Pacific Timber Supply Area
Last updated on June 11, 2026The Pacific Timber Supply Area (TSA) (Great Bear Rainforest) is located in the South Coast and West Coast Natural Resource Regions.
The Pacific TSA and allowable annual cut (AAC) were established in July 2009 by amalgamating areas removed from nine tree farm licences. They were taken back by the province to support BC Timber Sales and the market-based timber pricing system.
The allowable annual cut for the portion of the Pacific TSA inside the Great Bear Rainforest remains unchanged at 62,400 cubic metres – as specified by regulation on January 1, 2017, in the Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act Regulation.
Partition
Under Section 8(5) of the Forest Act the chief forester in determining an AAC can specify a portion of the AAC that is attributable to certain types of timber, terrain, or areas of the TSA.
Effective August 10, 2017, the allowable annual cut (AAC) for the portion of the Pacific TSA outside of the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) is 803,300 cubic metres. Within this AAC there is a partition of 730,100 cubic metres that is attributable to the areas outside supply blocks 28 and 29 and a partition of 615,100 cubic metres that is attributable to the area outside of supply blocks 28 and 29 and is within the area mapped as timber harvesting land base for base case in the 2016 Timber Supply Analysis Report– Pacific TSA.
The AAC for the GBR part of the Pacific TSA is as specified in the Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act Regulation.
Adjusted Allowable Annual Cut (AAC)
Effective June 1, 2020, the AAC for the Pacific TSA is 782,886 cubic metres, as a result of an AAC adjustment following the establishment of the First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL) N1D.
News release
- Cut level decreased for Pacific Timber Supply Area (PDF, 579KB)
Reference #2017FLNRO218-001413 Released on August 10, 2017
Current Timber Supply Review
- Rationale for AAC Determination (PDF, 545KB) August, 2017
- Timber Supply Review Analysis and full package (PDF, 545KB) September, 2016
- Timber Supply Review Analysis Report (PDF, 650KB) September, 2016
- Economic Operability Assessment Analysis (PDF, 611KB) August, 2016
- Pacific TSA Overview Map (PDF, 4.7MB)
Find more information about the area removed in the Cascadia Timber Supply Area designation here.
The Pacific TSA (in red) is scattered across Vancouver Island and British Columbia’s coast and northwest.
Contact information
Feedback is welcome on any issues related to this timber supply review. Public input is a vital part of the timber supply review process.