Canfor

Canfor Headquarters Location

Vancouver, CA

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About Canfor
Canfor is one of the world’s largest producers of sustainable lumber, pulp and paper, and is a North American leader in green energy production. With operations in Western Canada, Southern United States and Sweden, and sales offices across the globe, you can find Canfor products throughout the world.


Headquartered in Vancouver, the company has a global workforce of over 7,000 employees. We are proud to be a global leader demonstrating the power of our very own renewable resources.
Build Your Career At Canfor
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion to make a difference in their work and community.

You will be an important contributor to our operations and the company, and you will work alongside the best and brightest in the business and share your expertise, insights and ideas.

We believe in work-life balance which allows employees to be productive and safe at their jobs while also getting to enjoy their hobbies and family time. We have a variety of benefits and offer regionally competitive compensation for our employees.
Working With Us
The people of Canfor get things done. We are committed to the safety of our employees – our utmost priority – and we encourage innovative thinking to help us identify new and better ways to do things in all areas of our business.

We focus on the needs of our customers in everything we do, with the knowledge that the products we produce are delivered to every corner of the globe.

Never standing still, we understand that our customers’ needs change and we look to continue to grow with our customers.
Benefits and Compensation
We offer regionally competitive benefit packages and employee support services and take pride in working hard to support and care for our people.

We understand that the strength of our business is directly related to the power and commitment of our people. We believe in providing our employees with the support, the compensation and the tools necessary to succeed, both personally and professionally.

We offer competitive compensation packages, from entry-level all the way up, and understand that by investing in our people we are investing in our company’s success.

We are steadfast in fostering a promote-from-within culture and offer rapid potential for career advancement for employees who are passionate, committed and ready to take on new challenges.
Career Advancement
Canfor is a great company to build your career. As a Canfor employee, you have the opportunity for continuing education as a part of your professional development plan. Our promote-from-within culture gives those who excel the opportunity for on-the-job training and career advancement, and means many talented people spend their entire careers with us.

Nowhere is our commitment to promoting from within our ranks more evident than in the success of our CEO & President, Don Kayne, who began his career with Canfor as a regional sales representative over 35 years ago.
A Global Leader
Canfor is one of the world’s largest producers of sustainable lumber, pulp and paper and a North American leader in green energy production. As we seek to raise the bar in how we do business, we constantly invest in cutting edge technology and make innovation a priority.

We're also committed to sustainable forest management, which includes planting over 75 million trees annually and having independently certified forest management systems.

The foundation of our company is based on a set of values and guiding principles that reflects who we are as a company and what we believe in as a group of individuals.

Number of Employees in Canfor

5,001 to 10,000

Canfor Revenue

$1B to $5B (USD)