Public consultation on the draft 2026-2029 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

The Government of Canada is seeking public feedback and comments on the draft 2026-2029 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS).

The Federal Sustainable Development Act provides the legal framework for the FSDS. It requires the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to table a new Strategy every 3 years. Each draft FSDS must be released for a 120-day public consultation.

The 2026 to 2029 FSDS will be Canada’s sixth Strategy. It sets out the Government of Canada’s sustainable development goals, targets, and implementation strategies, taking a whole-of-government approach.

This survey contains 9 questions, and your participation is voluntary. Your answers will remain anonymous and the information you provide will be administered according to the requirements of the Privacy Act, the Access to Information Act, and any other pertinent legislation.

To access the draft FSDS, please visit this webpage.

Should you have any questions about the consultation or if you need an alternative means of accessing the questionnaire, please contact the Sustainable Development Office at Environment and Climate Change Canada at SDO-BDD@ec.gc.ca.

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.

Please select the category that best describes how you will be responding:

Individual

Representative of the business sector

Representative of a labour organization

Representative of an Indigenous organization or government

Representative of a non-governmental organization

Representative of a provincial/territorial government

Representative of a municipal government

Prefer not to answer

Other

Before this consultation, had you previously heard of sustainable development?

Yes, have heard of sustainable development

No, have not heard of sustainable development

Don’t know

Before this consultation, had you previously heard of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (or FSDS)?

Yes, have heard of the FSDS

No, have not heard of the FSDS

Don’t know

You can explore the goals in the draft FSDS here.

Do you have any comments on the draft FSDS goals?

Examples of comments include which goals are important to you, should be removed, or could be improved.

You can explore the targets and implementation strategies in the draft FSDS here.

Do you have any comments on the draft FSDS targets and implementation strategies?

Examples of comments include which targets are important to you, should be more or less ambitious, or additions to implementation strategies.

Are there any sustainable development issues that you think are missing or are gaps in the draft 2026-2029 FSDS?

In finalizing the FSDS, what individuals’, communities’, or organizations’ perspectives, knowledge, and skills should be amplified?

Please share any additional comments or suggestions you have about the draft FSDS.