Allocation Method Order (2014) for Softwood Lumber Export Quotas Has Been Repealed

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The entire Allocation Method Order (2014) — Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quotas for softwood lumber were distributed among producers and remanufacturers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, has been repealed. All of the allocation formulas, application procedures, transfer rules, and province-specific quota calculations it contained are now gone. Businesses that previously relied on this order for export permit allocations to the United States should be aware it no longer has any legal effect. Affected parties should check whether replacement rules or orders now govern softwood lumber export quota allocations.

Who this affects: softwood lumber primary producers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan · softwood lumber remanufacturers in those provinces · exporters applying for softwood lumber export permits to the United States · compliance and trade teams managing Canadian softwood lumber quotas