Bridge Training Program for Foresters provides training and assessment for the competencies required for entry into the profession of forestry in Canada. Development of Bridge Training modules was funded by the Province of Ontario. The Bridge Training modules were designed according to the 2008 Certification Standards for the Profession of Forestry in Canada and the labelling/numbering of the modules corresponds to the competencies as listed in those standards.

The Bridge Training program is under review to be updated and reformatted to match the updated Certification Standards that were implemented in 2021. The current modules continue to be valid and available while this process is ongoing. If you have questions about how to gap fill specific competencies from the current Certification Standards please contact the Registration Manager at registration.manager@opfa.ca.

Third-party suppliers are responsible for training module registration, setting of participant fees, training delivery and participant evaluations.  Please contact the training supplier with any questions about their modules, or to register.

See the Canadian Institute of Forestry CIF BTPF Poster and CIF BTPF website.

See the Lakehead University LU BTPF Poster and LU BTPF website.

The table below summarizes the training modules now available for the Bridge Training Program for Foresters: