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Canada’s all-of-society conference devoted to tracking progress for the SDGs. Delivered online in 2020 & 2022, online and in-person in 2023, and in-person with sessions broadcast online in 2024. More info at

• Total registration = 5,500 (online and in-person)
• Funding secured from the Government of Canada for $400,000 to deliver the conferences (100k/conference). 

(in partnership with University of British Columbia and Colleges & Institutes Canada)

A national collaboration to promote the SDGs and to further embed them on campuses across the country. Events organized by individual campuses.

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(in partnership with the Tamarack Institute)

Convening monthly conversations on experiences and approaches to localize the SDGs in Canada. Currently over 200 members as part of this community, ranging from municipalities, academics, and community groups.

Best practices guide for post-secondary reporting on the SDGs, including case studies from across Canadian post-secondary institutions.

An online program to support university and college students across Canada to develop the expertise and skills to take action on the SDGs.

Convening faculty across Canada to share SDGs teaching ideas and recommended resources.

Measuring municipal progress on SDG 11 targets and consulting with municipalities to design an interactive dashboard to track progress toward SDG 11 targets among select cities. 

For more information contact Dr. Cameron McCordic c2mccordic@uwaterloo.ca, lead for the initiative.

An annual Members Meeting bringing together SDSN Canada members from across the country to share updates from the network and showcase SDG work happening at member institutions.

An 11-part video series bringing together faculty from the University of Waterloo and staff from the City of Waterloo to discuss sustainable development topics and projects within the city.

Trained 15 moderators across Canada to host the simulation on 10 member campuses as an interactive means of teaching the principles behind the SDGs and the decision-making that goes into operationalizing them at a country level. 

Scoping modern and historical treaties between Canada and First Nations using comparative legal research methods to uncover whether and how these accords respond to the global SDGs and what new research questions can support the realization of key rights

Three summary briefs on vanguard city experiences and enabling environments in adopting and integrating the SDGs. 

Awarded two $10,000 seed grants to support collaborative member research on achieving the SDGs within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• “Determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on water, food and energy security in Indigenous communities, and rapidly deploying renewables technologies in response.” Collaborative research between UWaterloo and Simon Fraser University.
• “International Summer School in Societal Transformation.” Collaborative initiative between CIRODD, ULaval, Concordia, and AcadiaU.

 A call to action for members to further commit to the SDGs on their campus, including hosting events, working with their leadership to embed in operations, and map SDGs expertise on campus.