This chapter describes the Canadian strategy used to find solutions to risk management problems such as livestock insurance. Sections discuss: Canada's agricultural policy framework; business risk management programming; and private sector risk management partnerships.

Industrial forestry is a relatively new activity in British Columbia, having started approximately 125 years ago. The Fulton Commission (1909-10) was established as a result of growing public concern about the alienation of forest land from the Crown (government) and public fears over deforestation ...