Share your story: Helping achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and abroad - 2025
Current status: Closed
Opened on November 4, 2025 and will close on December 19, 2025.
About this consultation
We are seeking diverse contributions demonstrating efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 2026 Annual Report.
What is the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by world leaders at a historic United Nations (UN) Summit in September 2015. This global framework spans 15 years and is centered around 17 SDGs. These goals are distinct yet interconnected, collectively calling for action from all countries to address the world's most pressing challenges.
The 2030 Agenda envisions a world free of poverty and hunger, where everyone has access to quality education, universal health coverage, and decent work opportunities. It aims for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, while also striving to end environmental degradation. The 2030 Agenda is universal and is grounded in the principle of leaving no one behind in the pursuit of sustainable development.
To learn more about Canada's efforts related to the SDGs, please visit Canada and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Canada’s annual reporting on the SDGs
Moving Forward Together – Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy commits to report annually to Canadians on progress made toward advancing the SDGs. In these reports, it is important to acknowledge the inspiring efforts being undertaken by all levels of governments and whole-of-society stakeholders and partners, including Indigenous Peoples, civil society, the private sector, youth, the academic community, and the non-profit and volunteer communities to achieve the SDGs.
Advancing the SDGs is a shared responsibility.
Join in: how to participate
We invite you to share your story by completing the questionnaire below. Participation is entirely voluntary, and you may choose to remain anonymous if you wish. Rest assured that your involvement will not impact your relationship with ESDC or the Government of Canada. To ensure that each story is represented accurately, we kindly ask that you complete the questionnaire once for each story you wish to share. Thank you for your contributions!
Share your ideas online
Share your views on these important issues through our online survey.
Find more information on how your feedback will be managed is available in the ESDC Consultation and engagement activities privacy notice statement.
Who is the focus of this consultation
The Government of Canada is looking to engage with:
- members of the public; and
- Sustainable Development Goals partners and stakeholders
Key discussion items
We invite you to provide stories that:
- provide a personal perspective: share an individual experience that contributes to broader initiatives related to the SDGs in 500 words or less
- reflect on activities from 2025: focus specifically on activities that took place in the year 2025
- align with key SDGs: focus on the 5 SDGs that will be under review at the 2026 United Nations High-Level Political Forum. These goals are:
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals
- address key elements: include the context or challenges that inspired your action, examples of projects or initiatives undertaken, instances of collaboration, the results and impacts of these actions, and any lessons learned
Your response to the questionnaire will allow us to include your story in various reporting and communication products, such as:
- Canada's 2026 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs
- Canada's various communications related to the SDG
Related information
Past reports
- Canada's 2024 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Canada's 2023 Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals highlights domestic and international progress on the Goals
- Canada's 2021 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
- 2018 Voluntary National Review - Canada's Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [PDF, 8.58MB]
National Strategy
- Moving Forward Together: Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy (February 2021): This strategy outlines a roadmap for how Canadians can collaborate to build a more inclusive society, protect the planet, and enhance the quality of life for everyone.
Contact us
Sustainable Development Goals Unit
Employment and Social Development Canada
140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, QC K1A 0J9