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The term "timber tenure system"
refers to the collection of legislation, regulations,
contractual agreements, permits and government policies that
define and constrain a person's right to harvest the province's
timber. The term "timber tenure" is commonly used to describe
the contract between a company and the government which grants
the rights to harvest a specified volume of timber. A wide
variety of timber tenures are in place, reflecting the diverse
objectives for forest use that have been pursued since the early
1900s.
In British Columbia, where 94 per
cent of the land is owned by the public, the timber tenure
system, and more specifically, tenure agreements, play a
significant role in addressing government objectives as outlined
in the Forest Act. These objectives include:
- creating and maintaining
employment and other social benefits
- management and utilization
of Crown timber
- economic development
- generating Crown revenues
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The tenure department
is responsible for the issuance to operate, harvest, and build roads for
forest industrial purposes in a given area within the district
boundaries.
Our major licensees
operating within HGFD on Crown land are:
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Western Forest
Products Ltd.: Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 60, Block 6
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Teal Cedar Products Ltd.: TFL 58
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Teal Cedar Products Ltd.: Forest
Licence A16870
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Husby Forest
Products Ltd.: Forest Licence A16869, A16871 and T0279
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Husby Forest
Products Ltd. - Managing Agent Dawson Harbour Logging Co. Ltd.,
Forest Licence
A75084
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B.C. Timber
Sales: Timber Sale Licences (TSL)
Minor licensees include
those operating under a Woodlot Licence (WL). To learn more about
the Woodlot Licences in the QCIFD, please follow the link below:
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Tree Farm
Licences
Tree Farm Licences
grant the right to carry out forest management on a specific area of
Crown land and almost exclusive rights to harvest an Allowable Annual
Cut (AAC) from the licence area, under cutting permits. TFL's are
granted for a 25 year term, and are replaceable every 5 years.
Forest Licences
Forest Licences (FL)
grant rights to harvest an annual volume of timber within a Timber
Supply Area (TSA), under cutting permits. FL's are typically
granted for a 15 year term, and are replaceable every 5 years.
Woodlot Licences
Woodlot Licences (WL)
grant rights to carry out forest management on a specific area of Crown
land and exclusive rights to harvest an annual volume of timber from the
licence area, under cutting permits. WL's are granted for a 15
year period, and are replaceable every 5 years.
Timber Sale
Licence
Timber Sale Licences (TSL)
grant rights to harvest timber from a specified area of Crown land within
a Timber Supply Area or Tree Farm Licence area. The typical
duration of current Timber Sales in the QCIFD are terms of 3 months up
to 2 years.
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Tenures staff are
involved in the review and issuance of:
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Forest Stewardship Plans
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Management Plans
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Woodlot Licence
Plans
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Cutting Permits
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Road Permits
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Special Use Permits
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Forestry Licence to
Cut
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Free Use Permits
Other duties include:
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Timber Reallocation
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Timber Supply
Reviews
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Small Scale
Salvage Program
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Salvage
Opportunities exist
for individuals to engage in salvage of wind thrown (damaged timber) or post harvest
residue. To learn more about applying for a salvage licence,
please follow the link below:
 Special
Use Permits
To learn how to apply
for a Special Use Permit, please follow the link below:
Domestic Firewood
Firewood is
occasionally available for domestic use at the Honna Dry Land Sort.
For information on obtaining a free firewood permit, details are in the
link below.
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Tenures staff are
actively involved in consultations with the First Nations community (the
Haida)
during the review, comment, and approval process of Forest Stewardship Plans, and cutting and road
permits. To learn more about First Nations consultation in the QCIFD,
please follow the link below.
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GAR
Government Actions Regulations (GAR)
provide the means of creating specialized areas which require special
management for their resource features. For more information on
the Queen Charlotte Islands and GAR areas within the district, please
follow the link below.
Part 13
Part 13 areas are specified sections of
Crown Land designated to be set aside for a period of time set out in
the regulation. These areas are set aside by the Lieutenant
Governor in Council who has deemed protection of the areas to be in the
public's interest.
For legislation (Forest Act)
relevant to Part 13 areas,
please follow the link below.
For maps specific to the Queen Charlotte
Islands Forest District, see below.
For information on Part 13 area
designations and their impact on the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC),
please follow the below link:
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