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Re:Lumber mania is sweeping North America by cmrdporcupine on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:25AM (#27061614)
Here in Ontario having a managed forest entitles you to the same better property tax rate that farmers get. Basically 1/3rd of the annual taxes. Unfortunately my 7 acres (2.8 ha) isn't big enough, you need at least 4 hectares of woods (I have about 1).

But I think the point of the program they offer is more for conservation than for incentivizing wood production.

(Softwood exports have ceased to be a healthy industry in Canada a couple decades ago, especially since a long and ugly trade war with the United States which they seemingly won.)

Re:Lumber mania is sweeping North America by i_haz_rabies on Thursday May 06, 2021 @09:47AM (#27063118)
You can get more tax breaks for planting > 6 fruit trees, and an additional break if you get a forester to survey your woodlot and they find species on a protected list! There are also incentives for putting in wetlands/ponds and grassland.