"In a new focus on forest education, forest practitioners and forest workers will redefine their roles and modify their educational training to reflect changing needs. Challenging working environments compatible with a new generation of high-tech forest practitioners need to be established by employers. Information technology will revolutionize the delivery of forest resources education and the procedures and motivation for life-long learning.
Discusses various post-secondary institutions in Canada that develop innovative programming solutions to attract more Aboriginal students and to address the complex problems surrounding Aboriginal involvement in forest management.
Looks at Aboriginal ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge regarding forest management planning, and discusses how Aboriginal communities need to understand the language that planners use and the objectives they hope to achieve.
"Many factors influence forestry in Canada; one gaining prominence is the practice of Aboriginal forestry. “What is Aboriginal forestry?” and “What are the driving forces behind Aboriginal forestry advancement?” are questions that are addressed in this paper. Aboriginal forestry can be seen as sustainable forest land use practices that incorporate the cultural protocols of the past with interactions between the forest ecosystem and today’s Aboriginal people for generations unborn.
"The participation of the First Nations in Canadian forestry is a growing and irreversible phenomenon. There is a lack of information on forestry initiatives in Aboriginal communities, particularly regarding factors contributing to entrepreneurial development within Aboriginal communities. It is in this context that we present a case study that allowed us to draw a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh. Our results reveal the determinant but delicate role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community.
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Year of publication:
2012
"The Gasoline and Motive Fuel Tax Act provides for point-of-sale tax exemptions on motive fuel (marked) by the issuance of purchaser's permits to the following classes of qualifying consumers: aquaculturists, farmers, fishers, silviculturists, wood producers, manufacturers, persons engaged in mining/quarrying and forest workers, which include persons under contract with silviculturists, persons under contract with wood producers and persons engaged in the construction and maintenance of woods roads for the purpose of harvesting trees."
Application forms must be used when applying for admission. Forms can be found or obtained by: Calling the admissions line 866 619 9900 or Checking with your school guidance office.
All students entering MCFT are enrolled in the Forest Technology program. This program takes place over two years and includes a paid summer work term between year one and two. Upon completion successful students will obtain a Diploma in Forest Technology. Any student who chooses to pursue the Advanced Diploma will have to opt into the program while in the second semester of their first year of studies if they wish to complete the Advanced Diploma within two years.
Graduate education provides an excellent background for careers in private business, government service or research. Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) offers programs in the sub-disciplines of agricultural and resource economics, forest economics and rural (environmental and resource) sociology.
