BC Timber Sales - Defining success at BCTS
Last updated on August 26, 2025
British Columbia's forests are important to communities across the province and the provincial economy.
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At BCTS, we are committed to ensuring the success of B.C.’s forestry sector and the families that depend upon it for generations to come. Our activities directly support 8,000 jobs and thousands of additional indirect jobs in the 33 communities in which we operate.
The end of the beetle-kill harvest, unprecedented wildfires and changing forest management practices and values have impacted the provincial timber supply. To address these challenges, BCTS is supporting the forest sector with tools to manufacture products that are higher-value, made-in-B.C. and created from less. The BCTS Value-added Manufacturing Program was created in collaboration with the B.C. wood manufacturing sector.
We continue working to ensure the forestry sector has access to new programs aimed at increasing fibre utilization.
BCTS Annual Performance Report
Since its creation in 2003 as a self-financing program, BCTS has earned over $2.0 billion dollars in net revenue and generated over $562 million of indirect revenue for the province. In addition, BCTS operations generate approximately $800 million in annual GDP for the province.
Each year, BCTS publishes its Annual Performance Report, showcasing our fiscal contributions to the province alongside our progress toward social, cultural, and environmental goals. This report reflects how we measure success and our commitment to delivering value for British Columbians.
Read the 2025 Annual Performance Report
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BCTS Annual Sustainability Report
The 2024/25 Annual Sustainability Report highlights BCTS’s key achievements, strategic impacts, and operational performance for past fiscal year. As part of our Performance Management and Accountability Framework, this report offers transparent insight into how BCTS supports a resilient and sustainable forestry sector in British Columbia.
Read the 2025 Sustainability Report
Creating a value-added economy
Unlocking more value
Value-added wood products are creating more jobs in the province and increasing value from our timber harvest. As an example, engineered wood products for the construction industry can create up to 9 jobs per oven-dried ton of forest biomass.
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