Forest Industry - Wood Manufacturers Market Diversification Survey

The Ministry of Natural Resources is inviting you to participate in a survey about your experience with market diversification in the forest industry.

The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and covers topics such as export market focus, barriers to diversification, and the support that would be most helpful going forward.

Your responses will help the Ministry understand the sector's needs and identify opportunities to support export diversification.

Your responses will be kept confidential. Individual answers will not be linked to you or your organization, and information will only be used in aggregate to inform program design and future planning.

Section 1: Export Experience

Section 2: Export Readiness

2.How would you rate your organization's readiness to expand into international markets outside of the United States?

3.What factors limit your organization's ability to expand into international markets? (Select all that apply)

Other (please specify)

4.We are looking to get a sense of to what extent would you prioritize expanding to international markets versus focusing on the Ontario/Canada domestic market. Which of the following statements most reflects your perspective:

There should be a much higher priority placed on international markets rather than focusing on the Ontario/Canada domestic market.

There should be an equal priority placed on international markets and the Ontario/Canada domestic market.

There should be a much higher priority placed on the Ontario/Canada domestic market rather than international markets.

Don't know

Section 3: Market Awareness