Share your thoughts: 2026-2029 Draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

Privacy Act Notice Statement

The personal information is collected under the authority of section 5 of the Department of the Environment Act and subsection 7(1) of the Financial Administration Act.

The Sustainable Development Office at Environment and Climate Change Canada is launching a 120-day public consultation on the draft 2026-2029 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS). This consultation provides stakeholders and the Canadian public with an opportunity to review the draft Strategy and offer feedback prior to its final tabling in Parliament.

The draft FSDS will also be submitted to the Minister’s Sustainable Development Advisory Council for input. Comments provided during this consultation will be analyzed using an AI-based tool to help summarize and interpret the feedback. All personal information will be removed before analysis. Summary reports of collated and analyzed data will be prepared for internal use within the Directorate and shared with federal organizations that contributed to the FSDS, to support the development of the final 2026-2029 Strategy.

A consolidated summary of public input will be published as a “What We Heard” consultation report. This report will be featured in the final FSDS and made publicly available online.

The personal information created, held or collected by ECCC is protected under the Privacy Act. The information will be used, disclosed and retained in accordance with the conditions listed in the Personal Information Bank Outreach Activities PSU 938.

Any questions or comments regarding this privacy notice may be directed to ECCC’s Access to Information and Privacy Division at ECATIP-ECAIPRP@ec.gc.ca. If you are not satisfied that we have adequately respected your privacy, you have a right to file a complaint. You may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada by calling their information center at 1-800-282-1376 or by visiting their contact page.