Advancing Forest Based Innovation
Ontario-Sweden Bioeconomy Collaboration Study
CRIBE procured Business Sweden to conduct a study that explores the potential for Swedish companies to contribute vale to Ontario's bio-economy.
Advancing Ontario’s primary forest sector.
Through our Forest Innovation forums, we identify and address the opportunities and challenges that Ontario’s forest management and primary forest products sectors face.
2019
Nextfor launched a series of Innovation Forums for the forest sector.
2019
Nextfor launched four regional working groups: Northwestern Ontario, Marathon, North Shore Lake Huron and Southeastern Ontario. These working groups identified specific challenges that drove the design and development of Nextfor’s case study projects.
2023
Stay tuned for upcoming Innovation Forums!
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Modular Construction as a Sustainable Solution
CRIBE procured Relay Developments to conduct a study on the use of Modular Construction to address the housing crisis in Northern Ontario.
Lakehead Forest Biofibre Assessment & Forest Inventory Volume Validation
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United Counties of Prescott & Russell LiDAR Inventory Processing Summary
CRIBE procured Ontario Woodlot Association to conduct a study, processing LiDAR in the United Counties of Prescott & Russell.
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Upcoming Forest Innovation Events
Nextfor Innovation Symposium
May 2, 2024
8:00 am–4:30 pm
Join us to celebrate Ontario's successes in the forest bio-economy!
Past Forest Innovation Events
Forest Innovation Forum
August 24, 2023
9:00 am–3:00 pm
Rooted in Tech: Modernizing Forest Operations in Ontario.
Nextfor Innovation Forum
May 4, 2023
8:45 am–4:00 pm
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...