The Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006 (the Agreement) provides for the making of export allocations to exporters of certain softwood lumber products to the United States, pursuant to the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. Exports of softwood lumber first manufactured in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and exported to the United States will be subject to an export control regime.
Export allocations may be issued to eligible applicants. Export allocation eligibility criteria have been established after consultation with the respective provinces. The present Notice to Exporters provides an explanation of eligibility criteria respecting export allocations for certain Softwood Lumber Products first manufactured in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Regulations, namely Allocation Method Orders with effect from January 1, 2007, will include the export allocation eligibility criteria.