Boundary Waters Forest Management Company
is audited by qualified third party auditors
through participation in the SFI Program and
as a requirement of our Sustainable Forest
License.
SFI Program Participants certified to the
Forest Management Standards are required to
undergo annual surveillance audits by
independent and accredited certification
bodies to deliver ongoing conformance. To
maintain a current forest management
certificate, certified Program Participants
must undergo a full re-certification audit
every five years. The Boundary Waters
Forest was certified in 2020.
An SFI re-certification Audit was completed in
June 2025 on the Boundary Waters Forest. The
results of that Audit as well as previous SFI
Audits can be found at the Link below.
SFI
Audit Reports
Independent Forest Audits are an integral part
of Ontario's sustainable forest management
framework. The Boundary Waters Forest
Management unit is audited every 10-12 years.
An independent auditor assesses the
performance of both BWFMC and the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Forestry in meeting
their Forest Management responsibilities.
An IFA audit took place on the Boundary Waters
Forest, the former Crossroute Forest and
the former Sapawe Forest in 2025. Once
the audit reports become public, it will be
available online below.
The next IFA is scheduled for 2035
Independent Forest Audit
Reports