The federal government is providing FPInnovations with $780,000 to implement its Ontario Forest Sector Road Map initiative.
The three-year program will help connect small and medium-sized businesses with FPInnovations’ Northern Ontario Industry Advisor Network, a group of forestry experts with offices in Mattawa, Timmins, Walford, Kenora and Thunder Bay.
The project will assist companies to increase efficiencies, implement clean-energy solutions, and manufacture advanced building systems to meet the increased demand created by Ontario’s new building codes.
“FPInnovations is grateful to FedNor for this financial contribution which, along with funds from the OMNRF, will help our industry advisors to promote innovation and carry out technology transfer that fosters economic development of forestry operations, and primary and secondary wood manufacturing in Northern Ontario,” said Stéphane Renou, FPInnovations’ president and CEO.
“This initiative complements other great initiatives to promote the forest sector, contributing to the development of a bio-economy in Northern Ontario.”
FPInnovations is a not-for-profit organization that specializes in the creation of innoative scientific solutions to support the competitiveness of Canada’s forest sector.
The funding is being provided by FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program.
