Building relationships with Indigenous communities.
We aspire to be the forest company partner of choice for Indigenous communities by building strong, long-lasting relationships through meaningful dialogue and collaboration, respecting Indigenous traditions, cultures, values and beliefs and finding opportunities to work together for mutual benefit.
Partnering with respect and understanding.
0%of our Canadian salaried employees have completed Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Understanding training to date.
6.13%of our Canadian operations spend was with Indigenous vendors in 2024.
Our approach to Indigenous Relationships.
Our Canadian Indigenous Relationships Policy and Indigenous Engagement Strategy guide our work with Indigenous communities.
In addition to our aspiration of being the forest company partner of choice for Indigenous communities, we have established goals and targets related to Indigenous Relations, the progress of which are reported annually in our Sustainability Report.
Our Canadian Indigenous Relations Policy.
In 2025, Canfor will adopt a new Canadian Indigenous Relationships Policy to communicate our strategic direction to Canfor staff, Indigenous communities and external parties. It states our aspiration to be the forest company partner of choice for Indigenous communities and that mutually beneficial partnerships are a mechanism to achieve this.
Supporting reconciliation efforts.
We seek to support reconciliation efforts with the Indigenous communities where we operate. We acknowledge the constitutional, legal, customary and traditional rights and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Calls to Action of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including Call to Action 92.
Creating opportunity and building respect.
We’re taking meaningful steps to increase Indigenous representation in our workforce, support educational goals through scholarships, and ensure our teams learn about and respect Indigenous histories and cultures. This work is essential to building stronger relationships in the communities where we operate.
Engagement and longstanding agreements.
As a company that operates on the traditional territories of many Indigenous communities, our engagement needs to go beyond legislated requirements. We seek out opportunities to build on Indigenous education, cultural learnings, regional activities and economic partnerships.
We are proud to maintain several longstanding agreements across our Canadian operating regions.
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