In Canada, Port Hawkesbury's managed forestlands and wood supply operations hold dual certifications with SFI and CSA. Port Hawkesbury Mill actively participates in discussions and provides input to local (Maritime) and national (e.g. Boreal) FSC standard development processes. A new focus will involve promoting the Pan Canadian Woodlot Certification System and/or FSC group certification options among private non-industrial forest owners in Nova Scotia.

In December 2004, Stora Enso’s American Tree Farm System (ATFS) Group Organization was certified to the American Forest Foundation Standard. This programme will allow private forest owners who supply wood to Store Enso to enrol in the programme, and thus be included under ATFS group certification. This group certification approach is one possible solution to the challenging issue of providing a credible forest certification system for private forest owners.

The land holdings of Wood Supply U.S. are covered by certification under SFI. The holdings, which cover approximately 2 200 hectares, have also been recommended for certification under FSC.

Wood Supply U.S. has also been very active in promoting the certification of public lands. Wisconsin State Forest lands were dual certified to the SFI and FSC programmes in 2004. The State Forests in Minnesota and Michigan have also announced plans to have the same dual certification by the end of 2005. Certification plans have been announced for 1.5 million hectares of County Forests land according to the SFI system, the FSC, or both programmes, by the end of 2005.