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For most of the past 100 years Ontario’s forest sector has been dominated by the pulp and paper industry. Large companies like Abitibi, Domtar, EB Eddy, Avenor, Boise Cascade, and Great Lakes, that operated many large mills across Northern Ontario, held most of the forest licences, largely controlled the direction,…
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Forestry and the forest products industries have a long history in Canada. Canada has 347 million hectares, or nine percent of the world’s total forested area¹. In 2015, forestry sector exports represented nearly 7% of Canada’s total exports for the year2. Canada is a leading producer of newsprint, northern bleached…
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On December 16,2018 all existing Ontario Business Corporations Act (“OBCA”) companies will need to comply with Section 140.11 of the OBCA, which requires companies to keep a register of all “ownership interests in land” in Ontario. For mining companies, such interests established under the Mining Act (Ontario)2 can include: (i) Patented…
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From another General: “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” – Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, and former General of…
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Note: In Canada, unlike the US, the ability of a board to “just say no” to an unsolicited hostile bid has not been generally accepted. But there maybe ways for a board to “say no” instead of “just saying no”.) It’s a Friday evening in mid-December. Peoples’ thoughts are on…
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First Nations and the Forest Sector in Ontario
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