Land Base Investment Program

Administered by: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Program web site: Land Base Investment Program Home Page

The Land Base Investment Program (LBIP) is the largest of the five programs under the Forest Investment Account, comprising investments in landbase activities planned and delivered by recipients on Crown land in accordance with government standards.

Program investments are expected to improve the forest asset base and support sustainable forest management practices on Crown land through:

• higher level strategic decision-making and planning
• increased timber volume and value
• increased site productivity
• restored terrestrial, aquatic and riparian environments
• better decision-making information and tools
• infrastructure that protects public safety and mitigates environmental hazards

Following a competitive tendering process, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was selected by the Ministry of Forests and Range to administer the LBIP to eligible licensees. As the administrator, PwC accepts workplan proposals from licensees, approves projects, verifies fieldwork and certifies project completion.

Eligible recipients may submit project workplan proposals to PwC to undertake discretionary activities in five component areas listed on the Land Base Investment Program Home Page. Only activities on Crown land are eligible for funding.

Starting in 2007/08, eligible land base investments funded by FIA on Woodlot Licence and Community Forest Agreement tenures will be administered under the Land Base Investment Program. Previous reports and publications under the former Small Tenures Program are listed on the Reports and Publications page.