Title:
Association of BC Forest Professionals
Agreement Number:
GC-130737S
Agreement Value:
$5,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 12, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The Forest Professionals BC conference provides forest professionals with a one-stop opportunity to earn professional development credits and is key to supporting our mission of protecting the public by ensuring British Columbia has skilled, knowledgeable, and accountable forest professionals. Our 2026 conference is scheduled for February 4-6 at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver and is planned as a hybrid event offering opportunities to participate either in-person or virtually. Our target is to draw 500 people for the in-person portion and 1,500 for the virtual component. The 2026 conference will feature a combination of plenary and breakout sessions discussing the key issues and policies affecting the practice of forestry and the management of British Columbia's forested land base. Indigenous perspectives on forest management are incorporated throughout the conference sessions. Individual sessions are all scheduled for 90 minutes. In total, 13 sessions are scheduled providing a total of 19.5 hours of learning. The conference also includes the Forest Professionals BC annual general meeting and a keynote address from British Columbia Forest Minister Ravi Parmar.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
The 2026 conference will be held Feb 4 – 6 in Vancouver at the Sheraton Wall Centre. It will be a 3-day hybrid (in-person and live-streamed) conference as follows: 2 plenary sessions, 11 breakout sessions, BC Forest Minister’s keynote address, Forest Professionals BC annual general meeting. All plenary and breakout sessions are live-streamed allowing virtual participation. Q&A after each session is conducted through an app so both in-person and virtual attendees can pose questions to the speakers. The conference also includes two recognition events: - Recognition banquet honouring forest professionals for outstanding professional work; and - Recognition luncheon honouring new forest professionals entering the profession.
Location:
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, CA V6E 3J7
Reference Number:
115-2025-2026-Q3-17892
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
130786692
Recipient's Operating Name:
Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC)
Recipient's Legal Name:
ASSOCIATION OF BC FOREST PROFESSIONALS
Program:
Outreach and Engagement
Program Purpose:
To encourage and accelerate innovation via the dissemination of information; to maintain a sustainable and responsible development of Canada's natural resources via participation into engagement activities; to share best practices at home and abroad on clean, sustainable, efficient technologies and practices related to natural resources; and, to assist in the protection of our natural resources from pests, fire and other hazards.