Committees

The Council has a number of Standing Committees, sub-committees, ad hoc committees and special projects.  All CWC committees and special projects are responsible to the Board and exist only at the pleasure of the Board.  Committees and their members are normally confirmed at the AGM and the Board’s Nominating Committee may be invited to make recommendations.  There are currently three categories of CWC Committees: 1) Management, 2) Operations and 3) Other Committees:

Management	Engaging:	Related or Linked to:
Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee	CWC Board officer, CWC Financial Officer	CWC Directors, Member Association CEOs, financial staff
Membership Committee	CWC Board representatives and CWC President	CWC Directors, Member Association Delegates and CEOs
HR Committee	CWC Officers	CWC President
Nominating Committee	CWC Chair and past-Chair, President	CWC Directors, Member Association Delegates and CEOs
Operations
U.S. Affairs Committee	CWC delegates to AF&PA Board and Wood Products Group, CWC Board reps, AWC CEO, President	AF&PA/AWC Committees, Wood Products Council, NAHB, other US organizations
Lumber Properties Steering Committee	NLGA and designated industry principals (both marketing and technical)	Member Association, NLGA Staff and TAC (chaired by CWC), Forintek staff, ASTM, US agencies, ALS
Market Development Committee	Marketing/sales reps of CWC members, CWC advisors (architects, builders, educators)	Wood Products Council (US), APA, SFPA, Forintek markets program, educational programs
Fire and Structural Design Committee	Technical reps of lumber, panel, truss, EWP companies, CWC advisors (engineers, builders)	CSA O86 Committee, Code committees, AWC and other US committees,  Forintek Building Systems TAC
Canadian Wood Industries Forum on Market Access (Codes & Standards)	Industry technical reps seeking market access for Canadian products in all market areas	COFI, QWEB, Forintek, CFPA, other groups, ISO, NRCan,   AF&PA International, FPAC
Canadian Sustainable Building Partnership	WoodWORKS! managers,, designated industry personnel,	AF&PA networks, GBI and WPN, Forintek initiatives, FPAC forest sustainability network
Other
WoodWORKS! Special Project National Steering Committee	Sponsors, WoodWORKS! managers, CWC advisors	Governments, regional partners and allies, designers and builders
Advisory Groups	CWC Advisory Directors, CWC staff managers, Board members	External client groups: building professionals, educators, others
Chairmen’s Club	Past Chairs of CWC Board	Historical linkages, corporate memory