Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products has been repealed in its entirety

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The Allocation Method Order (2008) – Softwood Lumber Products, which set out how monthly export allocations for softwood lumber were divided among primary producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, has been fully repealed. All of the operative provisions — including the allocation formulas, eligibility rules, reserve pool calculations, and transfer provisions — have been removed. Softwood lumber exporters who previously relied on this order for export permit allocations under the Export and Import Permits Act will need to determine what replacement rules or orders now govern their allocations. Businesses should review the current regulatory framework to understand how monthly export quantities will be allocated going forward.

Who this affects: softwood lumber primary producers · softwood lumber remanufacturers · exporters of softwood lumber to the United States · Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan lumber operators