Results from current and previous studies on finger-jointing process and product quality carried out at Forintek are described in the report. A detailed description of the various parameters that can affect the finger-jointing process and the quality of the final product is given. The report also contains a good collection of information that has been published in various seminars, conferences and technical journals. Such information has been complied and integrated into a summarized format that manufacturers of finger-jointed lumber can use in their operations. One chapter is dedicated to qualification and quality control of finger-jointed structural lumber, where Canadian Special Products standards related to finger-jointed lumber are described. Special part that deals with new innovative research ideas, issues of concern and gaps of knowledge associated with the Canadian finger-jointing industry is presented at the end of each section.