CAN/CSA Z809-2016 External Assessment Report Summary A3 Maintenance Assessment at the TFL 46 (Honeymoon Bay) Operations October 21–23, 2025
The Teal Jones Group (“Teal Jones”) underwent a Maintenance A3 Assessment of their Sustainable Forest Management (“SFM”) system to the CAN/CSA Z809-2016 Sustainable Forest Management Standard (“the Standard”) on October 21-23, 2025. The assessment was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) on Teal Jones’ Administering Office in Surrey, British Columbia and Teal Jones’ Defined Forest Area (“DFA”) on TFL 46 (Honeymoon Bay) in Mesachie Lake, BC. The Lead Assessor was James Lucas, RPF, (EMS LA – Lead Assessor). The Teal Jones SFM representative was John Pichugin, RPF.
The Assessment included one day of field assessment. The field assessment was conducted on-site within the Honeymoon Bay DFA. Activities assessed included the following forest management practices: planning (office review), harvesting including related road construction/road/bridge maintenance and planting and silviculture. The assessment team spent one day involved in office visits (interviews and file reviews) which included both on-site and remote reviews. There were no significant concerns brought forth with regard to Teal Jones’ Forest management, environmental performance, or the PAG process during the assessment. Requirements assessed included the scope of the Teal Jones Sustainable Forest Management Plan and Indicators report for the 2024 calendar year.
The objective of the Assessment was to confirm the management system complies with the applicable elements of the Standard; to confirm the organization complies with its own SFM policies and procedures; to confirm the management system is suitable and effective for the organization; and to confirm the management system enables the client to achieve its own SFM objectives.
Conclusion of the Assessment
The Teal-Jones Group continues to be registered to the CSA Z809-2016 Sustainable Forest Management Standard. All the applicable requirements of the Standard were adequately implemented. The certification was re-issued on December 24, 2025, and will expire on October 28, 2027. The next audit will be scheduled for July 2026 and will be to the PEFC CAN ST 1001:2025 Standard which replaces the CSAZ809-16 Standard.