To accomplish our mission, the CWF provides a series of activities, programs and services which are required to satisfy the following goals that have been approved by the CWF Board of Directors.

• Support Contractors and Operators by Promoting Professionalism and Activism – The CWF will foster professionalism of contractors and operators in the logging sector by recognizing outstanding achievements and creating opportunities to develop viable business entities through sound business, operational and environmental practices.
• Improve Communication and Information to Members – The CWF will collect, compile and disseminate timely, leading-edge information to its members in a cost effective manner in order to help them manage their woodlands operations.  
• Improve Operational Efficiency of Woodlands Operations – Provide opportunities and means for the exchange of information on machines, management systems and practices which will improve the efficiency, environmental soundness and safety of woodlands operations.
• Promote and Support Continuing Forestry Education and Activism – The CWF will promote to its members, the principles of continuing forestry education as a basis for competent woodlands operations, and to foster forestry activism among members and allied organizations in order to educate the public about sustainable woodlands operations.
• Foster Cooperation Between Forest Stakeholders – Foster greater cooperation and better relationships between industrial wood consumers, logging contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders by providing opportunities to open lines of communication and discuss how they can best work together to ensure the management of the forest resource and viability of the forest industry.
• Improve The Forest Work Environment – Provide information and programs to create and promote a safer and more attractive work environment for forest workers and improve the image of forest work to the general public, and future workforce.
• Ensure the means of sustaining & growing the organization  – explore and focus on operational efficiencies as an organization; continually improve services and the efficacy of CWF programs; develop a practical, cost-effective recruitment initiative to expand and grow the organization through membership.
• Provide an advocacy role and lobby on behalf of the woodlands sector – Represent the interests and lobby on behalf of woodlands professionals & contractors on matters pertaining to woodlands operations.