About
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Food Security received funding from Natural Resources Canada’s 2 Billion Trees Program – Indigenous Funding Stream to launch the Millions of Trees Program. The program is designed to support the well-being of Métis communities while enhancing environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The Millions of Trees Program is currently funded through March 2031.
Eligibility
The program is designed to engage Métis communities across British Columbia and to provide training and employment for Métis Citizens.
What the Service Provides
- Mass planting: Plant up to 3,000,000 trees across B.C., focusing on reforesting wildfire-impacted areas. This work is being carried out in partnership with veritree, and MNBC’s Ministry of Skills Training, Education & Post-Secondary (STEPS).
- Community planting: Engage Métis communities throughout B.C. to plant 4,000 trees in urban areas, fostering community involvement and ownership. Planting activities are Métis-led and conducted in collaboration with local governments, businesses, and Métis communities to secure planting sites and resources.
- Métis capacity-building: Provide training and employment for 120 Métis Citizens to enhance knowledge related to sustainable forestry practices. It is being delivered in collaboration with MNBC’s Ministry of STEPS, and partners such as Natural Resources Canada’s National Tree Seed Centre.
- Job Opportunities: The first round of hiring was completed in late spring 2026. MNBC would like to express gratitude to the Wet’suwet’en First Nation for their partnership and for the opportunity to train and employ Métis on their traditional territory.
Availability
Stay tuned for future opportunities!
The first round of hiring and the pilot planting project was completed in late-spring 2026.
On May 26, 2026, MNBC and planting partner veritree held the first Millions of Trees Program planting event on the unceded and traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, southwest of Burns Lake, B.C. Throughout the 2026 planting season, over 200,000 trees were planted. As partnership between MNBC and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation grows, we are tremendously grateful and excited to continue tree planting on these lands.
Contact
Please contact us if you have further questions about the Millions of Trees Program.