Ontario Crown Timber Charges And Trust Fund Components

Crown timber charges for forestry companies in Ontario detail stumpage price components, Forestry Futures Trust charges, and Forest Renewal Trust charges. The stumpage price includes a minimum price adjusted annually, a residual value price adjusted monthly, and an administration fee for exported timber. Data is provided by the Government of Ontario and includes annual and monthly pricing adjustments.

Use Cases

• Analyze stumpage price fluctuations by comparing the annually adjusted minimum price and monthly residual value price components.
• Model the financial impact of the $1.00/cubic metre administration fee on timber exported outside Canada for manufacturing.
• Assess funding allocation from the Forestry Futures Trust charge for forest areas affected by natural disasters like fire or disease.
• Forecast annual forest renewal costs using the Forest Renewal Trust charge, which is set based on anticipated expenses.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government of Ontario.
• Includes detailed breakdown of three primary charge components: stumpage price and two trust fund charges.
• Specifies temporal adjustment frequencies: annual for minimum price and Forest Renewal Trust, monthly for residual value price.

Limitations

• No quantitative data (row count, column count, or sample size) is provided to assess dataset scale.
• Data is presented in descriptive text format (XLSX, HTML) without a defined tabular structure or sample data for validation.
• Potential for staleness if the described annual and monthly adjustment processes are not reflected in the provided files.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Calculated using the Ontario Crown Timber Prices (Stumpage) monthly tables, set by the government.

Time Range

Annual and monthly adjustments indicated, but specific date range not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 18.

Geography

Ontario, Canada, with specific mention of charges for timber exported outside Canada.