Western Canada’s forests are under increasing pressure from climate change, pests, and droughts. Understanding how forest genetics are managed in Canada and the perspectives that industry members hold on the roles tree breeding and new technologies play in addressing these challenges can influence approaches to forest management. This study, which uses genomic science to study forest resiliency issues, is a part of the Transformative Risk Assessment and Forest Resilience (TRIA-FoR) project and is funded by Genome Canada, Genome Ontario, and Genome Alberta. Over 30 people who work in forest management and forest genetics, including tree improvement, research and policy, orchards, seed banks, and commercial and conservation-based replanting programs, were interviewed. Participants were asked about their views on the ability of forests to adapt to climate change, intervention methods, trait selection, the benefits and uncertainties of genomic technologies, and knowledge gaps within the industry. The preliminary findings of this study suggest that genomic technologies can support forest resiliency strategies but cannot replace traditional tree breeding practices. Most participants expressed concerns about how climate change and pests will affect forests but remained hopeful that current and future adaptation methods will foster resiliency.