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PAGE 1File #JAN22

Investor Presentation

November 2006

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Disclosure of Risk Factors

Certain statements in this presentation constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "will," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "should," "may,“ "could" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by the Partnership with the securities regulatory authorities in all of the provinces and territories of Canada to which recipients of this presentation are referred to for additional information concerning the Partnership, its prospects and uncertainties relating to the Partnership and its prospects. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. New risk factors may arise from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of those risk factors or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results, performance and achievements of the Partnership to be materially different from those contained in forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations and the Partnership assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law.

In this presentation, references are made to EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and distributable cash. Canfor Pulp considers EBITDA and distributable cash to be an important indicator for identifying trends in the performance and of the Fund’s ability to generate funds to meet its debt service, capital expenditure requirements and to make cash distributions to its partners. EBITDA and distributable cash is not a generally accepted earnings measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flows as determined in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. As there is no standardized method of calculating EBITDA and distributable cash , the Fund’s use of these terms may not be directly comparable with similarly titled measures used by other entities.

Unless otherwise noted, all financial references are in Canadian dollars.

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Company Overview

3 mills in the central interior of British Columbia– Pulp capacity of 1.0 million tonnes– Kraft paper capacity of 135,000 tonnes– 4 pulp machines and 1 paper machine

Spun out from Canfor Corporation on July 1, 2006– Canfor currently owns 80.0%– Canfor will reduce its ownership to 50.1% on November 30, 2006

CFX.UN– 35.5 million units on the TSX (as at Nov 30, 2006)– Total market capitalization (@$10.80* per unit) = $770 million

(see Appendix for more information)

* Unit price as at Nov 16, 2006

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Why Canfor Pulp?

• Market leadership– Size– Premium Product – Customer Base

• Low cost producer

• Abundant fibre supply

• Financial strength

• Experienced management team *

* Refer to Appendix for Officer Biographies

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Market Leadership

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Source: PPPC & Management Estimates

2nd largest NBSK producer in North America and 4th largest globally

HSLP

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Market Conditions: Supply Shock Rally

Source: PPPC

RESULT: Low inventories and Increasing Prices• Softwood producer inventories at 25 days (as at Sep-06) versus

normal 35 days

• NBSK pulp prices up 22% since Jan 2006

Strong demand– World 19 shipments up 5.5% to Aug-06 (YTD)

Tightening supply – 1.7 million ADMT of Canadian shuts since Jan-05

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Market Conditions: Prices

Price vs. Foreign Exchange 1995 - Current

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Pulp

Pric

e

$0.60

$0.70

$0.80

$0.90

$1.00

$1.10

$1.20

$1.30

$1.40

$1.50

CD

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NBSK, US List Price (US$/admt) List Price NBSK, US List Price (C$/admt equivalent) CDN Exchange Rate

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Typical Fibre Dimensions

CoastalDouglas Fir

WesternRed Cedar

Wall thickness in microns

4.0 1.62.22.7

42

283038

Spruce/Pine

Hemlock

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

"Weight weighted lengths measured by Kajaani FS200"

Eucalyptus(Typical)

3.43.5

1625

Birch

softwood species hardwood species

Fibr

e le

ngth

in m

illim

etre

sFi

bre

diam

eter

in m

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ns

• Fibre produced in the central interior of British Columbia is recognized as being the strongest in the world due to the long, slender fibres derived from the northern spruce and pine.

• This fibre is the best to produce a reinforcing pulp, which in turn commands a premium price.

Premium Products

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Sales Volumes by Geography

0

10

20

30

40

50

2004 2005 2006 YTD

Americas Europe Asia

Sales into higher margin North American customers has increased by 33%

%

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End-Use Mix

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2003 2004 2005

Printing & Writing Specialty Tissue Commodity

Sales to higher margin printing, writing and specialties segments increased by 8%

%

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Low Cost Producer

Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Manufacturing Costs(Jaakko Poyry Q4/05)

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Nordic Countries

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

USA

Canada, BC Interior

Rest of Canada

USD/mt

Cumulative Capacity

4Q05

Northwood

Intercon

Prince George

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Abundant Fibre: Low Fibre Costs

Source: Wood Resources International

Conifer Chips - Delivered Prices Q2 vs. Q3 / 06

$0

$25

$50

$75

$100

$125

$150

Chile (r

oundwood

)US S

outhCan

ada W

est

Austra

liaNew Z

ealan

d

SpainUS N

orthwes

t

Brazil

Norway

SwedenCan

ada East

Germ

any

Finla

nd (roundw

ood)

France

Japan

($U

S/O

DT)

Q3-06 Q2-06

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Abundant Fibre Supply

• Purchase 1.6mm tonnes of fibre (roughly 2/3 of its needs) from Canfor at prevailing market prices

• 0.8mm tonnes purchased through fibre supply agreements with other firms

Fibre Supply Agreement with Canfor

Note: Canfor’s lumber mills control more than 10 million cubic meters of allowable annual cut (AAC) in British Columbia and Alberta andproduce total of 2.2 mm tonnes of chips in BC.

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High Margin Producer

Top Quartile EBITDA per tonne producer due to:

• Revenues – Selling into the highest margin regions to targeted customers

• Low costs- Low cost fibre- Strong operations which drives low production costs

Per PwC 2005 benchmarking study of 18 Canadian NBSK mills, Canfor’s mills were Top Quartile

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Financials

Strong year over year results reflect improved pulp prices, strong operations, Cogeneration project benefits, lower chip prices, but offset by a stronger Canadian dollar

Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership

575.2605.4193.1214.3Sales ($ millions)

34.96%

122.220%

9.25%

62.529%

EBITDA ($ millions)-margin %

614752

0.817

668756

0.883

588707

0.832

711797

0.892

Pulp Prices ($/mt)- Ave in USD- Ave in CDN$Ave Cdn/USD exchange rate

721,40096,600

751,70095,300

257,90031,100

251,40032,900

Sales volume (mt)- Pulp- Paper

Sep 30, 2005Sep 30, 2006Sep 30, 2005Sep 30, 2006

9 months ended3 months ended

Selected financial results:

Refer to Appendix for more financial results

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Distributable Cash

-(9.0)Less: Reserves (est.)

-41.1 ($0.58)Net Distributable Cash

105.9 ($1.48)50.1 ($0.70)Distributable Cash (per unit)

104.715.7

(14.5)

36.419.8(6.1)

Cash flow from OperationsChanges in working capitalLess: capital expenditures

Sep 30, 2006Sep 30, 2006

9 months ended3 months ended$ millions unless otherwise noted

$0.88$0.12$0.12November

$0.64$0.08$0.12October

$0.44$0.08$0.12September

$0.24-$0.12August

-

Supplemental

$0.12$0.12July

Cumulative TotalRegular$ per unit

Calculation of Distributable Cash

Distributions announced

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Balance Sheet

• Net Debt/EBITDA (Annualized 9 months) = 0.67

• Net Debt/Equity = 0.18

• Indicated yield (Monthly distributions/$10.80* unit price) = 13.3%

As of Sept 30, 2006

$ millions

906.4Total

606.1Fixed Assets

283.8Current Assets

16.5Cash

As of Sept 30, 2006

$ millions

906.4Total

593.3Equity

125.0Long Term Debt

188.1Current & Other Liabilities

* Unit price as at Nov 16, 2006

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Operations Strategy

Remain Top Quartile EBITDA per tonne Producer

– Achieve targets for Prince George Cogen Project

– Continue to improve reliability / productivity

– Grow North American business

– Position right products / customers

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Summary

• Market leadership– Size– Premium Product – Customer Base

• Low cost producer

• Abundant fibre supply

• Financial strength

• Experienced management team

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Questions?CFX.UN

Contact: David Jan

Manager-Investor [email protected]

www.canforpulp.com