Sustainable Development: Global Affairs Canada
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- What is the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy?
- What is the Government of Canda’s 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy?
- Global Affairs Canada’s 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
- Previous Global Affairs Canada Sustainable Development Strategies and Updates
What is the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy?
Global Affairs Canada’s Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy:
- Describes our sustainable development context and vision;
- Considers public comments made during public consultations on the draft 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy to inform our departmental approach, as appropriate;
- Defines the actions we will undertake going forward over a four-year period to support the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy;
- Explains how we integrate a sustainable development approach into our departmental policies, plans and decision-making; and
- Captures initiatives that support Sustainable Development Goal that fall outside the scope of the FSDS.
What is the Government of Canada’s 2022-2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy?
As legislated by the Federal Sustainable Development Act, Global Affairs Canada must table a Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS) to demonstrate planned contributions to the achievement of the goals and targets set out in the 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS).
The FSDS sets out the Government of Canada’s goals, targets, milestones and implementation strategies for the next four years with a whole-of-government approach.
This is the first FSDS to be framed using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and provides a balanced view of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development.
Global Affairs Canada’s 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Our 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in Parliament in the fall of 2023.
Original version
Previous Global Affairs Canada’s Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies
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
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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