Softwood lumber export allocation rules for Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been repealed

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The full text of the Allocation Method Order (2013) — Softwood Lumber Products, which set out how monthly export quotas for softwood lumber were divided among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, has been repealed. All the formulas, eligibility rules, application procedures, and transfer provisions contained in this order are no longer in effect. Softwood lumber exporters and producers in those provinces who relied on this order to understand how their export allocations were calculated should note that it no longer applies. Any ongoing compliance or permit planning that referenced this order should be reviewed against current rules.

Who this affects: softwood lumber primary producers · softwood lumber remanufacturers · Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan lumber exporters · export permit applicants