Table 4 Estimates of provincial GDP related to oak timber products.

From: Assessing the climate suitability and potential economic impacts of Oak wilt in Canada

Province

Forest-related GDPa (CDN$ × 106)

Hardwood harvestb (prop. of total harvest)

Oak abundancec (as prop. of hardwood component)

Oak-related GDP (CDN$ × 106)

Prince Edward Island

7.8

0.76

0.008

0.047

Nova Scotia

240.4

0.19

0.012

0.548

New Brunswick

594.8

0.36

0.008

1.713

Quebec

3518.2

0.18

0.007

4.433

Ontario

1855.7

0.25

0.039

18.093

Total

   

24.834

  1. aSource: Natural Resources Canada49.
  2. bSources: Province of Newfoundland and Labrador50; Prince Edward Island Statistics Bureau51; Nova Scotia Deparment of Natural Resources52; Province of New Brunswick53; Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs54; and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry55.
  3. cCalculated from national forest inventory grids (Beaudoin et al.)13.
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