Forestry Branch

 

Forest Renewal Charge

The Forest Act states a forest renewal charge (FRC) shall be levied on all timber harvested on Crown lands.  The revenues are to be used by Manitoba to reforest areas harvested by timber sale and timber permit holders, and by forest management license (FML) holders to reforest areas harvested within their License areas.

The current provincial rate of $6.69 per cubic meter for softwoods and $0.50 per cubic meter for hardwoods was set in 2003.  Those rates were determined using actual costs of the Department's forest renewal programs from 1993/94 to 1997/98.  Manitoba’s current forest renewal rates are comparable to those of neighboring jurisdictions. FML holders may receive approval to set different rates if their costs are shown to be different from the provinces.

The FRC is renewed on a 5 year cycle and is currently being reviewed.