Back to Standard 4

Module 4.3

Organizational Structure and Function

This module will:

  • describe the role of government in society as a process for establishing legislation and policy.
  • discuss the social, environmental and economic effects of policies and strategies that affect forestry as developed by various organizations;
  • describe Indigenous peoples’ interactions with relevant organizations;
  • describe the effects of labour relations on forestry’
  • explain the effects of certification programs on forestry; and

Module Objectives

The candidate will have knowledge of:

  • The role of governments in regulating forestry;
  • The role of voluntary compliance through forest certification systems;
  • Various organizations involved in the forest sector and how their mandates and policies affect social, environmental and economic outcomes;
  • The unique role and rights of Indigenous peoples in the forest sector and how Indigenous peoples interact with relevant forest organizations; and
  • How labour relations affect the forest sector.

The candidate will demonstrate that:

  • They can map out or describe a forest administration system for a jurisdiction; and
  • They can analyze social, environmental and economic effects of both governmental and non-governmental forest policies.

Module Schedule

Module 3 is broken into five lessons: The role of government in setting legislation and policy; Government regulation vs. voluntary compliance through certification; Social, environmental and economic impacts of forest organizations’ policies; Interactions of Aboriginal peoples with forest organizations; and Effects of labour relations on forestry.

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Course Content

Getting Started

  • Getting Started

    Welcome to Module 4.3

Lesson 1: The role of government in setting legislation and policy

  • Lecture: The role of government in setting legislation and policy

    Objectives, Structure of Canadian governments, What is a constitution, Division of responsibilities – Forest management, Constitutional challenges, Take-home messages

  • Readings

    The Canadian Constitution and Canada’s Forest Laws

  • Assignment 1: Jurisdictional Challenges

Lesson 2: Government regulation and voluntary compliance through forest certification

  • Lecture: Government regulation and voluntary compliance through forest certification

    What is forest certification, Importance of understanding how forest certification works, Origins of forest certification, History of forest certification systems, SFM certification in Canada by standard 1999-2016, Management vs performance, ENGO campaigns supporting FSC certification, Framework for assessing certification & government regulations, Take-home message

  • Readings

    Differences that ‘matter’? A framework for comparing environmental certification standards and government policies, Legality and sustainability and Forest Certification in Canada, and Forest certification—an instrument to promote sustainable forest management?

  • Assignment 2: The Value of Forest Certification

Lesson 3: Social, environmental and economic impacts of forest organizations’ policies

  • Lecture: Social, environmental and economic impacts of forest organizations’ policies

    Objectives, Arenas & actors, Institutional Analysis & Development Framework, SFM at international, national & provincial levels, International arena—United Nations, National initiatives, Provincial level, The actors (government, industry, NGOs, Indigenous peoples), Interactions, Take-home message

  • Readings

    How is Crown forest policy developed? Probing New Brunswick’s protected areas strategy.

  • Assignment 3: Understanding the Impact of Actors on Sustainable Forest Management

Lesson 4: Interactions of Aboriginal peoples with forest organizations

  • Lecture: Interactions of Aboriginal peoples with forest organizations

    Objectives, Note on terminology, Historic & modern treaties, Indigenous tenure in Canada, Constitutional recognition, Aboriginal & treaty rights & title, Canada’s jurisdictional challenge, Legal cases, Indigenous rights at international, national & provincial levels, How have governments & industry responded, Interactions with non-governmental organizations, Indigenous organizational structure

  • Readings

    Indigenous Peoples and Forestry in Canada and Collaboration between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian forest sector: A typology of arrangements for establishing control and determining benefits of forestlands

  • Assignment 4: Interactions of Aboriginal Peoples with Forest Organizations

Lesson 5: Effects of labour relations on forestry

  • Lecture: Effects of labour relations on forestry

    Objectives, History of the union movement in the forest industry, The impact of productivity trends, mechanization, global competition and environmental issues on the union movement, The future of labour relations and the union movement in the forest industry, The effect of labour relations on forestry, Take-home messages

  • Readings

    A Detailed Analysis of Productivity Trends in the Canadian Forest Products Sector and The Canadian Forest Sector: A Future Based on Innovation.