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  • Please note the English version of this site is not up-to-date. Visit the French section for up-dated information.
  • The Groupe Canopées has moved its offices. New contact info here.
  • Work for adapting the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence standard has begun in the Spring of 2004.
  • The FSC Quebec calendar is available on-line.

 


Welcome to the Quebec FSC Standards Development Initiative website.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has established a forest certification program applicable worldwide. The two main roles of the FSC are to accredit third-party verifyers ("certification bodies") and to endorse regional standards, developped by regional stakeholders, that respect the FSC Principles and Criteria.

There are no FSC standards developped for Quebec yet. Whoever wants to become FSC-certified must use "generic" standards, also based on the Principles and Criteria but applicable anywhere in the world. This is temporary, pending the development of standards specific to the region (in our case, the province of Quebec). The Quebec FSC Standards Development Initiative is beginning this process for the province's two main forest types, the boreal forest and the mixed-hardwood forest.

This site is maintained by the Initiative's secretariat, and aims to inform on FSC activities in Quebec and elsewhere. It contains links to FSC official documents, explains the role and workplan of the Quebec Initiative, the avenues possible and costs involved to attain FSC certification, and more.

We wish you a pleasant visit!

Information on the FSC and First Nations Conference can be found at the FSC Canada website.

 

Nicolas Blanchette, ing.f.
Coordinator