DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,069

OREGON CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AEROTEK, XPAND STAFFING,
AND EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
NORTH PLAINS, OREGON


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on August 21, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of Oregon Canadian Forest Products, Inc., North
Plains, Oregon (subject firm). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of softwood lumber products
for the purposes of general construction and interior trim.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Aerotek,
Xpand Staffing, and Express Employment Professionals.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production by the subject firm have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article
produced by the subject firm have increased during the relevant
period when compared to the representative base period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased company imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Oregon Canadian Forest Products, Inc., North Plains, Oregon.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Oregon Canadian
Forest Products, Inc., North Plains, Oregon, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of softwood lumber
products, meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Oregon Canadian Forest Products, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Aerotek, Xpand
Staffing, and Express Employment Professionals, North
Plains, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 20, 2017, through two
years from the date of certification, and all workers in
the group threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 28th day of September 2018.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance