Parties interested in independent forest audits conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are advised that the following audit reports have been tabled in the Legislature and are publicly available and free to download. Upon completion of the 2006 audits, all management units have been audited at least twice.
Action plans are required to respond to the recommendations in each Independent Forest Audit report. Action Plans are available on this site beginning with the 2007 audits. They can be accessed through the tables below. More about Independent Forest Action Plans >>
2010 Audits | 2009 Audits | 2008 Audits | 2007 Audits | 2006 Audits
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| Forest Name | Audit | Action Plan | Action Plan Status Report | Licensee/Forest Manager | Independent Auditor |
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| Cochrane Moose River Management Unit | PDF, 2.7MB (193 pages) | PDF, 395KB (18 pages) | Report due January 12, 2014 | MNR Cochrane District | KMB Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Dog River-Matawin | PDF, 1.0MB (68 pages) | PDF, 264KB (19 pages) | Report due April 18, 2014 | AbitibiBowater Inc. | Craig Howard, RPF |
| English River | PDF, 1.0MB (69 pages) | PDF, 238KB (19 pages) | Report due April 18, 2014 | AbitibiBowater Inc. | Craig Howard, RPF |
| Gordon Cosens | PDF, 1.9MB (99 pages) | PDF, 415KB (17 pages) | Report due July 4, 2013 | Tembec Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Iroquois Falls | PDF, 1.8MB (159pages) | PDF, 395KB (18 pages) | Report due January 12, 2014 | AbitibiBowater Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
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| Kenogami | PDF, 1.9MB (116 pages) | PDF, 255KB (15 pages) | Report due October 4, 2014 | Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. | Arbex Forest Resource Consultants Ltd.
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| Ogoki | PDF, 1.6MB (132 pages) | Action Plan due April 4, 2011 | To be determined | Long Lake Forest Products Inc. | Arbex Forest Resource Consultants Ltd.
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| Red Lake | PDF, 4.6MB (56 pages) | PDF, 180KB (11 pages) | Report due January 2, 2014 | Red Lake Forest Management Company Limited | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
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| Smooth Rock Falls | PDF, 3.2MB (149 pages) | PDF, 395KB (18 pages) | Report due January 12, 2014 | Tembec Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
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| Spanish | PDF, 0.5MB (51 pages) | PDF, 198KB (10 pages) | Report due October 2, 2013 | Domtar Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services. Ltd.
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| Wabigoon | PDF, 1.6MB (242 pages) | PDF, 365KB (136 pages) | Report due May 8, 2014 | Domtar Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd.
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| Forest Name | Audit | Action Plan | Action Plan Status Report | Licensee/Forest Manager | Independent Auditor |
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| Big Pic | PDF, 3.7MB (121 pages) |
| PDF, 247KB (10 pages) | Marathon Pulp Inc. (Big Pic Forest now managed by the Crown) | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Caribou | PDF, 4.8MB (162 pages) | PDF, 56KB, (17 pages) | PDF, 252KB (18 pages) | AbitibiBowater Inc. | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Lakehead | PDF, 1.2MB (115 pages) | PDF, 75KB (24 pages) | PDF, 391KB (27pages) | Greenmantle Forest Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Mazinaw-Lanark | PDF, 1.8MB (126 pages) | PDF, 40KB (13 pages) | Report due November 27, 2013 | Mazinaw-Lanark Forest Inc. | Craig Howard, R.P.F. |
| Timiskaming | PDF, 2.1MB (62 pages) | PDF, 2.3MB (10 pages) | PDF, 2.5MB (8 pages) | Timiskaming Alliance Ic. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd.
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| Trout Lake | PDF, 1.0MB (60 pages) | PDF, 62KB (15 pages) | PDF, 268KB (15 pages) | Domtar Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
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| Whiskey Jack | PDF, 1.2MB (71 pages) | PDF, 71KB (15 pages) | AbitibiBowater Inc. (Whiskey Jack Forest now managed by the Crown) | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc.
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| Forest Name | Audit | Action Plan | Action Plan Status Report | Licensee/Forest Manager | Independent Auditor |
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| Dryden | PDF, 1.6MB (90 pages) |
| PDF, 96KB (14 pages) | Dryden Forest Management Company Limited | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Kenora | PDF, 2.0MB (153 pages) | PDF, 30KB, (8 pages) | PDF, 39KB (7 pages) | Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Nighthawk | PDF, 1.0MB (153 pages) | PDF, 177KB (12 pages) | PDF, 253KB (12 pages) | AbitibiBowater Inc. | Craig Howard, R.P.F. |
| Ottawa Valley | PDF, 1.8MB (131 pages) | PDF, 18KB (4 pages) | PDF, 120KB (5 pages) | Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| White River | PDF, 1.6MB (177 pages) | PDF, 82KB (17 pages) | PDF, 282KB (28 pages) | Domtar Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
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Forest Name | Audit (pdf) | Action Plans | Licensee/Forest Manager | Independent Auditor |
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| Algonquin Park | PDF, 2.0MB (133 pages) |
| Algonquin Forestry Authority | BioForest Technologies Inc. |
| Crossroute Forest | PDF, 2.3MB (158 pages) | PDF, 227KB, (21 pages) | Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Hearst Forest | PDF, 3.6MB (143 pages) | PDF, 151KB (28 pages) | Hearst Forest Management Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Martel Forest | PDF, 2.5MB (180 pages) | PDF, 89KB (13 pages) | Tembec Inc. | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Nagagami Forest | PDF, 3.0MB (141 pages) | PDF, 125KB (28 pages) | Nagagami Forest Management Ltd. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Northshore Forest | PDF, 3.2MB (151 pages) | PDF, 85KB (32 pages) | Northshore Forest Management Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Pineland Forest | PDF, 2.4MB (159 pages) | PDF, 136KB (21 pages) | Domtar Inc. | Arbex Forest Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Romeo Malette Forest | PDF, 4.5MB (128 pages) | PDF, 264KB (38 pages) | Tembec Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Sapawe Forest | PDF, 4.5MB (118 pages) | PDF, 417KB (16 pages) | Atikokan Forest Products Ltd. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
Forest Name | Audit (pdf) | Licensee/Forest Manager | Independent Auditor |
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| Algoma Forest | PDF, 7.5MB (134 pages) | Clergue Forest Management Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Armstrong Forest | PDF, 3.1MB (177 pages) | Norampac Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Bancroft-Minden Forest | PDF, 4.0MB (167 pages) | Bancroft Minden Forest Company | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Black River Forest | PDF, 1.2MB (125 pages) | Great West Timber Limited | David Barker & Associates |
| Black Sturgeon Forest | PDF, 3.2MB (131 pages) | Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. | BioForest Technologies Inc. |
| French-River Severn Forest | PDF, 2.5MB (132 pages) | Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Lac Seul Forest | PDF, 1.8MB (159 pages) | MacKenzie Forest Products Inc. | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Lake Nipigon Forest | PDF, 4.0MB (185 pages) | Norampac Inc. | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Magpie Forest | PDF, 1.5MB (129 pages) | Dubreuil Forest Products Inc. | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
| Nippissing Forest | PDF, 2.3MB (165 pages) | Nipissing Forest Resource Management Inc. | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Pic River Objibway Forest | PDF, 6.0MB (102 pages) | Great West Tmber Limited | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| ShiningTree | PDF, 5.3MB (117 pages) | Temiskaming Forest Alliance Inc. (Shining Tree Forest Inc.) | ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Spruce River Forest | PDF, 1.0MB (105 pages) | Abitibi Consolidated Inc. | BioForest Technologies Inc. |
| Sudbury Forest | PDF, 4.0MB (132 pages) | Vermillion Forest Management | KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. |
| Temagami Management Unit | PDF, 2.4MB (147 pages) | MNR North Bay District | Arbex Forest Resources Consultants Ltd. |
Electronic copies of previous audit reports are available by contacting:
Spooner Collins
Coordinator, Forest Evaluation and Reporting Unit
Forest Evaluation & Standards Section
Forests Branch
Ministry of Natural Resources
70 Foster Drive
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V5
Telephone: (705) 945-6676
Email: spooner.collins@ontario.ca