The Groupement forestier du Pontiac inc. (GFP) is a privately owned consulting and contracting firm with strong social commitments which has been active in its community since 1989. The GFP is one of 44 similar companies found throughout the province of Quebec and is a member of RESAM (a group of management societies). We have continually progressed and closely followed new developing sectors while remaining true to our field of activities, integrated forest management for our clients...

We manage close to 25 000 hectares of woodlot for 250 private owners. We are an accredited agent to distribute the Financial Assistance Program for the Development of Private Woodlots (administered by the Agence régionale de mise en valeur des forêts privées outaouaises) which injects approximately 560 000 $ per year worth of various sylvicultural work in the region. We have been acknowledged by this program since 1989 and have aided to the structural and technical changes by participating on various committees.

The government requires from the companies who harvest on crown land to execute certain sylvicultural work in order to keep their rights. We plan and execute annually for some of these companies approximately 1 000 hectares of various sylvicultural work (planting, pre-commercial thinning, brushing, etc.) annually. We also plan and execute these same services on private woodlot through the regional agency.