Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. is governed by a six-member Board of Directors, who are also the CMSL Board of Directors. CMSL provides accounting and administrative support to Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd.  

The CMSL Board of Directors includes 3 reserved seats: (one each) Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation, Wet’suwet’en First Nation, and the Office of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. The other 3 board members are chosen from the community-at-large and appointed by the Village of Burns Lake.