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Timeline to develop Canada's
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| 2000 | |
| February 28 | Start of the project. The Federal Budget announces funding for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and Environment Canada, in collaboration with Statistics Canada, to develop a set of indicators to measure environmental performance in conjunction with economic performance. |
| August | National
Round Table launches the Environment and Sustainable Development
Indicators (ESDI) Initiative. |
| 2001 | |
| March | ESDI unveils its framework for indicators, saying it will measure changes in human, natural and produced capitals. |
| March 27 |
National
Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators
draws more than 600 people to hear about the approach and other
international initiatives. |
| March 28 | First National Stakeholder Workshop on Indicators for Sustainable Development includes over 80 individuals from academe, business, NGOs, community groups and all levels of government. Launches a debate on what should be counted. |
| May 25 | "Measuring
progress towards a more sustainable economy" a speech
by Finance Minister Paul Martin, strongly promotes the indicator
project |
| October | "Cluster
groups" of experts start work on indicators for natural and human
capital. |
| 2002 | |
| Winter | Cluster groups recommend indicators |
| April | ESDI Steering Committee to select a small number of draft indicators. |
| June | The NRTEE presented a draft list of indicators at a national conference in Ottawa. |
| From mid-year | Refinement and pilot testing of the indicators will be undertaken. |
| 2003 | |
| Spring | ESDI final report will be released. The plan is that the federal government, likely through Statistics Canada, would produce and maintain the sustainability indicators for Canada. |
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