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Welcome
The Forest Professional Regulators of Canada (FPRC) / Organisme de réglementation des professionnels de la forêt du Canada (ORPFC) is an advisory group composed of the forest professional regulatory organizations across Canada.
FPRC's mission is to provide coordination of programs and services enabling transparent, impartial, and procedurally fair registration practices of forest professionals by regulators in Canada.
Purpose
FPRC's/ORPFC's purpose is to promote consistency in the regulation of forest professionals in Canada, coordinate and communicate issues that affect the regulation of forest professionals, enable movement for forest professionals between jurisdictions, define standards for entry to practice, accredit forest professional post-secondary programs and conduct credential assessments.
Programs
The accreditation process reviews post-secondary forestry programs against defined educational standards for certification. This enables graduates to apply for registration as a forest professional in Canada.
The Credential Assessment Process (CAP) assesses candidates' skills and knowledge against a set of professional competency
standards for a forestry profession to determine if there are gaps in their competencies.
News
Bachelor of Urban Forestry (BUF) degree program
with a minor in Urban Green Space Management (UGM), University of British Columbia
Jan 5, 2024
The Bachelor of Urban Forestry (BUF) degree program with a minor in Urban Green Space
Management (UGM) was granted accreditation for a period of 6 years between July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2029. The BUF UGM is offered by the Forest Resources Management Department in
the Faculty of Forestry at UBC located in Vancouver, Canada. It is the first Canadian urban forestry program accredited by the Canadian Forestry Accreditation Board. Graduates from the
program are eligible to begin the process of licensure to become a Registered Professional Forester in professional forestry associations across Canada.
Contact Us
If you require more information on the credential assessment process, contact the regulator in the province you will be working in. If you have questions on other FPRC programs or issues, please submit your inquiry below.