Direct jobs

Volume

Jobs/1000

(thousands)

(millions)

Manitoba

1979

3.119

1.714

1.82

Note: Calculations for all 3 provinces made using volume figures for wood from Provincial Crown land only.

1985

2.848

1.673

1.70

1991

2.004

1.415

1.42

Source of volume data: Manitoba Five Year Report on the Status of Forestry (1986, 1991). Some volumes estimated for reporting period for jobs (as reporting periods do not necessarily overlap).

Source: Ondro and Williamson (1984); Steele and Williamson (1989); Giles and Bohning (1992). Jobs appear to include tree planting and other silviculture jobs (nursery, site preparation, spraying). Includes a few jobs dependent on imported wood and fuelwood producers. Data for 1979 adjusted to 48 week year for comparability.

Note: The new jobs in Manitoba: Pine Falls Paper Company proposes to add 0.53 jobs per 1000 cubic meters in its recent proposal (Pine Falls Paper Company. 1999. Discussion Paper: Sustainable Forest Management Plan 2000-2009.)

Direct jobs

Volume

Jobs/1000

(thousands)

(millions)

Saskatchewan

1963

3.378

0.607

5.56

Note: Figures may not include reforestation jobs. Comparability: Estimates appear generally lower than several detailed studies which apparently include reforestation jobs.

1964

3.663

0.621

5.90

1965

4.055

0.860

4.72

1966

3.955

0.977

4.05

1967

3.226

1.424

2.27

1968

2.986

1.391

2.15

1969

3.136

1.962

1.60

Source: Saskatchewan Annual Reports.

1970

2.637

1.827

1.44

1971

3.682

1.888

1.95

1972

3.487

2.371

1.47

1973

3.580

2.420

1.48

1974

3.602

2.495

1.44

1975

3.652

1.990

1.83

1976

4.096

2.562

1.60

1977

4.386

2.693

1.63

1978

4.071

3.239

1.26

1979

3.060

3.482

0.88

1980

2.909

3.297

0.88

1981

2.452

3.487

0.70

1982

2.144

2.828

0.76

1983

2.928

2.579

1.14

1984

2.303

3.000

0.77

1985

2.438

3.271

0.75

1986

N/A

N/A

N/A

1987

2.236

3.021

0.74

1988

2.423

3.484

0.70

1989

2.232

3.327

0.67

1990

2.655

2.601

1.02

Direct jobs

Volume

Jobs/1000

(thousands)

(millions)

Alberta

1978

6.356

6.419

0.99

1987

10.117

9.396

1.08

1991

9.576

12.926

0.74

1993

0.82

Source: Ondro et al. (1980); Bamsey (1988); Bamsey (1993); Delcourt and Wilson (1998).

Note: Number of jobs for 1991 estimated by summing figures in Bamsey (1993). Employment figure (1991)  likely includes reforestation; also, based on processing of some amount of private wood.

Note: Likely a low number of jobs per 1000 cubic meters added in later years with the cutting and processing of hardwoods (i.e., Alpac, etc.).