The provincial governments and the federal government have an option to withhold some quota. In 1996 the federal government withheld I believe 600 million feet of the 14.7 billion that was allocated to the country, and they asked for expressions of interest from new entrants who needed quota. They received requests for 8 billion feet, which they were unable to fill with the 600 million. I would suggest, of course, that if there is anything held back by the federal-provincial governments it just means that other people are going to get less. Will they be able to withhold enough to allow for any new entrants? I don't know; I guess that remains to be seen. That has not been decided, as far as I know.
On October 31st, 2006. See this statement in context.