Blanket Order in Council exemptions

Last updated on June 18, 2024

A blanket exemption refers to Orders in Council (OIC) that allow some or all of the timber in a specified geographic region to be exempt from the manufacture requirements in B.C.

The Conditions for Blanket OIC Exemptions were updated August 8, 2019:

Review the Blanket OIC Exemptions coverage in B.C. - Provincial OIC Map 2019 (PDF, 481KB).

Do you have questions about Blanket OIC exemptions on the coast? Look for answers here:

Blanket Orders in Council Exemptions

Area

BOIC Number / Year Issued

(most recent at the top)

Description
Nass Timber Exemption

Total permitted volume may not exceed 70% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress.

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025

Northwest Coast Timber Exemption

(combination of previous Mid Coast and North Coast Exemptions)

345/2024 (PDF, 812KB) (extension)

424/2019 (PDF, 1.4MB) 

Mid Coast -

North Coast -

Total permitted volume may not exceed 40% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025

Cassiar Timber Exemption

Total permitted volume may not exceed 80% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025

Northwest Interior Timber Exemption

Total permitted volume may not exceed 40% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025

Haida Gwaii Timber Exemption

Total permitted volume may not exceed 40% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025

Soo Timber Exemption

Total permitted volume may not exceed 30% of harvest by tenure during previous 545 days; does not apply to western red cedar and cypress

Fee in lieu is $1/m3

Order expires July 31, 2025