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Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

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Current Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) for Timber Supply Areas (TSA)

TSA # Timber Supply Area (TSA)

AAC Total m3/year

 Effective Date
01 Arrow 550,000 July 1, 2005
38 Arrowsmith 420,000 December 2, 2011
02 Boundary 700,000 November 2, 2006 (Postponement Order)
03 Bulkley 882,000 August 9, 2007 (Postponement Order)
45 Cascadia 402,818 March 8, 2013
04 Cassiar 305,000 August 12, 2008 (Postponement Order)
42 Cranberry March 31, 2009
Consolidation of the Cranberry TSA into the Kispiox TSA
05 Cranbrook 904,000 September 30, 2008 (Postponement Order)
41 Dawson Creek 1,860,000 May 1, 2003
08 Fort Nelson 1,625,000 November 10, 2006
40 Fort St. John 2,115,000 December 5, 2007 (Postponement Order)
30 Fraser 1,239,100 December 14, 2011
07 Golden 485,000 June 3, 2010
09 Invermere 598,570 September 30, 2008 (Postponement Order)
10 Kalum 424,000 February 16, 2011
11 Kamloops 4,000,000 June 1, 2008
33 Kingcome 1,100,000 February 2, 2010
12 Kispiox 1,087,000 March 31, 2009
13 Kootenay Lake 640,000 August 12, 2010
14 Lakes 1,975,000 October 29, 2012
15 Lillooet 570,000 May 1, 2009
16 Mackenzie 3,050,000 June 16, 2004 (Postponement Order)
18 Merritt 2,400,000 December 2, 2010
19 Mid Coast 767,000 February 17, 2011
20 Morice 2,165,000 February 1, 2008
43 Nass 865,000 June 20, 2007 (Postponement Order)
21 North Coast 400,000 November 6, 2007
(Part 13 Order)
22 Okanagan 3,100,000 February 29, 2012
23 100 Mile House 2,000,000 September 6, 2006
44 Pacific 1,507,119 September 14, 2011
24 Prince George 12,500,000 January 11, 2011
25 Queen Charlotte 512,000 September 20, 2012
26 Quesnel 4,000,000 January 11, 2011
27 Revelstoke 225,000 July 28, 2011
17 Robson Valley 536,000 August 4, 2006
31 Soo 480,000 May 12, 2011
37 Strathcona 1,217,000 August 1, 2005
(Part 13 Order expired)
39 Sunshine Coast 1,197,949 January 16, 2012
29 Williams Lake 5,770,000 April 18, 2007
Regional TSA AAC Total
  Coast 8,440,168  
  Northern Interior 30,191,818  
  Southern Interior 25,942,570  
  Provincial TSA 64,574,556  

Note —
Pacific TSA Instrument No. 18 in the matter of TFL 41, refer to Pacific TSA documentation http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timber-tenures/timber-supply-areas/pacific.htm (Pacific TSA created July 15, 2009).
Cascadia TSA Instrument No. 6 in the matter of TFL 52, refer to Cascadia TSA documentation http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timber-tenures/timber-supply-areas/cascadia.htm  (Cascadia TSA created July 6, 2011).
Arrowsmith TSA - effective December 2, 2011, the AAC for the Arrowsmith TSA is 420,000 cubic metres.  In accordance with Section 12 of the Allowable Annual Cut Administration Regulation, the AAC of the Arrowsmith TSA is reduced by the AAC set for the First Nation Woodlot Licence (FNWL).
Fraser TSA - effective December 14, 2011, the AAC for the Fraser TSA is 1,239,100 cubic metres.  In accordance with Section 11 of the Allowable Annual Cut Administration Regulation, the AAC of the Fraser TSA is reduced by the AAC set for the community forest agreement (CFA).
Bulkley TSA - In January 2002 the AAC for the Bulkley TSA was set at 882,000 cubic metres.  Due to the deletion of area from the TSA to establish the Wetzink'wa Community Forest, the effective AAC for the TSA was reduced by 30,000 cubic metres to 852,000 cubic metres.  In August 2007, the chief forester postponed the date for the next AAC determination.

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