The AAC of each timber supply
area (TSA) and tree farm licence (TFL) is determined by the chief forester, at least once
every 5years, under authority of Section 8 of the Forest Act.
Furthermore, the Chief Forester may specify portions of the AAC to different types of
timber and terrain within a management unit; also known as partitions. For further
information on AAC determinations visit Timber Supply Branch’s website at:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/.
The Minister, under the authority of section
10 of the Forest Act, may apportion the AAC of a TSA to the various forms of
agreement that may be issued under Section 12 of the Forest Act. Furthermore, the
Minister, if permitted to do so under a TFL, may make AAC within a TFL available to
persons other than the TFL holder. The Minister apportions the AAC in consideration of
government objectives for the area, the timber quality, existing commitments and other
relevant information.
The apportioned AAC is used to support new and existing tenures (or licences). Only those
licences with an AAC (TFLs, forest licences, and replaceable timber sale licences) are
listed in the apportionment system.
AAC apportioned to woodlots licences (WL) and community forest agreements (CFA) is used to
support new WLs and CFAs. Once a new WL or CFL is established, the supporting Crown land
and AAC are removed from the source TSA. The apportionment system does not report on
WLs or CFAs.
The majority of volume apportioned to other
forms of agreement is tendered through the ministry’s Small Business Forest
Enterprise Program (SBFEP). The apportionment system does not report on the SBFEP
timber sale licences nor forest licences derived exclusively from non-apportioned volume
sources (e.g. undercut volume).
For more information on the forest tenure
system in B.C. refer to our
Timber Tenure
System brochure
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