抖淫视频

2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

ISSN 2817-7215

Contents

• Executive Summary
• Section 1: Introduction to the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
• Section 2: 抖淫视频’s Sustainable Development Vision
• Section 3: Listening to Canadians
• Section 4: 抖淫视频’s Commitments
  • Goal 5: Champion Gender Equality
  • Goal 10: Advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Take Action on Inequality
  • Goal 12: Reduce Waste and Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles
  • Goal 13: Take Action on Climate Change and its Impacts.
  • Goal 17: Strengthen Partnerships to Promote Global Action on Sustainable Development
• Section 5: Integrating Sustainable Development
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment
  • Sector-by-Sector Approach

Executive Summary

Sustainable development is one of the greatest challenges of this century. It is critical for collective security, equity and well-being, particularly in a time of increasing social and environmental instability. 抖淫视频 (GAC) remains steadfastly committed to sustainable development and the advancement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its .

This 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS) shares how GAC plans to contribute to Canada’s and is complemented by the department’s sustainable development reporting through the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals Supplementary Information Table, the International Assistance Report (IAR), contributions to Canada’s second and .

The 2022 to 2026 FSDS is based on extensive public consultations that helped shape a more comprehensive plan for Government of Canada departments. The FSDS now reflects all 17 SDGs and includes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The strategy remains primarily domestic in focus, with GAC responsible for contributing to the achievement of five FSDS goals:^{Footnote 1}

1. Champion gender equality (Goal 5) through investments in women’s skills, employment and leadership.
2. Advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and take action on inequality (Goal 10) through implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act .
3. Reduce waste and transition to zero-emission vehicles (Goal 12) by continuing to maximize diversion of waste from landfills, to transform the federal light-duty fleet and to strengthen green procurement criteria.
4. Take action on climate change and its impacts (Goal 13) by continuing to implement Canada’s climate plans and actions; by implementing the Greening Government Strategy; by modernizing through net-zero carbon buildings; by applying a greenhouse gas reduction life cycle cost analysis to major building retrofits; and by reducing climate change risks to federal assets, services and operations.
5. Strengthen partnerships to promote global action on sustainable development (Goal 17) to increase support to and help build capacity in developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change, support a clean energy transition, promote responsible business conduct by Canadian companies abroad, advocate for environmental protection in trade agreements and other engagement mechanisms, and advance international collaboration on critical minerals.

In addition to contributions to these five FSDS goals, the department further supports all the SDGs across its international mandate. Sustainable development is integrated into policies and operational processes that support diplomacy and advocacy, trade, international assistance, consular services and the GAC mission network.

The department welcomes the opportunity to make important contributions to the advancement of the FSDS and the 2030 Agenda more broadly.

Section 1: Introduction to the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

The 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) presents the Government of Canada’s sustainable development goals and targets, as required by the . This is the first FSDS to be framed using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and provides a balanced view of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development.

In keeping with the purpose of the Act to make decision-making related to sustainable development more transparent and accountable to Parliament, 抖淫视频 (GAC) supports the goals laid out in the FSDS through the activities described in this Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS).

The also sets out that must be considered in the development of the FSDS as well as the DSDS. These basic principles have been considered and incorporated in 抖淫视频’s DSDS.

In order to promote coordinated action on sustainable development across the Government of Canada, this departmental strategy integrates efforts to advance Canada’s implementation of the , supported by the and targets and indicators. The strategy also captures SDG initiatives that fall outside the scope of the FSDS to inform the development of Canada’s Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

Section 2: 抖淫视频’s Sustainable Development Vision

As we stand at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, 抖淫视频’s (GAC) commitment to supporting Canada’s sustainable development vision has never been more important. GAC will continue to undertake a full range of actions to support Canada’s achievement of its goals and targets. This will be accomplished as GAC continues to:

• apply the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) to place gender equality and empowerment of women and girls at the centre of efforts to eradicate poverty and reach the poorest and most vulnerable
• undertake effective climate action and diplomacy; strengthen the rules-based international order; foster and uphold human rights and democracy; and support sustainable and inclusive growth, peace and security
• advance our inclusive trade agenda by leveraging trade as an engine to eradicate poverty and by ensuring all benefits and opportunities that flow from trade are more widely shared, most importantly among under-represented groups, including women and Indigenous Peoples
• ensure Canada’s consular work contributes to our SDG efforts by assisting vulnerable Canadians, including those who face mental health issues, arrest and detention, women and children, and those who experience sexual and gender-based violence
• manage internal policies and procedures, including enhanced green procurement, to reduce our carbon footprint, green our physical presence at HQ and at missions, and ensure all of our internal programming and budget processes incorporate SDG considerations

Section 3: Listening to Canadians

As required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act, 抖淫视频 has taken into account comments on the draft 2022 to 2026 FSDS made during the public consultation held from March 11 to July 9, 2022.

During the public consultation, more than 700 comments were received from a broad range of stakeholders, including governments, Indigenous organizations, non-governmental organizations, academics, businesses, and individual Canadians in different age groups and of various backgrounds. The draft FSDS was also shared with the appropriate committee in both chambers of Parliament, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, and the Sustainable Development Advisory Council for their review and comment. These public consultations led the final FSDS to have a broader frame which strikes a better balance between social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

What We Heard
In many submissions received, sustainable development priorities with international dimensions were mentioned. Below are a few examples of the specified priority areas that need to be included in the federal strategy:

1. Voices from marginalized groups and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC)
2. Circular procurement
3. More action toward social and economic aspects of sustainable development

What We Did
GAC took the above-mentioned key priorities and issues into consideration in this DSDS in the following ways:

• To better include marginalized voices in the SDG discussion, we are working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights holders or their national designates to co-develop new distinctions-based, whole-of-government policy guidelines on fully and effectively engaging with Indigenous peoples on international issues that affect them, with a commitment to exploring policy development in specific areas where appropriate. See Goal 10 for more information.

• The calls for circular procurement encouraged such GAC procurement practices as the proposed appointment of a sustainability champion to provide oversight on green procurement; the development of a departmental procurement plan that clearly indicates how GAC will achieve its Indigenous reconciliation, supplier diversity and environmental goals in procurement; the establishment of robust green procurement criteria for departmental contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements; and the ongoing green procurement training. See Goals 10 and 12 for more information.

• To reflect the greater inclusion of social and economic aspects, we have added departmental commitments that reflect these other pillars, such as supporting women’s technical training, implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and implementing the department’s Responsible Business Conduct Abroad Strategy. See Goals 5, 10 and 17 for more information.

Please find more information on the FSDS public consultation and its results in the .

Section 4: 抖淫视频’s Commitments

Goal 5: Champion Gender Equality

FSDS Context:

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) recognizes that supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is the best way to build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. To do this, Canada supports targeted investments, partnerships, innovation and advocacy efforts with the greatest potential to close gender gaps and improve everyone’s chance for success, with a particular focus on the poorest and most marginalized. 抖淫视频 also recognizes that supporting efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls needs to underpin work across all that we do in order to achieve true sustainable development.

Canada’s feminist international assistance programming strives to protect and promote the human rights of vulnerable and marginalized groups and to increase their participation in decision-making. This includes supporting women and girls to achieve more equitable access to and control over the resources that they need to secure economic and social equality, in addition to providing support that allows women to actively participate in the economy, including through training and capacity building.

Target theme: Take Action on Gender Equality
Target: By 2026, at least 37% of the environmental and clean technology sector are women
(Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry)

Initiatives advancing Canada’s implementation of SDG 5 – Gender Equality

The following initiatives demonstrate how 抖淫视频’s programming supports the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, supplementing the information outlined above.

Goal 10: Advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Take Action on Inequality

FSDS Context:
抖淫视频 is committed to advancing the rights, perspectives and prosperity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and around the world. To this end, we have created the Action Plan on Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, 2021–2025. The Action Plan sets out specific goals and actions to guide the department’s efforts toward its commitments to Indigenous Peoples, both in Canada and abroad. It includes an annual implementation plan with measurable deliverables. The Action Plan was developed in close collaboration with GAC’s Indigenous Peoples Network, as well as other self-identified Indigenous employees. Indigenous employees are important partners in the plan’s implementation and in the assessment of its progress.

GAC’s Action Plan is further informed by the , which was developed in consultation and cooperation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis from across Canada. This includes commitments to work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis right holders or their national designates to co-develop new distinctions-based, whole-of-government policy guidelines on fully and effectively engaging with Indigenous peoples on international issues that affect them. The implementation of the Action Plan and of the UN Declaration will contribute to the Government of Canada’s continued efforts to break down barriers, combat systemic racism and discrimination, close socio-economic gaps, and promote greater equality and prosperity for Indigenous peoples.

Target theme: Advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis communities
Target: Between 2023 and 2026, and every year on an ongoing basis, develop and table annual progress reports on implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)

Goal 12: Reduce Waste and Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles

FSDS Context:
抖淫视频 works to support Goal 12 and advance the net-zero procurement and waste diversion targets through numerous initiatives, both at home and abroad. For the first time, the department is appointing a sustainability champion to oversee green procurement within the department and has established a project and policy team (ecoGAC) dedicated to the implementation of the Treasury Board Secretariat-led Greening Government Strategy to accelerate efforts to green national government operations and build climate resilience in the public sector. GAC is implementing a data tool to measure GHG emissions while also working to provide up-to-date information on environmentally preferable products, services and suppliers. The department also continues to establish governmental sustainable procurement policies and increase awareness through training and communications with the department’s international missions.

GAC assesses the extent to which procurement activities align with established green procurement policies and guidelines and tracks and reports this data regularly to further strengthen green procurement within the department. As an example, biodiversity considerations are incorporated into landscaping contract processes. The department continues to work with partners to support the global advancement of responsible consumption and to collectively and collaboratively work to substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Responsible Consumption
Target: By 2030, the Government of Canada will divert from landfill at least 75% by weight of non-hazardous operational waste (All Ministers)

Target: By 2030, the Government of Canada will divert from landfill at least 90% by weight of all construction and demolition waste (All Ministers)

Target: The Government of Canada’s procurement of goods and services will be net-zero emissions by 2050, to aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy (All Ministers)

Initiatives advancing Canada’s implementation of SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

The following initiatives demonstrate how GAC’s programming supports the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, supplementing the information outlined above.

Goal 13: Take Action on Climate Change and its Impacts

FSDS Context:
Climate change and biodiversity loss do not respect borders. Not only do they represent existential threats in their own right, but they are also catalysts for instability, conflict, food insecurity and pandemics. The SDGs will not be achieved unless collective action on climate change mitigation and adaptation is prioritized. In 2021, as the global community called for increased climate ambition, Canada stepped up and announced a doubling of its international climate finance, from $2.65 billion (2015 to 2021) to $5.3 billion (2021 to 2026).

Within GAC, in addition to providing support to developing countries for climate change mitigation and adaptation, the department is taking significant action to ensure that its own operational emissions are reduced, to target the government’s net-zero carbon goals and to help reduce risks to federal assets posed by climate change. Further actions and targets supporting climate action are included under Goal 17.

Target theme: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption
Target: Achieve 40 to 45% greenhouse gas emission reductions below 2005 levels by 2030, and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (Minister of Environment and Climate Change supported by all other Ministers)

Target theme: Federal Leadership on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Climate Resilience
Target: The Government of Canada will transition to net-zero carbon operations for facilities and
conventional fleets by 2050 (All Ministers)

Target: The Government of Canada will transition to climate resilient operations by 2050 (All Ministers)

Initiatives advancing Canada’s implementation of SDG 13 – Climate Action

The following initiatives demonstrate how GAC’s programming supports the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, supplementing the information outlined above.

Goal 17: Strengthen Partnerships to Promote Global Action on Sustainable Development

FSDS Context:
抖淫视频 is working to advance sustainable development partnerships by increasing support for capacity building in developing countries in order to help them adapt to and mitigate climate change and support a clean energy transition.

Great results have already been achieved through Canada’s $2.65 billion climate finance commitment from 2015 to 2021, the majority of which was delivered by GAC. Through these efforts, Canada has helped over 50 developing countries by funding targeting clean energy, adaptation support, forest and agriculture initiatives and other cross-cutting programming. These efforts are expected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by over 228 megatonnes—the equivalent of removing about 47 million combustion-engine cars from the road for one year—and help at least 6.6 million people adapt to the effects of climate change. Canada’s investments from the $2.65 billion climate finance commitment have also mobilized important climate finance contributions from the private sector.

In order to support the green energy transition, GAC further commits to advancing international collaboration on critical minerals to improve their availability and the resiliency of their supply chains and to promoting environmental protection in trade agreements and other mechanisms and the use of goods and services related to clean growth and the transition to a low-carbon future. GAC also continues to implement the Responsible Business Conduct Abroad Strategy (2022–2027) to help ensure Canadian companies contribute to sustainable development and support Canada’s commitments to human rights by integrating responsible business practices throughout their operations, including in international supply chains.

Target theme: Sustainable Development Partnerships
Target: By 2026, implement Canada’s climate finance commitment of $5.3 billion with at least 40% of funding going toward climate adaptation and at least 20% to projects that leverage nature-based climate solutions and projects that contribute biodiversity co-benefits (Minister of Environment and Climate Change)

Implementation strategies supporting the goal
This section is for implementation strategies that support thegoal “Strengthen partnerships to promote global action on sustainable development” but not a specific FSDS target

Section 5: Integrating Sustainable Development

In addition to supporting the specific goals above, GAC integrates sustainable development into its practices and decision-making through the Strategic Environmental Assessment process and through a sector-by-sector approach to integrating sustainability considerations, as detailed below.

Strategic Environmental Assessment

抖淫视频 will continue to ensure that its decision-making processes include consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process.

抖淫视频 applies the to every proposal submitted to Cabinet. A SEA for a policy, plan or program proposal includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on relevant FSDS goals and targets. GAC also assesses the environmental implications of international trade negotiations in order to reduce environmental risks and enhance positive environmental outcomes of Canada’s trade agreements, as outlined in the departmental approach to environmental assessments of trade negotiations.

Public statements on the results of 抖淫视频’s assessments are made public when an initiative has undergone a detailed SEA. The public statements demonstrate how the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision-making.

Sector-by-Sector Approach

International Diplomacy and Advocacy

There are nearly 200 countries in the world and Canada has diplomatic relations with almost all of them. GAC collaborates to build constructive relationships with partner countries, international institutions and a wide variety of other stakeholders to champion the rules-based international system. These relationships are critical to confronting collective global challenges, including those defined in the UN 2030 Agenda. Canada’s feminist foreign policy guides all of its international engagement and reinforces the overarching objectives of strengthening a rules-based international system, supporting lasting peace and security, fostering prosperity, and advancing human rights, gender equality, and diversity and inclusion.

Recognizing that advancing gender equality is key to making progress on all of the SDGs, the department applies an intersectional feminist approach across all of its international policies and programming. Canada’s feminist foreign policy, including the Feminist International Assistance Policy, Inclusive Approach to Trade, and the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security all work toward achieving the 2030 Agenda.

Maintaining this complex web of international relationships takes time, effort and investment. This is why the department is undertaking the GAC Transformation Initiative, launched in May 2022, to advance the ambitious agenda of becoming a best-in-class foreign, trade, development and consular department focused on increasing our influence and engagement where it matters most to leverage our strengths and advance Canada’s national interests. The Transformation Implementation Plan for GAC also commits to leveraging GAC’s unique global assets to work with partners, including Indigenous Peoples, in delivering whole-of-government approaches to climate change, the green transition and critical minerals.

International Trade

GAC remains focused on expanding trade, investment and supply chain resilience, enabling Canada to seize economic opportunities and strengthen and diversify our partnerships to build a stronger and more secure economy. The department accomplishes this through its inclusive approach to trade which integrates sustainable development directly into trade policy. This inclusive approach seeks to ensure that everyone can take advantage of and benefit from the opportunities that may flow from trade and investment, including groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in international trade and investment, such as women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQI+, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

The department seeks to negotiate standalone inclusive trade chapters (e.g., trade and gender, trade and Indigenous Peoples, and trade and small and medium-sized enterprises chapters) in our Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), in addition to assessing the environmental and gender implications across these FTAs. This includes undertaking a comprehensive gender-based analysis plus process to examine the varying effects of a trade policy, plan, program or other initiative on diverse groups of people in order to more effectively remove existing barriers for these groups.

GAC will continue to undertake various efforts to ensure that all trade policies, programs and initiatives are informed by meaningful engagements with a broad range of diverse partners, including underrepresented groups in international trade, such as women, small and medium-sized enterprises, and Indigenous Peoples. To support this, GAC hosts a Gender and Trade Advisory Group and an Indigenous Working Group. The ultimate goal is to ensure the benefits of trade are more widely shared across all of Canadian society.

International Assistance and Development

GAC manages Canada’s international assistance in support of efforts to eradicate global poverty and contribute to a more peaceful, prosperous and inclusive world. The department’s Feminist International Assistance Policy seeks to reach the poorest and most marginalized through a gender-responsive approach to sustainable development, so that no one is left behind. It supports the achievement of the SDGs internationally and for the benefit of Canadians. This includes by targeting Canada’s international assistance towards programs that tackle hunger and malnutrition (SDG 2), invest in quality education (SDG 4), advance human rights (SDG 16), enhance global health (SDG 3) and promote gender equality (SDG 5), thereby improving the lives of millions of people around the world.

In 2020-2021, the ESDC-led, co-funded by GAC and other core departments in support of Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy provided funding to projects to:

• increase public awareness of the SDGs,
• facilitate improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for Canadians, and
• advance Canada’s implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda in general.

When establishing results frameworks with partners for the initiatives the department funds, efforts are made to ensure that they align as much as possible with the SDG goals, targets and indicators. GAC also emphasizes the alignment of its international assistance programming with partner country priorities, specifically the SDGs that they are working to achieve. As well, each international assistance project the department funds is assessed through the lens of sustainable development, including environmental sustainability, climate change, biodiversity, pollution, water and energy, with the support of an environmental specialist.

For more details on how Canada’s international assistance supports the SDGs, please refer to the most recent Report to Parliament on the Government of Canada's International Assistance.

Consular Services

GAC works to ensure all consular services respond to the complex needs of Canadians travelling, living and working abroad. These services include providing timely and accurate travel information so Canadians can plan for their safety and security when travelling and individualized services to assist Canadians in managing unexpected situations, including arrest and detention, assault, medical emergencies and children, and family-related situations like parental child abductions. Consular service officials can also help Canadians in locations affected by a large-scale emergency such as a natural disaster and civil unrest.

Consular services are informed by the 2030 Agenda and consider the SDGs by continuously adapting, developing and implementing policies, tools and guidance that respond to the needs of a diversity of clients, including those in potentially vulnerable situations (such as those with mental health issues, women and children, and those who have experienced sexual and gender-based violence). Advocacy efforts with stakeholders and partners are also put in place to address the issues and trends that affect vulnerable clients.

Each consular case is unique, and by adapting the department’s approach to local and personal circumstances, GAC’s consular services are delivered in line with Canada’s feminist foreign policy and the SDGs. They aim to account for the needs of people affected by discrimination and those in vulnerable situations.

Furthermore, in support of sustainable development (SDG 10) and the , GAC is waiving consular fees from May 31, 2021, to May 30, 2026, for all Indigenous people who hold a currently valid travel document in order to allow them to obtain a replacement document displaying a reclaimed name.

International Platform

GAC provides a single window for common service delivery to all of its staff, 21 other government departments and agencies, three Crown corporations and six provincial governments working abroad in its 194 missions. With such an expansive network, the department is making significant efforts to green its operations and consider sustainability across the mission network, including through the development of an internal Sustainable Development Strategic Framework for Canada’s Missions Abroad. This Framework details how the Government of Canada’s Greening Government Strategy will be adapted to the unique international context of our diplomatic missions. This includes the acquisition of low-emission or zero-emission vehicles for our missions abroad where infrastructure and maintenance capacities exist. Currently, about 10% of GAC’s international vehicles (excluding armoured vehicles) are low-emission or zero-emission vehicles.

The department is also aiming to achieve sustainability across its mission network by leveraging credible green building certifications (e.g., LEED and BOMA BEST). GAC is using green building certifications to assess existing buildings for opportunities for greater efficiency and to support the design and construction of major capital projects abroad. The department now has several missions that have achieved green certification abroad, including one that has achieved net-zero carbon.