodIdled 2025110 000 m3/y sawn timber
WFP Cowichan BaySawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodIdled 2026238 000 m3/y sawn timber
WFP Duke Point (Nanaimo)SawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodOperating272 000 m3/y sawn timber
WFP LadysmithSawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodOperating153 000 m3/y sawn timber
WFP Port Alberni (APD)SawmillWestern Forest Products Inc.SoftwoodClosed 2024297 000 m3/y sawn timber
White River Forest ProductsSawmillWhite River Forest Products LPSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Whitecourt MillPulp millMillar Western Forest Products LtdMixedOperating350 000 t/y pulp
Windsor MillPulp millDomtarHardwoodOperating447 000 t/y pulp

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