Nextfor - Advancing Forest Based Innovation

With over 632 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

Growing Our Forest Future Forum

Nextfor hosted the Growing our Forest Future Forum on May 1st, 2025 in Toronto, ON to provide an update on CRIBE's existing projects and initiatives...

Collaboration to Advance Investment in Northwestern Ontario (NWO)’s Forest Products Sector Meeting

Nextfor hosted a Regional Clustering Meeting on January 28th, 2025 in Thunder Bay, ON to discuss next steps for regional clustering and bolstering investment in...

Opportunities

2025 Funding Challenge

Growing Ontario's Forest Sector & Bioeconomy Nextfor has launched this funding challenge to support the commercial development, investment and deployment of next-generation forest-based solutions in...

Advancing Capital Deployment of Next-Generation Forest-Based Solutions

Nextfor has launched this pre-feasibility challenge fund to support the commercial development, investment, advancement and deployment of next-generation forest-based solutions in Ontario.

More Opportunities

Resources

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

May 1, 2025 Growing our Forest Future Meeting Materials

All presentations and proceedings from the May 1, 2025 Growing our Forest Future Forum

Partner Showcase: Infinite Carbon Corporation

Join us in celebrating our partner Infinite Carbon Corporation’s (ICC) achievements in advancing renewable carbon solutions for heavy industry.

January 28, 2025 Collaboration to Advance Investment in Northwestern Ontario (NWO)’s Forest Products Sector Meeting Materials

All presentations and proceedings from the January 28, 2025 Collaboration to Advance Investment in Northwestern Ontario (NWO)'s Forest Products Sector Meeting