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                                                                    EXHIBIT 12.2

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, J.H. DOMAN, certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Doman
                  Industries Limited;

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
                  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
                  material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
                  of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
                  not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
                  report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this report, fairly present
                  in all material respects the financial condition, results of
                  operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the
                  periods presented in this report;

         4.       The company's other certifying officer and I are responsible
                  for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
                  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
                  15d-15(e)) for the company and have:

                  a.     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or
                         caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                         designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                         information relating to the company, including its
                         consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
                         others within those entities, particularly during the
                         period in which this annual report is being prepared;

                  b.     Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure
                         controls and procedures and presented in this report
                         our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
                         disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
                         the period covered by this report based on such
                         evaluation; and

                  c.     Disclosed in this report any change in the company's
                         internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                         during the period covered by the annual report that has
                         materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
                         materially affect, the company's internal control over
                         financial reporting; and

         5.       The company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
                  based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over
                  financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit
                  committee of company's board of directors (or persons
                  performing the equivalent function):

                  a.     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                         the design or operation of internal controls over
                         financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                         adversely affect the company's ability to record,
                         process, summarize and report financial information;
                         and

                  b.     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                         management or other employees who have a significant
                         role in the company's internal controls over financial
                         reporting.

Dated this 21st day of May, 2004.



                                       /s/ J.H. DOMAN
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                                       J.H. Doman
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer
                                       Doman Industries Limited