Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
1. Overview of the Federal Government's Approach to Sustainable Development
The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) 2013–16 presents the Government of Canada's sustainable development activities, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. In keeping with the objectives of the Act to make environmental decision making more transparent and accountable to Parliament, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) supports the implementation of the FSDS through the activities in this supplementary information table.
Although CanNor is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a departmental sustainable development strategy, the Agency adheres to the principles of the FSDS.
2. Themes I to III: Department- and Agency-Led Targets
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3. Themes I to III: Implementation Strategies
N/A
4. Theme IV: Targets and Implementation Strategies
Goal: Waste and Asset Management
Target: Green Procurement
As of April 1, 2014, the Government of Canada will continue to take action to embed environmental considerations into public procurement, in accordance with the federal Policy on Green Procurement.
Scope and Context
CanNor is committed to the Policy on Green Procurement and, therefore, integrates green procurement practices into its operations. The Agency is committed to the use of information and communication technologies to reduce the impact of the geographic distance between its offices while also reducing some of the environmental impacts arising from operations.
Link to Program Alignment Architecture
Internal Services
Performance Measurement
Expected Result
Environmentally responsible acquisition, use and disposal of goods and services.
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Departmental approach to further the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement in place as of April 1, 2014. | Completed as planned by March 31, 2015 |
| Number and percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent, in fiscal year 2014–15. | Number: 0; Percentage: N/A CanNor utilizes the services of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) procurement staff. |
| Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel whose performance evaluation includes support and contribution toward green procurement, in fiscal year 2014–15. | Number: 1; Percentage: 10% The Director of Corporate Services is the Agency's head of procurement and materiel management. |
Departmental green procurement target
Green procurement is considered during contract proposal reviews.
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Green procurement to be considered by the contracting review committee for contract proposals. | 100% |
Departmental green procurement target
Employees have green procurements tools and knowledge.
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Employees have the tools and knowledge to work in compliance with the policy on green procurement. | 100% |
Departmental green procurement target
Director of Corporate Services supports integration of green procurement practices.
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Ensure that the Director of Corporate Services supports the Agency in integrating green procurement practices. | 100% |
| Implementation strategy element or best practice | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Ensuring a high percentage of shared-use office equipment is multifunctional | Achieved |
| Ensuring an adequate ratio of office employees to printers. | Achieved |
| Implementing measures for greening meetings. | Achieved |
| Additional activities | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| CanNor will use PWGSC green procurement instruments where they are not in contradiction with land claims objectives. In some cases, the use of these instruments may contradict the objectives of comprehensive land claims agreements in communities where CanNor has offices. In these instances, CanNor will determine how to meet the principles of green procurement while responding to the objectives of these agreements. | Achieved |
Target: Sustainable Workplace Operations
As of April 1, 2015, the Government of Canada will update and adopt policies and practices to improve the sustainability of its workplace operations.
Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture
Internal Services
Performance Measurement
Expected result
Departmental workplace operations have a reduced environmental impact.
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| An approach to maintain or improve the sustainability of the departmental workplace is in place by March 31, 2015. | Completed by March 31, 2015 |
| Implementation strategy element or best practice | Performance level achieved |
| Engage employees in greening government operations practices. | Achieved |
| Maintain or improve existing approaches to sustainable workplace practices (i.e., printer ratios, paper usage, and green meetings). | Achieved |
| Minimize the ratio of information technology (IT) assets per employee. | Achieved |
| Select and operate IT and office equipment in a manner that reduces energy consumption and material usage. | Achieved |
| Dispose of e-waste in an environmentally sound and secure manner. | Achieved |
| Reuse or recycle workplace materiel and assets in an environmentally sound and secure manner. | Achieved |
5. Additional Departmental Sustainable Development Activities and Initiatives
N/A
6. Sustainable Development Management System
N/A
7. Strategic Environmental Assessment
During the 2014–15 reporting cycle, CanNor considered the environmental effects of initiatives subject to the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals, as part of its decision-making processes. As the Agency did not develop any initiatives that required a strategic environmental assessment, no related public statements were produced.