Canadian Forest Service

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The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) is a sector of the Canadian government department of Natural Resources Canada. Part of the federal government since 1899, the CFS is a science-based policy organization responsible for promoting the sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the forest sector to benefit present and future Canadians. The Minister of Natural Resources is the Honourable Gary Lunn.

The CFS operates mainly from six establishments across the country, which include five research centres, two research forests and a headquarters office in Ottawa. Combined, the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria (BC), the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton (AB), the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie (ON), the Laurentian Forestry Centre in Sainte-Foy (QC), and the Atlantic Forestry Centre in Fredericton (NB) with an associated facility in Corner Brook (NF), represent the largest forest research organization in Canada. Much information and knowledge is gained from the work conducted in two large research forests - the Petawawa Research Forest (100 km²) located in Laurentian Hills (ON) and the Acadia Research Forest (90 km²) located just east of Fredericton (NB).