You must pay a fee to harvest firewood or timber from public land. This fee is known as stumpage.
We calculate and set stumpage fees when we issue you a cutting permit. There's a per-cubic-metre cost for the timber you harvested.
How your stumpage is calculated
We calculate the stumpage rate based on the sum of fees for:
- timber;
- reforestation;
- development; and
- road-use.
Timber fee
The current fee is $1 per cubic metre of green or dead timber.
Reforestation fee
- Timber resource licence: $5 per cubic metre
- Fuelwood licence: no charge
- Forest resources permit: no charge
Development fee
The development fee is $0.75 per cubic metre. It includes costs for:
- planning;
- surveying;
- layout; and
- engineering.
Road-use fee
We calculate the road-use fee by adding up the costs of:
- the approved construction;
- expected maintenance; and
- expected decommissioning.
We divide this total by the volume of timber accessible by the forest resources road.
We'll provide you with a cost per cubic metre of timber you harvest.
How to pay
You can pay by cash, cheque, debit card or credit card.
Where to pay your stumpage fees
- Online: use the government's online payment service to pay your fee.
- In person: visit your local Compliance, Monitoring and Inspections office.
- Mail:
Government of Yukon
Forest Management Branch (K-918)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Ask for a refund
You can request a refund of:
- a security deposit when your harvesting is complete; and
- stumpage fee(s) if you do not cut the volume of timber you paid for.
- Download and complete the refund request form.
- Submit the completed form.
- In person: visit your local Compliance Monitoring and Inspections office.
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Forest Management Branch (K-918)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
For more information, contact the Forest Management Branch. Email [email protected] or phone 867-456-3999 or toll-free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408 and ask to be transferred.