Friday April 10, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Charges on the export of Canadian softwood lumber products into the United States will continue at the current high rate.
Yesterday, BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar issued a statement about administrative review results on Canadian softwood lumber duty, expressing his disappointment at not seeing any change for the better.
Over the years, forestry has been a significant contributor to jobs in BC and to the process of building homes and other buildings across this country.
The overall decades-long challenge regarding softwood lumber duties imposed by the United States highlights the dependence on trade with the United States that has persisted within Canada’s economic model.
Minister’s statement:
Parmar’s statement on April 9 is in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s release of preliminary results of the seventh administrative review of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on Canadian softwood lumber:
“British Columbia stands with all those across Canada in our disappointment that the United States has signalled that it will continue to impose unwarranted and unfair duties on Canadian softwood lumber products.
“These duties serve only to damage both of our economies by harming B.C. and Canadian communities, and increasing the cost of housing and renovations for American families.
“Duties on Canadian softwood lumber needlessly favour offshore imports that endanger North American jobs across the supply chain. Workers in B.C., in Canada and in the United States are worse off from duties on softwood lumber.
“We will continue to defend B.C.’s forestry sector and the hardworking people in it from the punitive duties and tariffs imposed by the United States.”
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