CSA Forest Certification:

your assurance of Canada's highest standard

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Sustainable Forest Management System (SFM) standard is the leading forest certification standard in Canada and the first national sustainable forest management standard in the world. First released in 1996, it is Canada’s official national standard for sustainable forest management.  More forests are certified to the CSA SFM standard than any other national standard in the world.

CSA certified forests provide independent 3rd party assurance of meeting a strict set of biological, environmental and social criteria. Recognizing that 95% of Canada’s forests are publicly owned, the CSA certification demands active public involvement by local residents. From coast to coast, more than 50 public advisory groups are involved in frequent discussion each and every year with forest managers to continuously improve their performance.

This website has been developed and is maintained by the CSA SFM User Group who collectively manage over 82 million hectares of CSA certified forests in Canada.

The CSA brand is used throughout this website with the permission of CSA International.   CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which it is presented.