CBC | Top Stories News Follow Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says the new figure is down from the combined rate of 45 per cent announced in August last year. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/softwood-lumber-export-tax-down-9.7381323?cmp=rss cbc.ca