About Us
A skilled forestry workforce
Sustainable, diverse and growing
The Forestry Sector Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing a skilled and professional workforce for the forestry industry in Nova Scotia. We collaborate with partners to identify and solve labour challenges, advance innovation in human resources, and build capacity in our sector.
We are one of 14 provincial sector councils and a member of the Association of Industry Sector Councils.
Our strategic priorities:
Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA)
The Forestry Sector Council is committed to creating an environment where people feel valued for their differences – because of them, not in spite of them.
- We believe in building diverse and inclusive forestry workforces and engaging leaders in our industry who have a variety of differences, backgrounds, skills, and views. The more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be.
- We promote safety, harmony, equity, inclusion, and teamwork.
- We commit to cultivating a workforce like our forests – sustainable, diverse, and growing.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy a purposeful and rewarding career in forestry!
VISION
Cultivating a workforce like our forests – sustainable, diverse and growing.
MISSION
Through attraction and retention, training, and building on human resource capacity, we will create the workforce of the future for Nova Scotia’s forestry sector.
VALUES
Collaboration
Sustainability
Diversity
Our Indigenous Roots
Land Acknowledgement
The Forestry Sector Council is headquartered in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the British Crown in 1726.
The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.
At the Forestry Sector Council, we understand that forests are important to the livelihood of Indigenous Peoples. The sustainable use of forests within their traditional territories is essential to Indigenous communities’ economic and cultural health.
We believe that encouraging increased Indigenous involvement in the forestry sector creates significant contributions to Canada’s forest-based economy and sustainable forest management.
Partners
