United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals Introduction
Introduction
In 2015, all United Nations (UN) member states came together and adopted Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. At its heart are 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) that encompass the social, economic and environmental challenges of today.
Many Government of Canada priorities align with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, including gender equality, diversity and inclusiveness, environmental sustainability, and economic prosperity.
All federal ministers are accountable for implementing the 2030 Agenda and pursuing the SDGs in their areas of responsibility. Officials across federal departments and agencies are responsible for integrating the SDGs into their work, engaging with stakeholders and reporting on progress made on the SDGs within their purview.
To support a whole-of-Canada approach, the Government of Canada has established an SDG Unit at Environment and Climate Change Canada to coordinate efforts, raise awareness, monitor and report on Canadas implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The table below identifies key examples of Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) strategies, initiatives or areas of work that will contribute to advancing the SDGs. The table also lists related global and domestic targets, ambitions and goals from the following frameworks:
| UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Planned strategies, initiatives, or areas of | Global or domestic targets, indicators, ambitions or goals |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages | Wellness, inclusion and diversity in the public service | Global target: 3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being Global indicator: 3.4.2 Suicide mortality rate Canadian ambition: Canadians have healthy and satisfying lives Canadian indicator: Self‑assessment physical health, mental health and level of stress Canadian ambition: Canada prevents causes of premature death |
| SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls | Wellness, inclusion and diversity in the public service | Global indicator: 5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions Canadian indicator: Proportion of employees in management positions (including boards of directors) who are from different groups, including women, by management level |
| SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time Canadian target: Promote the conservation and wise use of water to achieve a 30% reduction or increased efficiency in water use in various sectors by 2025. |
| SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 7.2.1 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption Canadian target: By 2030, 90% and in the long term, 100% of Canada's electricity is generated from renewable and non-emitting sources |
| SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries | Wellness, inclusion and diversity in the public service | Global indicator:10.3.1 Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law Canadian indicator: Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed, by type |
| SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 11.5.2 Direct economic loss in relation to global GDP, damage to critical infrastructure and number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters Global indicator: 11.6.1 Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities Canadian indicator: Quantity of waste diverted per capita, by type of diversion |
| SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation Canadian indicator: Proportion of new light‑duty vehicle sales that are zero-emission vehicles |
| SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts | Greening Government Strategy | Global goal: 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and natural disasters in all countries Global indicator: 13.2.2 Total greenhouse gas emissions per year Canadian target: By 2030, reduce Canadas total greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, relative to 2005 emission levels; greenhouse gases in Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Crown-owned building portfolio, excluding housing, by March 31, 2030 Canadian ambition: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of climate change |
| SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 14.5.1 Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas Canadian ambition: Canada protects and conserves marine areas and sustainably manages ocean fish stocks |
| SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss | Greening Government Strategy | Global indicator: 15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type Canadian ambition: Canada conserves and restores ecosystems and habitat |
| SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels | GC InfoBase | Global indicator: 16.6.1 Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar) |
| Digital Government | Global indicator: 16.6.2 Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services | |
| Wellness, inclusion and diversity in the public service | Global indicator: 16.7.1 Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including … (b) the public service; …, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups | |
| Values and ethics of the public service | Canadian ambition: Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions Canadian indicator: Percentage of population who reported having trust in public institutions, by type of institution |
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| SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development | Digital Government | Canadian indicator: Number of open datasets published by the Government of Canada |
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