Making mass timber in Northern BC - An evaluation of the readiness of workers and policies for producing

The authors would like to thank the PLACE team works with all levels of government, industry, the team at the College of New Caledonia for their support and and civil society organizations to ensure regions across Canada expertise in this project and Geoff McCarney for his feedback have the solutions needed to overcome the challenges they face and assistance on multiple drafts of the manuscript. [...] Given the desire timber sector in BC, and in the absence of existing mass timber of provincial policymakers to ensure that new investments in the manufacturers in the region, there are still approaches to further forestry sector offer economic benefits to communities that have developing the skills ecosystem that the region could prioritize. [...] The same framework is then applied to Northeastern BC to help policymakers identify the areas of strength and the opportunities for improvement in a region aiming for the growth of a similar sector, which is in part based on the skills and labour needs identified in SPI’s accompanying report: Framing BC’s low-carbon future: Identifying the skills and workforce needs of British Columbia’s growing m. [...] Quesnel, for 7 | PLACE Centre | Making mass timber in Northern BC: An evaluation of the readiness of workers and policies for producing more mass timber products in North-Eastern British Columbia Summary of labour and skills needs for the mass timber supply chain in BC The mass timber supply chain encompasses a variety of estab- Wood processing and manufacturing: The manufactur- lished industries,. [...] However, it is also important to consider the degree The cultural and demographic characteristics of any work- to which learners are aware of and interested in the course force impact the productivity and performance of organi- offerings, highlighting the importance of marketing and flexible zations.