Softwood Lumber Allocation Method Order (2011) has been repealed in its entirety

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The Allocation Method Order (2011) — Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quantities for softwood lumber were divided among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, has been fully repealed. All of the allocation formulas, application procedures, transfer rules, and related definitions that the Order contained no longer have effect. Businesses that previously relied on this Order for guidance on export permit allocations should be aware it is no longer operative and should look to any replacement instruments that may now apply. Exporters of softwood lumber products to the United States who held or sought allocations under this framework should confirm with Global Affairs Canada what rules currently govern their export permits.

Who this affects: softwood lumber producers (primary producers) · softwood lumber remanufacturers · Canadian softwood lumber exporters to the United States · export permit applicants in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan