Payments to the Provinces Regulations under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act have been repealed

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The Payments to the Provinces Regulations, which governed how export-charge revenues were calculated and distributed to Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, have been fully repealed. All substantive provisions — including the definitions, revenue attribution rules, cost-allocation formula, and reconciliation requirements — have been removed. Businesses and provinces that previously relied on these rules for understanding how softwood lumber export charge proceeds were shared no longer have this regulatory framework in place. Those involved in softwood lumber exports or provincial revenue administration should be aware that the underlying distribution mechanism no longer exists in regulation.

Who this affects: softwood lumber exporters · provincial governments receiving export charge payments · trade compliance professionals · forestry industry operators in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta