Sustainable Development: Global Affairs Canada
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- What is the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy?
- The Government of Canada’s 2019-2022 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
- Global Affairs Canada’s 2020-2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
- Global Affairs Canada’s 2017-2020 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
What is the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy?
Global Affairs Canada’s Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy describes:
- Our sustainable development context and vision;
- The actions we will undertake over a three-year period to support the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy; and
- The ways we have integrated a sustainable development approach into our departmental policies, plans and decision-making.
The Government of Canada’s 2019-2022 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
As per the Federal Sustainable Development Act, Global Affairs Canada is required to:
- Create a new Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy every three years; and
- Update our three-year Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy annually.
The 2019 to 2022 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in Parliament in June 2019. This is the Government of Canada’s fourth strategy and focuses on thirteen aspirational goals, with supporting targets and actions. These goals promote clean growth, ensure healthy ecosystems and build safe, secure and sustainable communities.
The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy also demonstrates federal leadership towards implementing the environmentally-related global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Global Affairs Canada’s 2020-2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Our 2020-2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in Parliament in the fall of 2020. Here you will find the original version of the Strategy:
Original version
Planning updates
- 2022-03-02 - Sustainable Development Strategy 2020-2023 - Update: Global Affairs Canada
- 2021-02-25 - Sustainable Development Strategy 2020-2023 - Update: Global Affairs Canada
Reporting updates
- Sustainable Development Strategy 2020-2023 - Report 2021-2022: Global Affairs Canada
- Sustainable Development Strategy 2020-2023 - Report 2020-2021: Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada’s 2017-2020 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Our 2017-2020 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in Parliament in the fall of 2017. Here you will find the original version of the Strategy, along with any updates we have made to our Strategy since October 2017 (for example, to include new Global Affairs Canada initiatives). Progress reports will also be included here as they become available.
Original version
Planning updates
- 2020-10-06 - Sustainable Development Strategy 2017-2020 - Update: Global Affairs Canada
- 2019-04-11 - Sustainable Development Strategy 2017-2020 - Update: Global Affairs Canada
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