Canfor reviews

3.5

48% would recommend to a friend

(317 total reviews)
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Don Kayne

63% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Canfor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 317 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canfor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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317 reviews
1.0
Jul 12, 2025

Look elsewhere

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not many pros left. The company is in such decline. Most of the really productive key people have left. People remaining are overloading with work with little to no recognition.

Cons

Too many to list out.

4.0
May 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work and life balance

Cons

Poor management at the manager level and above

3.0
May 16, 2025

canfor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good wage, good benifits, good people

Cons

poor managment of maintenance and maintenance planning. plant got permanently curtailed.

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