Nextfor - Advancing Forest Based Innovation

With over 470 individuals, the Nextfor Network drives innovation

through our Innovation Forums, Case Studies, Funding Challenges and online information portal, nextfor.ca

Focus Areas

Why join?

Innovation Forums

Join innovators from across the forest bio-economy value chain to share knowledge and map out opportunities and challenges in targeted focus areas.

Case Studies

Help us realize the opportunities and address the challenges identified in our Innovation Forums through small-scale case studies.

Funding Challenges

Grow your idea through Nextfor’s targeted, solution-focused funding challenges.

Networking

Build cross-sectoral partnerships and meet potential collaborators through our forums and by directly engaging with the Nextfor team.

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Events

Sweden-Ontario Nordic Colab

Nextfor will be co-hosting a workshop and matchmaking event with Paper Province, Sting Bioeconomy and Business Sweden on June 15 and 16, 2023 in Toronto,...

Nextfor Innovation Forum

Nextfor hosted a full day, in-person workshop and information session in Toronto, ON at the Sheraton Centre Hotel on May 4, 2023. We discussed biocarbon...

Opportunities

Call for Vendors of Record

Over the next 2-3 years CRIBE and Nextfor will be investing in work that supports the development of Ontario’s Bio-Economy and Forestry Sector. We need...

Forest Technology Commercial Acceleration Program (CAP)

The purpose of the Forest Technology CAP is to financially support projects which demonstrate first in-kind innovative technology, equipment or data techniques that can address...

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Resources

Access all event materials, case study findings and project updates through our Resources page.

May 4, 2023 Biocarbon for Heavy Industry Event Materials

All presentations and proceedings from the May 4, 2023 Biocarbon for Heavy Industry forum.

Simplified LCA Study on Biofuels

This study was conducted to assess and compare the environmental performance of 2 fossil fuels (HFO, coal) and 3 biofuels (biochar, woodchips, and pyrolysis oil)...