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The latest round of U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber, which will take effect on October 14, is set to exacerbate financial pressures on secondary forestry producers in northern British Columbia, potentially forcing layoffs and permanent mill closures. The additional 10 per cent duty comes on top of existing 35 per cent anti-dumping and countervailing duties, pushing total import taxes on Canadian softwood lumber entering the United States above 45 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/a> John Brink has owned and operated Brink Forest Products in Prince George since it opened on Oct. 1, 1975\n

John Brink, founder of Brink Forest Products, which has operated mills in Prince George, Vanderhoof, and Houston since 1975, described the tariffs as \u201cvirtually impossible for anybody to survive on.\u201d Approximately 90 per cent of production from Brink\u2019s facilities is exported to the U.S., highlighting the company\u2019s exposure to the duties. Brink noted that the new tariffs affect primary and secondary producers as well as firms manufacturing value-added wood products, such as cabinets.<\/p>\n

Brink Forest Products, which grew from three employees at its inception to a peak workforce of 400 in 2022, currently employs 250 people. The company is already operating at less than half capacity, and further reductions are anticipated. Brink warned that other regional mills in northern BC, including medium-sized operations, could also be forced to curtail output or close entirely.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnti-dumping duties are at 45 per cent for value-added producers like us and 57 per cent for companies such as Canfor. It\u2019s a graveyard of sawmills across northern BC,\u201d Brink said, citing Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Bear Lake, Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof, and Houston. Despite an annual allowable cut of 60\u201365 million m\u00b3, government allocations are limited, with only 25\u201345 million m\u00b3 made available, further constraining production.<\/p>\n

The tariffs coincide with a low U.S. housing market, despite a brief surge in single-family home starts in August 2025, which reached a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 800,000 units, the highest since January 2022. Mortgage rates remain high at around 5.5 per cent, limiting builders\u2019 ability to pass on increased lumber costs to consumers.<\/p>\n

The secondary manufacturing sector in British Columbia has contracted sharply over the past decades. From 800 companies historically, fewer than 25 remain, and in northern BC, only three or four value-added mills continue operations. Brink warned that most of these could disappear under current tariff conditions.<\/p>\n

Secondary manufacturers are excluded from the federal government\u2019s $1.25 billion aid package for Canada\u2019s softwood industry, which includes loan guarantees, market diversification funding, and worker training programs. Provincial incentives have also been lacking, leaving companies such as Brink Forest Products to weather tariff impacts independently. Since 2017, Brink reports having paid $80 million in U.S. duties.<\/p>\n

Brink emphasized the quality of British Columbia\u2019s fibre, noting it surpasses southeast U.S. yellow pine, and argued that local resources could support further manufacturing if government policy allowed. He anticipates that benchmark prices for western spruce-pine-fir (WSPF) 2x4 No. 2 grade-or-better lumber will need to reach around $1,000 per thousand board feet for BC producers to regain profitability, potentially by mid-2026.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges, Brink remains cautiously optimistic about the region\u2019s potential. He expects that once U.S. housing starts return to 1.5 million units annually, northern BC lumber will remain a critical supply source, covering 30\u201340 per cent of U.S. demand.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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