B.C.'s Wood First Program

B.C.'s Wood First Program is a comprehensive government initiative launched in 2009 that promotes the use of British Columbia wood products through policy, funding, and market development activities. The program encompasses the Wood First Act (requiring wood consideration in provincially-funded buildings), the Mass Timber Action Plan, and the Mass Timber Demonstration Program ($9.1 million investment). The program has established B.C. as a global leader in mass timber construction with over 285 mass timber buildings and more buildings per capita than anywhere else in North America.