Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to use Canadian lumber to build homes and provide financial supports for the forestry sector as the U.S. hikes duties on the softwood industry.

"We will be our own best customer by relying on more Canadian lumber for Canadian projects," Carney said at the announcement held a manufacturing mill in West Kelowna, B.C., Tuesday.

The sector has been a longstanding target of the U.S., which recently raised anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar described the hit as a "gut punch" for the province's forestry industry which has seen thousands of workers laid off over the last few years.

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Carney called the duties "unjustified" while promising to move the industry away f

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