ALBERTA SDG NETWORK

Auditor's Report on the Canadian Federal Government's Progress on the SDGs

In April, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development issued its audit report on the federal government's progress on the SDGs. Specifically, the audit examined the government's programs and actions in support of the goals of No Poverty (Goal 1), Gender Equality (Goal 5), and Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8).

The audit found that while the government has laid some foundational blocks for achieving the SDGs, much work remains to enable national collaboration—among all levels of government and non-governmental stakeholders—to support achieving Canada’s goals and targets by 2030.

Kelowna's Voluntary Local Review

The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) and the Global Empowerment Coalition of the Central Okanagan (GECCO) recently released a report called Global Goals, Local Action: Kelowna’s Voluntary Local Review. This report is a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) for the community of Kelowna, and one of the first of its kind in Canada. The researchers narrowed down the SDGs’ 169 targets and 232 indicators to 28 community-level indicators that are outcomes-based, quantifiable, measurable, and localized to the geographical and cultural context of Kelowna, BC.