Soo Timber Supply Area

The Soo timber supply area (TSA) lies within the South Coast Natural Resource Region and is administered by the Sea to Sky Natural Resource District.

It's bounded on the west by Tree Farm Licence 38 and the Sunshine Coast TSA; on the north by the Lillooet TSA; and on the south and east by the Fraser TSA. The communities of Lions Bay, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton are within this TSA.

The Soo TSA's current allowable annual cut (AAC) is 368,276 cubic metres.  Generally, a new AAC is set at least once very 10 years.

Current Timber Supply Review

• Rationale for AAC Determination (PDF, 553KB)
• Public Discussion Paper (PDF, 577KB)
• Data Package (PDF, 526KB)

Postponement Order

The Forest Act — Section 8 (3.1) allows the chief forester to postpone the AAC by up to 10 years if they finds that a new determination is unlikely to change the AAC significantly.

• Section 8 (3.1) Postponement Order (PDF, 228KB April 20, 2023)