Fibre Utilization Funding

Who can apply

Eligible applicants seeking funding consideration include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. First Nations (bands, Treaty First Nations and Indigenous Governments with authority for

lands and resources) in BC;

1. Companies owned in full or in part by First Nation governments or Indigenous

entrepreneurs; c. Small area-based tenures including:

• Community Forest Agreement holders • Woodlot Licensees

1. Forest tenure holders, fibre suppliers or purchasers of non-sawlog fibre that do not own or

control a dimensional softwood lumber manufacturing facility (as determined by Ministry of Forests);

1. Ministry of Forests and other provincial agencies;
2. Local governments (municipalities or regional districts)

Eligible applicants may authorize a third party to submit an application on their behalf and administer approved projects. FESBC requires written authorization to be submitted, from a person with appropriate authority within the organization of the eligible applicant, authorizing the third party to work on their behalf.

Eligible applicants must supply attestations to the accuracy of the application and the submission documents, and review and sign-off on all invoices and reporting documents. These attestations must be completed by a registered member of Forest Professionals BC (FPBC).

Eligible projects must:

1. Be located on BC provincial crown land;
2. Deliver uneconomic fibre to non-sawlog facilities;
3. Not displace or prevent the movement of fibre within the economic radius of the non-

sawlog facility where the fibre is being delivered;

1. Not originate from areas of overlapping interest between competitors interested in the

same fibre unless a mutual agreement exists and the terms acceptable to FESBC; and,

1. Be completed and volume scaled by March 31, 2027 .
2. All applicants or their designates must be able to enter a FESBC Recipient Agreement with

PwC to deliver an approved FESBC project

1. Certain applicants may be exempted from this requirement for extenuating circumstances.
2. For applicants unable to enter a Recipient Agreement with PwC (due to conflict-

of-interest reasons), Project Plans will be managed by FESBC.

Recipient must be safe certified or have a safety plan acceptable to FESBC and PwC.

Not eligible:

Ineligible applicants include the following

Companies or tenure holders who manufacture dimensional softwood lumber

3.5 Ineligible Activities

Delivery of fibre within the Coast Fibre Recovery Zone, and

Delivery of fibre from BCTS timber sales awarded after December 31, 2022