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Growing up in the north has been an incredible privilege, so much so that after 30 years, I’ve returned to help repatriate our First Nation, Sand Point, located on the southeast shores of Lake Nipigon. The people of Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek have been occupying these lands since time immemorial. In more recent times, the people [...]

TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2023 -- Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFT) joins forces with EcoSchools Canada to engage one (1) million students in CFT’s School Smart Fundraising Forest program. Students now have an opportunity to fundraise for initiatives at their school by selling seedlings, and CFT will plant those seedlings on their behalf. With a national [...]

OTTAWA, Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s Forest Trust (CFT), a leading social enterprise that offers a turn-key, nature-based solution to capture carbon by building Smart Forests™, announced the appointment of Danielle St-Aubin and Robert Tellier to its senior executive team. This follows the announcement of CFT’s Science, Innovation and Policy Board and Education [...]

OTTAWA, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s Forest Trust (CFT) – a social enterprise dedicated to restoring, preserving, and protecting forests in Canada – launched Canada’s Land Trust (CLT), an innovative program to support private landowners and stewards across the country. Through unique and customizable partnerships, owners of woodlots, forests, agricultural, and marginalized land can [...]

​What is our collective responsibility to heal Mother Earth? How can we learn from Indigenous ways of knowing and traditional land-based principles to better tend to and sustain our ecosystems for future generations? These questions, and more, will be covered in a dynamic fireside chat hosted by Canada's Forest Trust to honour National Day of [...]

Ottawa, ON, September 21, 2022 - Canada's Forest Trust (CFT) is pleased to announce the appointment of the first four members of its Science, Innovation and Policy Board, chaired by Peter van Dijk, Chief Sustainable Finance and Policy Officer at CFT.  The Science, Innovation and Policy Board members are positioned to advise CFT and its [...]

Canada’s Forest Trust (CFT) and Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP), part of Dexterra Community Initiatives (DCI), are pleased to announce their partnership to build powerful relationships with Indigenous communities and youth in Canada. Through this partnership, CFT and OYEP will collaborate on…

Gary Zed, Founder and CEO of Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFT), today announced the appointment of Peter van Dijk as Chief Sustainable Finance and Policy Officer. In this role, Peter will lead all carbon-related aspects of Canada’s Forest Trust including…

With higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and intensifying weather-related disasters, the threat of climate change to communities and humanity continues to grow. So, within this context, how can Canada reduce its massive GHG emissions, and achieve a net-zero future by 2050?

Climate anxiety amongst youth is at an all-time high. In response, Canada’s Forest Trust has doubled down on its engagement with youth across Canada with a $250,000 Scholarship Program and the launch of its School Smart Forest Program. Kickstarting the $250,000 Scholarship Program is a nationwide call-out to students to…

Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFT), a leading and innovative ESG company that leverages natural solutions to tackle climate change has secured several key partners in its bid to build thousands of forests in Canada. The company is combining…