Council of Forest Industries

The Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is the voice of the BC interior forest industry. COFI companies operate 100 production facilities in more than 60 forest-dependent communities in the interior of British Columbia. COFI member company operations account for approximately 80 percent of all BC softwood lumber shipments and 35 percent of Canadian softwood lumber shipments. COFI is a CLSAB-accredited Lumber Grading Agency.

Council of Forest Industries
250 – 1855 Kirschner Road
Kelowna, BC V1Y 4N7

Tel: 250-860-9663
Fax: 250-860-0009
Web: www.cofi.org

On May 24, 1960 the CLS Committee approved COFI as having the necessary organization, supervisory staff and trained graders to grade mark lumber to meet the United States Federal Housing Authority requirements.

CLSAB has accredited COFI to supervise and grade stamp for each of the following classes of accreditation:

  1. Visually Graded Lumber
    1. in accordance with CSA-O141 (May 23, 2023), CLSAB Regulations (December 1, 2021) and the NLGA Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber (2022).
  2. Agency Certified Lumber
    1. in accordance with CSA-O141 (May 23, 2023), CLSAB Regulations (December 1, 2021) and the NLGA Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber (2022).
  3. Fingerjoined Lumber
    1. in accordance with NLGA Special Products Standard for Fingerjoined Structural Lumber (SPS 1 – March 2023), NLGA Special Products Standard for Fingerjoined “Vertical Stud Use Only” Lumber (SPS 3 – March 2023) and NLGA Special Products Standard for Fingerjoined Machine Graded Lumber (SPS 4 – January 2020).
  4. Machine-Graded Lumber (MSR/MEL)
    1. in accordance with NLGA Special Products Standard for Machine Graded Lumber (SPS 2 – April 1, 2019).
  5. CE Marking
    1. in accordance with the MPA-CLSAB Agreement (October 17, 2022).
  6. Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program
    1. in accordance with the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement (October 31, 2014).
  7. Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program
    1. in accordance with the CFIA-CLSAB Agreement (October 31, 2014).