Thank you for providing an…

Thank you for providing an opportunity to comment on the changes to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. The CFSA has been the basis for conducting forest management in Ontario for the past several decades. Along with comprehensive science supported guides it provides the direction for carrying out forest management in Ontario. It makes sense that the CFSA be relied upon to provide direction on managing for species at risk. Forest activities have never been exempt from managing for species at risk under the CFSA but have had two acts that were not aligned.

This important change aligns the forest management for species at risk on the crown forests where it needs to be through the CFSA and through approved forest management plans written by professional foresters. This is an important step to stabilize the forest industry and confirms the path forward for forest management.