Question Period Note: Canada's International Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• Canada is committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, both in Canada and abroad, and the acceleration of progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Canada is making domestic and international investments to support the 2030 Agenda including initiatives to eradicate poverty, advance gender equality, and protect the planet.
• Canada supports developing countries to improve their access to the development finance they need to achieve their development objectives.
• The 2030 Agenda provides the global framework for responding to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent crises facing developing countries.
• As Co Chair of the UN Secretary General's SDG Advocates, the Prime Minister demonstrates Canada's leadership and commitment to advancing toward meeting the SDGs, particularly in the areas of gender equality, climate action, and quality education.

At the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda, gaps in poverty eradication, gender equality, food security, health and education remain, with only 12% of the SDG targets on track. Canada is committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and accelerating progress through the UN Decade of Action, so that no one is left behind. Canada recognizes that advancing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is the most effective way to accelerate progress on all of the SDGs. Canada launched Moving Forward Together, Canada's 2030 Agenda National Strategy in February 2021.The Strategy aims to create and foster an enabling environment for whole of society engagement and participation in the SDGs. A Canadian Indicator Framework (CIF) to track progress on the National Strategy and a Federal Implementation Plan were launched in June 2021. Canada presented its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) in July 2018, and its second in July 2023 at the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. These reports reinforce Canada's commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda both at home and abroad, and outline progress and challenges in advancing the SDGs. Canada's feminist foreign policy, including the Feminist International Assistance Policy; the inclusive approach to trade; and the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. guide Canada's international implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Together, they aim to strengthen the rules based international system, support lasting peace and security, foster prosperity, and advance human rights. Canada supports the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development as the primary financing framework for implementing the 2030 Agenda, and is committed to reforming and strengthening the international financial architecture to better meet the needs of developing countries.

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