Section 1: Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

The 2016–19 (FSDS) presents the Government of Canada’s sustainable development goals and targets, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. In keeping with the objectives of the Act to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations into decision-making, and make such decisions more transparent and accountable to Parliament, VAC supports reaching goals laid out in the FSDS through the activities described in this DSDS.