British Columbia's government said Monday that it is opening a "forest trade office" in London, U.K., in an effort to boost exports to Europe.

The announcement comes as U.S. fees, including duties and tariffs, on Canadian forest products reached 45 per cent earlier this month.

"W ith U.S. President Donald Trump's continued attacks on our forestry workers and economy, we are not sitting idly by," Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar said in a written release.

Crown Corporation Forestry Innovation Investment will open an office in the U.K. which will provide a stronger foothold for sales into Europe and eventually the Middle East and North Africa, according to the province.

The agency already has offices in China, India and Vietnam, as well as a presence in Japan and South Korea. WATCH | B

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