Timber dues rates – Coniferous lumber, pulp and roundwood timber

How rates are determined

Timber dues and other fees associated with timber dispositions are collected by the province – under the authority of the Forests Act – to ensure Albertans receive fair compensation for the use of publicly-owned forest resources. The timber dues rates applied are based on current market prices and financial conditions, are can be found in Tables 1 to 4 of the Timber Dues Ministerial Order.

Timber dues letter

A monthly notice is posted for the general rate of timber dues for coniferous timber that is used to make lumber, pulp or roundwood timber products, including the portion of dues collected by the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta. See the monthly letter for coniferous lumber, pulp and roundwood timber products.

Current dues rates

	Roundwood Sales up to 107,296m³			Roundwood Sales over 107,296m³
Month	Crown Dues $/m³	FRIAA $/m³	Total $/m³	Crown Dues $/m³	FRIAA $/m³	Total $/m³
January 2023	1.90	0.00	1.90	2.82	0.00	2.82
December 2022	2.21	0.00	2.21	6.48	1.64	8.12
November 2022	3.43	0.00	3.43	9.44	3.60	13.04
October 2022	4.65	0.41	5.06	12.02	5.31	17.33
September 2022	7.22	2.13	9.35	17.78	9.18	26.96
August 2022	10.30	4.17	14.47	23.66	13.14	36.80
July 2022	7.22	2.13	9.35	17.78	9.18	26.96
June 2022	24.64	13.80	38.44	49.14	30.30	79.44
May 2022	28.56	16.44	45.00	56.00	34.92	90.92
April 2022	45.67	27.79	73.46	89.25	56.85	146.10
March 2022	41.88	25.26	67.14	80.73	51.16	131.89
February 2022	36.20	21.47	57.67	71.26	44.84	116.10
January 2022	26.71	15.16	41.87	55.14	34.11	89.25
December 2021	8.47	3.00	11.47	21.03	11.37	32.40
November 2021	8.47	3.00	11.47	21.03	11.37	32.40
October 2021	4.57	0.39	4.96	10.85	4.57	15.42
September 2021	2.79	0.00	2.79	7.77	2.52	10.29
August 2021	7.06	2.05	9.11	17.24	8.84	26.08
July 2021	32.40	18.95	51.35	65.57	41.05	106.62
June 2021	53.25	32.84	86.09	101.57	65.06	166.63
May 2021	39.04	23.37	62.40	77.88	49.27	127.15
April 2021	30.84	18.02	48.86	55.26	34.19	89.45
March 2021	29.36	17.04	46.40	53.04	32.72	85.76
February 2021	25.66	14.59	40.25	46.38	28.31	74.69
January 2021	20.48	11.16	31.64	38.24	22.92	61.16
December 2020	11.23	5.04	16.27	22.70	12.63	35.33
November 2020	14.56	7.24	21.80	28.62	16.55	45.17
October 2020	29.36	17.04	46.40	53.04	32.72	85.76
September 2020	22.70	12.63	35.33	41.94	25.37	67.31
August 2020	11.85	5.46	17.31	23.44	13.12	36.56
July 2020	5.54	1.26	6.80	9.46	3.86	13.32
June 2020	4.76	0.75	5.51	8.38	3.15	11.53
May 2020	3.64	0.00	3.64	5.54	1.26	6.80
April 2020	5.13	0.99	6.12	8.38	3.15	11.53
March 2020	6.42	1.85	8.27	11.23	5.04	16.27
February 2020	5.13	0.99	6.12	8.90	3.49	12.39
January 2020	5.13	0.99	6.12	8.38	3.15	11.53
December 2019	5.13	0.99	6.12	8.38	3.15	11.53
November 2019	4.39	0.50	4.89	6.86	2.15	9.01
October 2019	4.76	0.75	5.51	7.86	2.81	10.67
September 2019	4.02	0.26	4.28	6.42	1.85	8.27
August 2019	4.39	0.50	4.89	6.42	1.85	8.27
July 2019	4.39	0.50	4.89	6.86	2.15	9.01
June 2019	3.15	0.00	3.15	4.76	0.75	5.51
May 2019	3.64	0.00	3.64	5.54	1.26	6.80
April 2019	4.76	0.75	5.51	7.86	2.81	10.67
March 2019	5.54	1.26	6.80	9.46	3.86	13.32
February 2019	4.02	0.26	4.28	5.98	1.56	7.54
January 2019	3.64	0.00	3.64	5.13	0.99	6.12
December 2018	4.02	0.26	4.28	5.98	1.56	7.54
November 2018	3.15	0.00	3.15	5.13	0.99	6.12
October 2018	5.54	1.26	6.80	10.05	4.25	14.30
September 2018	7.34	2.47	9.81	13.19	6.34	19.53
August 2018	10.64	4.65	15.29	21.22	11.65	32.87
July 2018	12.52	5.90	18.42	24.92	14.10	39.02
June 2018	13.19	6.34	19.53	25.66	14.59	40.25
May 2018	9.46	3.86	13.32	19.00	10.18	29.18
April 2018	8.90	3.49	12.39	17.52	9.20	26.72
March 2018	8.38	3.15	11.53	16.04	8.22	24.26
February 2018	7.34	2.47	9.81	13.86	6.78	20.64
January 2018	6.42	1.85	8.27	11.85	5.46	17.31

Historical dues rates

Find timber dues for the period of January 1994 to December 2017:

Historical dues rates for coniferous lumber, pulpwood and roundwood

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