Archived: Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-17, Environment and Climate Change Canada, chapter 2
Section 2: Themes I to III - Department-Led Targets
This section presents the 2013-16 FSDS targets and associated indicators in Themes I to III. Overall, ECCC is responsible for or contributes to 17 FSDS targets and 26 indicators, the majority of which are Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) and aligned with the Department’s Performance Measurement Framework indicators.
Goal 1: Climate Change
In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, reduce Greenhouse Gas emission levels and adapt to unavoidable impacts.
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Target 1.1: Climate Change Mitigation Relative to 2005 emission levels, reduce Canada’s total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions 17% by 2020. |
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Target 1.2: Climate Change Adaptation Facilitate reduced vulnerability of individuals, communities, regions and economic sectors to the impacts of climate change through the development and provision of information and tools. |
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Goal 2: Air Pollution
Minimize the threats to air quality so that the air Canadians breathe is clean and supports healthy ecosystems.
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Target 2.1: Outdoor Air Pollutants Improve outdoor air quality by ensuring compliance with new or amended regulated emission limits by 2020 and thus reducing emissions of air pollutants in support of Air Quality Management System (AQMS) objectives. |
Goal 3: Water Quality and Water Quantity
Protect and enhance water so that it is clean, safe and secure for all Canadians and supports healthy ecosystems
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Target 3.3: Great Lakes - Canadian Areas of Concern Take federal actions to restore beneficial uses for delisting 5 Canadian Areas of Concern (AOC) and to reduce the number of Impaired Beneficial Uses in the remaining Areas of Concern by 25% by 2019. |
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Target 3.4: Great Lakes Contribute to the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes by developing and gaining bi-national acceptance of objectives for the management of nutrients in Lake Erie by 2016 and for the other Great Lakes as required. |
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Target 3.5: St. Lawrence River Take federal actions to reduce pollutants in order to improve water quality, conserve biodiversity and ensure beneficial uses in the St. Lawrence River by 2016. |
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Target 3.6: Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay Reduce an estimated 2000 kg of phosphorus loadings to Lake Simcoe by 2017, which will support the Province of Ontario’s target to reduce phosphorus inputs into Lake Simcoe to 44 000 kg/year by 2045. Reduce an estimated 2000 kg of phosphorus loadings to South-eastern Georgian Bay watersheds by 2017. |
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Target 3.7: Lake Winnipeg Basin By 2017, reduce phosphorus inputs to water bodies in the Lake Winnipeg Basin, in support of the Province of Manitoba’s overall plan to reduce phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg by 50% to pre-1990 levels. |
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Target 3.9: Marine Pollution - Disposal at Sea Ensure that permitted disposal at sea is sustainable, such that 85% of disposal site monitoring events do not identify the need for site management action (such as site closure) from 2013 to 2016. |
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Target 3.11: Wastewater and Industrial Effluent Reduce risks associated with effluent from wastewater (sewage) and industrial sectors by 2020. |
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Target 3.12: Water Resource Management Facilitate sustainable water resource management through the collection of data and the development and dissemination of knowledge from 2013 to 2016. |
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Theme III: Protecting Nature and Canadians
Goal 4: Conserving and Restoring Ecosystems, Wildlife and Habitat, and Protecting Canadians
Resilient ecosystems with healthy wildlife populations so Canadians can enjoy benefits from natural spaces, resources and ecological services for generations to come.
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Target 4.1: Species at Risk By 2020, populations of species at risk listed under federal law exhibit trends that are consistent with recovery strategies and management plans. |
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Target 4.2: Migratory Birds Improve the proportion of migratory bird species that meet their population goals. |
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Target 4.3: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Habitat Stewardship Contribute to the proposed national target that by 2020, at least 17% of terrestrial areas and inland waters are conserved through networks of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures |
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Target 4.6: Invasive Alien Species By 2020, pathways of invasive alien species introductions are identified, and risk-based intervention or management plans are in place for priority pathways and species. |
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Target 4.7: Environmental Disasters, Incidents and Emergencies Environmental disasters, incidents and emergencies are prevented or their impacts mitigated.Footnote 1 |
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Target 4.8: Chemicals Management Reduce risks to Canadians and impacts on the environment and human health posed by releases of harmful substances.Footnote 2 |
Indicators:Footnote 3
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