Bridging to Retirement Program
Last updated on February 27, 2025On February 26, 2025, the government announced that the Bridging to Retirement Program (the Program) is no longer accepting applications. Read the information bulletin.
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As we face an economic threat in the form of tariffs from the United States, government is adjusting efforts to support workers across all sectors of the economy - including the forest sector. Information on those efforts will be available in the coming weeks.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the Bridging to Retirement program.
Background
On November 2, 2021, B.C. announced an updated Bridging to Retirement Program as part of a suite of forestry industry supports for workers impacted by old growth deferral decisions, fibre shortages and pauses in BC Timber sales across the province.
The Bridging to Retirement Program was open for full-time workers at least 55 years old – who are B.C. forestry mill workers, forestry-dependent contractors and their employees – to transition to retirement subject to available funding.
Forestry workers were eligible for up to $75,000 in retirement bridging funding, depending on individual factors including years of experience, age at retirement and employer contribution.