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A partnership between Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Forests Canada and 30 other partners has resulted in the planting of 10 million native trees and shrubs to the province’s landscape.

Over 120 schools and more than 10,000 students have participated in the Ontario Envirothon since the program launched in 1994.

Forests Canada welcomes Alison Dempsey and Rick Scott; thanks Peter Johnson and Bonny Skene for their longstanding contributions.

To support coordinated national action, knowledge exchange, and the development of best practices for forest resilience, Forests Canada is establishing a National Working Group on Post-Fire Forest Recovery Practices.

Since Forests Canada began planting trees in 2004, it has supported the planting of over 50 million – and 25 million of those trees were planted by Conservation Authorities across Ontario.

With the help of its planting partners, Forests Canada has now supported the planting of over 7.1 million trees in Ontario’s Greenbelt, including 750,000 with the Greenbelt Foundation.

The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and Forests Canada welcomed winners of the Ontario Envirothon and York and Durham Region Tree Bee competitions

After supporting the planting of approximately 4 million trees across Canada in 2025 – a record for the organization – national charity Forests Canada has reached the 50 million tree milestone since it began planting trees in 2004.

Forests Canada and Maitland Conservation have partnered together for the past five years to plant almost 43,000 trees in the Maitland Valley Watershed

As Canada faces another year of rampant wildfires, non-profit charity Forests Canada and forestry consulting firm Cariboo Carbon Solutions are partnering to help private landowners and First Nations communities restore their forests.

After a busy spring that saw 460 students from across Ontario take part in regional Envirothon competitions, a team from University of Toronto Schools was crowned 2025 Ontario Envirothon Champions.

Forests Canada welcomes Mary-Ellen Anderson, Jacob Handel, and Dr. Paula Murphy Ives; while Christine Leduc takes over as Board Chair from outgoing Malcolm Cockwell.