Canada Has A New Lumber Strategy — And It Might Just Work!
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Canada is quietly transforming the North American lumber industry, and the effects are already being felt across the United States. Instead of relying on tariffs or export bans, Canada is reshaping production, processing, and distribution in ways that strengthen its domestic economy while tightening lumber supplies for American builders. The result is rising costs, growing uncertainty, and new challenges for the U.S. housing market.
Can the Canadian lumber industry finally go metric?
In this video, we examine how reduced sawmill capacity, greater domestic demand, value-added wood manufacturing, environmental standards, and changing logistics are influencing lumber prices and construction costs. We also explore why these structural changes matter for homebuyers, builders, policymakers, and the future of Canada–U.S. trade relations.
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Cmon, we know for a fact that the liberals just talk while the country just slips into the Stone Age
#Canada #Lumber #HousingMarket #USCanada #Trade
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If this is true? F the US…… go Canada go!
Wood Central on Q1 2026 import crash + 30% price surge: https://woodcentral.com.au/trump-tariffs-hammer-canadian-lumber-us-prices-surge/ Wood Central on preliminary duty cut: https://woodcentral.com.au/u-s-to-cut-canadian-lumber-duties-by-10-rate-stays-at-35/ NAHB framing lumber data + $10K cost: https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/housing-economics/national-statistics/framing-lumber-prices Congressional Research Service tariff timeline: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48781 Globe and Mail on duties and pricing: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-higher-import-taxes-canadian-softwood-construction-costs-us-home/ The Conversation on US sawmill capacity (64%) + dependence: https://theconversation.com/why-higher-tariffs-on-canadian-lumber-may-not-be-enough-to-stimulate-long-term-investments-in-us-forestry-265713
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Where do you get your facts?15-20 large mills have been shut down on BCs west coast so the rich people can make more money selling the logs to Japan, China and other countries.About 20 sawmills have shut down in mainland of BC .The value added BS is smoke and mirrors.
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The Americans have been obsessing over Canadian softwood lumber for decades, doing their very best to practically steal our product. Now it seems the scale is beginning to tip. Canadian suppliers need to start making the US pay, and pay dearly. In spite of Tacos bold claims that they don’t need our lumber , the truth is quite different. Teach them a lesson in FAFO and make them pay so much it makes them cry!
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The real damage is changing the mills to metric cutting, that means it can be sold world wide. So less available supply. Thing is for decades America has attacked Canadian softwood. So it's zero surprise that new partners would be looked for. It's not hate just practicality
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DO NOT SELL LUMBER TO USA EVER. Trump just said “we don’t need anything from Canada”……the next huge hurricane that decimates their country, then, they’ll be running to canada for our wood, but we’ll of moved in and set up new markets. I don’t get into politics and only vote for the person at the tone that will benefit the country, I voted for Carney because he was best at the time to bring us forward and this is why.
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Drop the price of lumber for canadians dam it carney
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I said this 30 years ago that we in Canada need to sell lumber in metric sizes to Europe
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wait till we turn off the electricity and reroute our oil...
@stevenhudson7438itdoes omefrom anada anadasellsto the US
@Redblue007B.C.’s forestry sector has counted 21 permanent or indefinite mill closures since 2023, according to the Council of Forest Industries. Since 2022, the organization has counted some 15,000 job losses in the sector. This is info is not surfaced in this video.
@r.l.rachel740US logging companies were given long term Tree Farm Licenses that covered thousands of square
miles of British Columbia's forests . These companies were typical arrogante American corporations !!
They "high-graded" vast stands of easy access timber , - and when the more difficult stands were due
for harvest , they COWARDED OUT , declared bankruptcy and slithered back to America . In their rush
to disappear , leaving millions of dollars of UNPAID debts .
Georgia Pacific , Weyerhaeuser , Pope & Talbot , Crown Zellerbach
ABOUT TIME THE USA PAYS PREMIUM PRICES FOR EVERYTHING. THE FREE LOADING IS OVER!
@DBH-x9sThis all sounds good but how many jobs have been lost in Canada due to this policy. It sounds like the "buy Canadian, don't visit the USA" policy that most Canadians have adopted. Now we learn that border Canadian towns have suffered as well as airline trips to the States being reduced have cost Canadian jobs as well...Maybe it's just inevitable, and the price for instability caused by a foolish short sighted Donald Trump.
@LA610In the 1980s, the Sierra Club coordinated with international environmental groups to campaign against Canada's logging industry .activists exported these protests to Europe—such as demonstrating outside Canadian embassies in Germany—to pressure corporate timber buyers and damage the market for Canadian wood these groups were paid 🤔
[ donations given ] by american lumber industry to go and damage Canada's market in Europe so america could take over the supply chain at a reduced cost ... history is important ..
But Canada 'took advantage of the US markets' so says Trump. US took all Canada could send while demanding deep discounts. Now those discounts are not available when Canada exports to other countries.
@widfara1American business is so afraid of Trump and MAGA they will not speak out against tariffs. "You made your bed , lay in it."
@rogerrowsell5926BRAVO CANADA FIRST LUNATICS LAST ❤ 😊😊😊
@helmutstolz693ai bullshit!
@hupurDumpkoff is awicked foul fool🇨🇦🇨🇦
@lindsayambler9706Too wordy.
@j.macmillan2293I hope you can unleash your resources to help your citizens be successful.
@PhilDamaskLOOK to thw WORLD 8-billion people VS 300-million people -- no brain need to figure it out
@jigyjigy2749There aren't any rules anymore, the US doesn't follow any, why should we? Illegal tariffs, which were ruled illegal in the courts are still in place, screw the US, bunch of crooks.
@nodrush80Trump said he needs nothing from Canada. That includes lumber. Make our own finished lumber at home and use at home. Not just sending logs across the boarder!
@JudySheelerTHE APPOITNMENT OF DOMTAR AND CANFOR TO THE " NAFTA/CUSMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE " IS PURE NONSENSE
AND ONLY GOES TO SHOW A TOTAL LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS SITUATION
BY THE GOVERNMENT ..INCLUDING THE P M
I bet Brookfield is involved in this. Carneys never made a deal to help Canada unless he or Brookfield get something from it.
@BerniceCobb-n7uJust another way trump is screwing over the American people . Well will the people in the US wake up ?
@CarolKauthIn this case why have so many lumber companies gone out of business?
@BerniceCobb-n7uNot true on raw logs. In BC Mozaic still sells raw logs offshore. This has to stop. No raw logs should ever leave our country!!!!
@stephenKay-su8pwAmerica doesn't need anything Canada has. So say the President. End of discussion
@CGiddySoapRI am happy Canfor shut down US based sawmills as well.
@johnbect6883America is feeling no pressure from Canada. I mean zero pressure Canada should be feeling pressure when the new data says that 42% of all producers big and small are either in the process of moving to the USA or are thinking about it duh.
@eddyvonMore AI GARBAGE
@beelzebobtheinnocent1659Some of our Lumber processors are updating to be able to deliver European Customers using European grading & metric measurement standards (they do not have 2x6's or 2x8's in EU). This also works if we increase lumber exports to Asia and beyond.
@stephsoltesz6731And yet 42% of producers, large and small in Canada are thinking or are in the process of leaving for the USA, give your head a shake elbows up nut jobs
@eddyvonRaise the prices on everything to the US to fair market value + aggravation!
@DustyCracker1So, Canadian jobs and Canadian construction costs don't matter? They cost 15,000 Canadians their jobs. Supply has also been delayed for Canadian construction projects, in addition to the higher price for lumber. Isn't that just great for Canada's housing shortage? Not the best idea the government has had!!!
@SlickBubblesTrump loves Tariff Taxing every American 25% !! Yeah Trump was able to throw a 25% tax on all of you !! Trump LOVES TAXES Republicans LOVE TAXES !! Gee TAX TAX TAX !! America has no healthcare but they sure have a billion in spent missles and a trillion more for more bombs !! America used to defend now you are offensive !! The whole problem is America was never meant to be 1930's Germany !!
@AlexanderMohacsyWell all you business owners you voted for this moron. Also the employees farmers and every industry has been let down except the data centers.
@sailordockYou make it sound like it’s all good, while the lumber industry is being decimated and regulated into unprofitability. The industry is being destroyed.
@rawhidehatAmerican has since Nixon always charged a tariff against Canadian lumber even though it was illegal. Now, don't whine because we don't care
@stevenclement4416The Americans should be very happy now. After all they don't need anything from Canada (except for lumber, oil, electricity, aluminum, steel, minerals, rare earths, potash and uranium),
@Julia-x9dLa stratégie vaut mille mots. Que je suis fière !
@DeniseStJean-y7lToo many lumber disputes over the years with the US. At a dollar differential, Canadian lumber, aluminum potash etc is extremely affordable. It can be that way for Europe as well. Time to look at new trading partners.
@danieldejong6382We sell our lumber to Europe. Period. We just converted to metric measurement. What was directed at the American market is now sent to Europe. The rest is used for domestic use.
@gillestrudeau836Those tariffs causing reduced sales; sell to other customers and give them preference.
@hanswitvliet8188Canada is changing over to more metric dimensional lumber. This structural shift is primarily driven by recent crippling trade barriers and high duties imposed by the United States, which historically absorbed up to 90% of Canada's softwood lumber exports.To survive the trade friction and diversify away from the U.S. market, Canadian producers must retool to supply Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia, where the entire construction supply chain relies strictly on metric dimensions. USA needs are lumber, but they love Trump more so they lose out. Were cutting out the 100 year American pilaging of our resources for like minded customers, who deal fairly and honestly, without arrogance. 🇨🇦
@SPORTSFAN1958Industry in Canada has not been taken away from Canada,Canadas state of fleeing industry and the brain drain fleeing are the result of liberal mismanagement destructive anti development laws and over taxation.
FIX THESE PROBLEMS And CANADA WILL FLOURISH ONCE !