Canada announces C$11 million for Conifex sawmill upgrades
Funding for Conifex’s Mackenzie operation in British Columbia includes C$10 million repayable and C$1 million non-repayable support for kiln, transfer-system and production upgrades.
Canada’s regional development agency PacifiCan has announced C$11 million in support for Conifex Timber’s operation in Mackenzie, British Columbia, under the Regional Tariff Response Initiative.
The package comprises C$10 million in repayable funding and C$1 million that is non-repayable. Planned work includes upgrading transfer systems, modernising five kilns and installing automated production equipment. The government says the investment is intended to improve productivity and product quality while lowering production costs in a sector facing tariff pressure.
Conifex’s Mackenzie facility produces wood products and bioenergy for domestic and international markets. The announcement concerns sawmill investment; it does not establish additional pallet production capacity or a change in pallet-timber prices. Completion dates and quantified output gains are not specified.
Image: PacifiCan’s graphic accompanying the funding announcement.
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- Pacific Economic Development Canada
- Original date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Published by us
- 31 Oct 2026
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