Planning for a Sustainable Future:
A Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada
2013–2016 - Consultation Paper

Sustainable Development Office
Environment Canada

February 2013

Available in PDF; 576 KB.

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Table of Contents

• Message from the Minister
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1: The Government of Canada's Sustainable Development Approach
  • Transparency and Sustainable Development
  • What We Have Done to Date
  • Plan, Do, Check, Improve
• Chapter 2: Priorities for Environmental Sustainability
  • Reaffirming Our Priorities
  • The Structure of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy: Goals, Targets and Implementation Strategies
  • Our Approach to Performance Measurement
  • Theme I. Addressing Climate Change and Air Quality
  • Theme II. Maintaining Water Quality and Availability
  • Theme III. Protecting Nature
  • Theme IV. Shrinking the Environmental Footprint - Beginning with Government
• Conclusion
• Annex 1: Theme I: Addressing Climate Change and Air Quality
• Annex 2: Theme II: Maintaining Water Quality and Availability
• Annex 3: Theme III: Protecting Nature
• Annex 4: Theme IV: Shrinking the Environmental Footprint - Beginning with Government
• Annex 5: List of Departments
• Annex 6: List of Abbreviations
• Annex 7: Works Cited
  

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