Cover
Cover | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 shares | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Document Type | 40-F/A |
Document Registration Statement | false |
Document Annual Report | true |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Entity File Number | 001-39974 |
Entity Registrant Name | WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | A1 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 98-1630330 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 1500 – 885 West Georgia Street |
Entity Address, City or Town | Vancouver |
Entity Address, State or Province | BC |
Entity Address, Country | CA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | V6C 3E8 |
City Area Code | 604 |
Local Phone Number | 895-2700 |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Shares, no par value |
Trading Symbol | WFG |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
Annual Information Form | true |
Audited Annual Financial Statements | true |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001402388 |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2022 |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY |
Amendment Flag | true |
Amendment Description | West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (“West Fraser”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment No. 1”) to its original Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Original 2022 Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2023 in order to provide updated certifications of West Fraser’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The updated CEO and CFO certifications are filed as Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5 to this Amendment No. 1. This Amendment No. 1 consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page, the exhibit index and the updated CEO and CFO officer certifications filed as Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5. Other than expressly set forth herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not, and does not purport to, amend or restate any other information contained in the Original 2022 Annual Report nor does this Amendment No. 1 reflect any events that have occurred after the Original Annual Report was filed. |
Share capital | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Number of shares issued | 83,555,414 |
Business Contact | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 1900 Exeter Road |
Entity Address, City or Town | Germantown |
Entity Address, State or Province | TN |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 38138 |
City Area Code | 901 |
Local Phone Number | 620-4200 |
Contact Personnel Name | West Fraser, Inc. |
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 105 |
Audit Information
Audit Information | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Auditor Information [Abstract] | |
Auditor Name | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Auditor Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Auditor Firm ID | 271 |