Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment of more than $900,000 to Integrity Reforestation for a major reforestation project that will help to restore wildfire-impacted land and caribou habitat in Ontario's Ogoki Forest.
With this funding, Integrity Reforestation will:
● plant 800,000 trees, covering 450 hectares of the Ogoki Forest;
● rehabilitate ecosystems destroyed by wildfires using native species to restore the habitats of woodland caribou, moose and black bears; and
● create over 40 tree-planting jobs in the region.
With this agreement, Canada and Integrity Reforestation are leveraging their shared commitment to habitat restoration and climate action. Canada will continue to work with provinces, territories, local communities, organizations and Indigenous Peoples to create a greener, healthier and more resilient Canada while reinforcing our country's ability to respond to wildfires, especially in the face of changing climate.
