Creating new opportunities for B.C.’s forest workers

The Community Development Trust (CDT) is a three-year program helping forest workers, their families and their communities get through challenging times in the forest sector. The CDT creates new job opportunities, helps laid-off workers upgrade their skills and smoothes the transition of older workers who want to leave their forest sector jobs.
Making a difference The Community Development Trust is making a positive difference in the lives of forest workers. To date, the Province’s three-pronged approach has assisted more than 5,700 forest workers, their families and communities. As of May 31, 2009, more than $97.9 million in funding had been approved under Community Development Trust programs.

1. For background on the CDT’s three programs, see the CDT Facts page.
2. For a breakdown of funding by economic region and regional district, see our Regional funding page.
3. For more information on what the Trust is accomplishing, see the Making a Difference page.

Are you over 60 and wanting to leave the forest sector? Apply for assistance to help make the transition.

In 2008, this program received a total of $85.5 million in funding. To date, about $65 million has gone out to forest workers, leaving $20 million for the program to distribute to older workers in 2009.

To assist as many eligible applicants as possible and to position the industry for future success, the program is focused on workers 60 and older for 2009.

Laid off and looking to upgrade your skills or education? You may be eligible for up to a year of assistance with tuition and books.

Are you a community or an organization wanting to create short-term job opportunities for unemployed resource workers in a resource-dependent community? You may be eligible for funding.

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