and Agency Strategies
1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Strategy for Managing the Environmental Impacts of Penitentiary-Based Operations, except Corcan.
Strategy for Managing the Environmental Impacts of Penitentiary-Based Corcan Operations
Strategy for Managing the Environmental Impacts of Our Operations In Rented Accommodations
Strategy for Managing the Environmental Impacts of Inmate Values and Behavior.
Industry Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy for 2000-2003 reflects the
department's mandate to create the foundation for a more productive, innovative,
competitive, knowledge-based economy that provides growth in employment and
income. Industry Canada will play a leadership role and form partnerships to
promote sustainable development through the following three objectives:
The following goals are identified in NRCAN's Sustainable Development Strategy document:
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
3. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
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Canadian Heritage
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Canadian International Development Agency
6.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
7. Correctional Service Canada
8. Environment Canada
9. Federal Office of Regional Development (Quebec)
10. Finance Canada
11. Fisheries and Oceans
12. Foreign Affairs and International Trade
13. Health Canada
14. Human Resources Development Canada
15. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
16. Industry Canada
17. Justice Canada
18. National Defence
19. Natural Resources Canada
20. Public Works and Government Services Canada
21. Revenue Canada
22. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
23. Solicitor General Canada
24. Transport Canada
25. Treasury Board of Canada
26. Veterans Affairs Canada
27. Western Economic Diversification Canada
1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's strategy Agriculture in Harmony with Nature provides a three-year framework to work toward reaching the goals of sustainable agriculture.
The achievement of environmentally sustainable agriculture is a process of continuous improvement, energized and implemented through partnerships with government, industry, and the public.
AAFC works with the agriculture and agri-food industry to conserve the resource base and protect the environmental integrity of Canada's agricultural landscape.
2. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
3. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
4. Canadian Heritage
Although the initial Sustainable Development Strategy for the Department focuses on environmental aspects of sustainable development, it recognizes the critical role of culture, and the importance of fostering social and cultural capital as an integral dimension of such development.
It also expresses the Department's commitment to participate, through its pivotal role in the area of cultural and natural heritage policies, programs and activities, in the successful implementation of sustainable development in Canada and around the world.
The Strategy emphasizes the need to further improve our understanding of the social and cultural aspects of sustainable development.
5. Canadian International Development Agency
CIDA's mandate, as the lead government organization responsible for Canadian international cooperation, is sustainable development - which is not a new concept for CIDA.
In 1991, the Agency articulated its vision of sustainable development in the document A Sustainable Development Framework for CIDA. The framework rests the sustainable development concept on five pillars: environmental, economic, political, social and cultural sustainability.
Within the broad purpose of supporting sustainable development, the central thrust of Canadian international cooperation is poverty reduction. The federal government has articulated six priorities for international assistance. These priorities, which support Canada's foreign policy objectives, are:
In essence, these priorities constitute CIDA's sustainable development strategy.
6. Citizenship and Immigration Canada
The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada regards sustainable development as a shared responsibility that requires co-operation on the part of all stakeholders in society.
Thus, CIC's action plan was guided by a desire to contribute to this comprehensive effort by emphasizing actions to be carried out in partnership with respect to policy and communication; giving the Department the tools it needs for an integrated approach to decision making; and adopting environmentally aware administrative practices.
CIC's Strategic Priorities as identified in its Sustainable Development Strategy include:
7. Correctional Service Canada
The Correctional Service of Canada, in its Sustainable Development Strategy document, identified various strategies for mitigating specific types of environmental impacts. These include:
8. Environment Canada
Environment Canada's long-term mission is to foster a national capacity for sustainable development that will result in a safe and healthy environment and a sound and prosperous economy.
This basic mission will continue to be relevant as Canada enters the next century, even though specific policy instruments and their uses may evolve substantially. Sustainable development represents a long-term approach that will enable us to fulfill this mission.
Through its first Sustainable Development Strategy, Environment Canada has identified four strategic approaches that will enhance its contribution to sustainable development.
9. Federal Office of Regional Development (Quebec)
10. Finance Canada
Over the past several years, the department has taken steps to better integrate the economy and the environment into the policies for which it is responsible.
The five most recent federal budgets contained measures
to help level the playing field between renewable and non-renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and encourage
donations of ecologically sensitive land and the creation of
environmental trusts.
Given the cross-cutting nature of sustainable development, the approach within the Department of Finance has been to incorporate it broadly within the existing policy development framework rather than isolate it.
In practice, this means that each branch is responsible for
taking sustainable development implications into account.
11. Fisheries and Oceans
In building its sustainable development strategy, the DFO has sought to identify and correct shortcomings in several areas while recognizing and building on successes.
The first DFO sustainable development strategy is founded on conservation, sustainable use, marine safety, and a decision-making process that relies on input from stakeholders and the public. The task now is to ensure that the implementation phase is carried out in the same spirit. Goals identified in the Strategy include:
12. Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Department's first sustainable development strategy, Agenda 2000, is the basis for a policy that will continue to evolve over time.
It is an attempt to present visionary objectives grounded on a framework of realistic targets. These targets have been translated into a viable plan of action, including milestones to measure current progress and outline upcoming activities.
Objectives include:
While SD issues are long-term in nature, they require immediate action in terms of policy decisions and commitments to action. The objectives developed by the Department highlight areas in which DFAIT, by virtue of its mandate and the unique skill set of its workforce, is best placed to move the global SD agenda forward.
Departmental strengths in negotiation, consensus building, mediation, and promotion of dialogue through transparency and openness will contribute to the achievement of its objectives and targets for sustainable development. Agenda 2000 clarifies what the Department is doing right, what it needs to do better and where it can make the most difference.
13. Health Canada
The Department has identified four themes that form the pillars of its Sustainable Development Strategy as well as its understanding of sustainable development as it relates to health issues.
14. Human Resources Development Canada
Human Resources Development Canada has contributed to Canada's Sustainable Development objectives by identifying three main areas of concern:
15. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
This Sustainable Development Strategy is the commitment of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) to begin an ongoing dialogue for change with northerners and First Nations and Inuit throughout Canada.
16. Industry Canada
Sustainable Development Strategy
Enhance the capacity of Canadians, industries and firms to develop and use
eco-efficient practices, tools, technologies and products that contribute
to increased productivity and environmental performance.
Facilitate the development and diffusion of environmental and enabling
technologies that produce long-term economic and environmental benefits.
Improve the integration of sustainable development objectives into
decision making, including the development and delivery of departmental
policies, plans and operations.
17. Justice Canada
An important objective for government is to enhance the degree to which decision making systematically and explicitly integrates economic, environmental and social considerations.
As a service organization, driven primarily by the needs and demands of its clients, the Department of Justice will ensure that it responds effectively and proactively to the anticipated increase in demand from its clients for legal advice related to sustainable development.
To support this need, Justice Canada will emphasize five primary objectives and a sixth that addresses stewardship actions concerning the Department's physical operations.
18. National Defence
19. Natural Resources Canada
The issue confronting Canadians is how to continue to develop our resources for the benefit of both present and future generations.
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) sees sustainable development as the key to protecting the health of the natural environment and landmass, while efficiently meeting human needs for energy, forest and mineral-based products, and providing similar opportunities for future generations.
NRCan is mandated to promote sustainable development in all areas of its jurisdiction including: international and interprovincial trade; science and technology; federal regulatory duties; Aboriginal issues; federal Crown lands and offshore; environment; national statistics; and, public health and safety in areas including nuclear energy, explosives and natural hazards.
NRCan endorses a series of principles to guide its work, including a commitment to:
integrate social, economic and environmental considerations into its decisions; rely on sound science as the basis for decision-making; protect the health of the environment by maximizing the efficient use of resources and reducing adverse impacts on the environment; consult with Canadians and work in productive partnerships to achieve sustainable development.
20. Public Works and Government Services Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is a common service agency providing a wide range of services to client federal departments and agencies.
The goal of being a valued contributor to greening government operations is reflected in the commitment to ensuring that all operations and procedures meet the need for sustaining the environment. The department's mandate provides the unique opportunity for helping clients identify and implement best practices in the areas of procurement, fleet management, waste management, water conservation, energy efficiency, and land use management.
A "Green Citizenship" Program (GCP) and an Environmental Management System (EMS) are being put in place within PWGSC to ensure that the goal of continuous improvement in support of sustainable development is consistently at the forefront of all decision-making.
21. Revenue Canada
Revenue Canada has a profound influence on the lives of all Canadians, the social and economic well-being of their families and communities, the health and prosperity of their businesses, and the affordability and sustainability of social programs.
The Department's programs and operations support sustainable development objectives in the following ways.
22. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
While recognizing that the goal of sustainable development incorporates social, economic and environmental considerations, the RCMP has chosen to concentrate on the latter in its Sustainable Development Strategy.
Three key environmental issues have been identified which must be addressed in the context of RCMP operations: pollution, consumption of natural resources, and environmental awareness among employees.
The following sustainable development goals address each of these issues and provide a focus for SDS initiatives over the next three years:
23. Solicitor General Canada
The Solicitor General's Sustainable Development Strategy sets out three objectives that are particularly relevant to its operations:
24. Transport Canada
25. Treasury Board of Canada
26. Veterans Affairs Canada
27. Western Economic Diversification Canada
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