Federal sustainable development strategy goals and departmental contributions
The 2022 to 2026 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) outlines the Government of Canada’s approach to achieving sustainable development in Canada. Explore the 17 FSDS goals in depth that highlight federal government actions in support of Canada's commitment to a sustainable future.
The Sustainability actions dashboard (below) is now available to provide an overview of Canada’s efforts to advance the federal sustainable development goals, focusing on the 50 targets and 157 implementation strategies found in the FSDS. This dashboard presents the departmental actions drawn directly from the 2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies (DSDSs).
To learn more about each organization’s contributions, explore the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies.
Explore our 17 goals
To explore the latest results on the targets in the 17 goals, read the 2025 Progress Report.
Learn about each goal, how the Government of Canada contributes and the latest updates and contextual data.
- Goal 1: Reduce poverty in Canada in all its forms
- Goal 2: Support a healthier and more sustainable food system
- Goal 3: Support mental health and adopt healthy behaviours
- Goal 4: Promote knowledge and skills for sustainable development
- Goal 5: Champion gender equality
- Goal 6: Ensure clean and safe water for all Canadians
- Goal 7: Increase Canadians' access to clean energy
- Goal 8: Encourage inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Canada
- Goal 9: Foster innovation and green infrastructure in Canada
- Goal 10: Advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and take action to reduce inequality
- Goal 11: Improve access to affordable housing, clean air, transportation, parks, and green spaces, as well as cultural heritage in Canada
- Goal 12: Reduce waste and transition to zero-emission vehicles.
- Goal 13: Take action on climate change and its impacts
- Goal 14: Conserve and protect Canada's oceans
- Goal 15: Protect and recover species, conserve Canadian biodiversity
- Goal 16: Promote a fair and accessible justice system, enforce environmental laws, and manage impacts
- Goal 17: Strengthen partnerships to promote global action on sustainable development
Sustainability actions dashboard
Access data in an accessible format
The downloadable CSV format below was used to develop the interactive dashboard, which can be accessed on Open Government Portal:
Instructions for using the dashboard
Instructions for using the dashboard
- Search function
- Use the search bar located at the top-left corner to filter the entire dashboard based on keywords or short phrases such as "water", "species", "provinces" or "reduce water consumption", "species at risk", "work with provinces"
- Note: The search function is designed to filter content based on keywords found in the organizational departmental actions. Searching for specific goals, targets, or implementation strategies will not return any results
- Slicers
- Below the search bar, use the slicers to further refine your search
- By searching or selecting specific goal(s), target(s) or implementation strategy(ies), the entire dashboard will update dynamically
- To select multiple options, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the desired items
- To expend the slicer’s content into a larger view, click on the small icon in the top-right corner of the slicer
- "Clear all" button
- To reset your dashboard, click the "Clear all" button located at the top right of the search bar. This will remove all slicers selections, allowing you to start fresh
- Note: The "clear all" button will not reset your search. To reset your search, you must click on the "erase" icon within the search box
- Organizations and departmental actions list
- The list table displays the names of the organizations and their associated departmental actions, based on your search and selection applied