September 10, 2026

The Forestry Futures Trust Committee is pleased to open an invitation to participate in the 63rd call for applications for silviculture funding from the Forestry Futures Trust (FFT).

For this funding round, priority will be given to applications related to fire, insects, and salvage. If you anticipate submitting a fire-, insect-, or salvage-related application in Round 64, please inform the Committee to assist with future funding planning.

Please use the current applications forms and the program guide are available under the Forms & Reports tab.  There are minor updates from previous versions.

The deadline for application submissions is noon October 16, 2026 to admin@forestryfutures.com.

 

August 26, 2026

The Forestry Futures Trust Committee is happy to announce the appointment of the new Chair Tom Ratz.

Tom is a Registered Professional Forester whose career has spanned more than 40 years. He started as a silviculture forester working for Abitibi-Price, expanding his experience in all areas of sustainable forest management; and was employed most recently as Chief Forester for Ontario, Domtar Inc.  His innovative ideas for the use of new technology contributed to advancements in forest management planning. Tom was a working member of the OPFA, FPAC, OFIA, and numerous government committees.  Through mentoring, Tom works to invest his extensive knowledge in those who work with him. His strong leadership in, and advocacy for sustainable forest management has been instrumental in developing forest policy, forest management guides, research and compliance programs in Ontario.

 

The Committee thanks Ray Riley for over dedicating over ten years as Chair. Ray completed his term in March 2026.

 

August 24, 2026

The FFTC Annual Report for 2025-26 is available for viewing under the FORMS and REPORTS tab.

 

May 11, 2026

Independent Forest Audit schedule for 2026

Forest	Auditor	Auditees	Field Audit Time Frame	Audit Scope
Nagagami	Caliber Services Ltd.	Chapleau Wawa District, NE Region First Resource Management Group Acting as Agent for Hornepayne Lumber	Week of    June 22, 2026	April 2017 to March 2026
Sudbury	NorthWinds Environmental Services	Sudbury District (lead) NE Region The Vermilion Forest Management Company Ltd.	Week of    July 6, 2026	April 2026 to March 2026
Caribou	Calibre Services Ltd..	Red Lake/Sioux Lookout District, NW Region Domtar	Week of September 14, 2026	April 2019 to Mach 2026
Northshore	NorthWinds Environmental Services	Sault St. Marie- Blind River District (lead), NE Region Northshore Forest Inc.	Week of September 21, 2026	April 2017 to March 2026

For more information contact the auditor directly:

Sudbury Forest and Northshore Forest Audit Contact: rburkhardt@northwindsenv.ca

Nagagami Forest and Caribou Forest Contact   janet.lane@caliberconsultingco.ca

 

February 2, 2026

FFTC would like to announce they have hired Marian Scaffeo, R.P.F. as their new Programs Coordinator.  Marian is based in Thunder Bay and will be working out of our Thunder Bay office.

We wish Shelley Vescio, R.P.F. all the best  in her retirement.

January 9, 2026

The Silviculture Round 62 has closed.