The Canadian Indicator Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals

Release date: September 25, 2024

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Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Canadian Ambition: Reduce poverty in Canada in all its forms

1.1.1

Target

By 2030, a 50% reduction in the rate of poverty, compared to the 2015 level

Indicator

Poverty rate, as measured by Canada’s official poverty line

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0135-01 Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type

1.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Prevalence of asset resilience

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0083-01 Percentage of persons who are asset resilient, Canada and provinces

1.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Debt to disposable income ratio

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0664-01 Distributions of household economic accounts, wealth indicators, by characteristic, Canada, quarterly

1.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Median household after-tax income

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0190-01 Market income, government transfers, total income, income tax and after-tax income by economic family type


Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to sufficient, affordable and nutritious food

2.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Prevalence of food insecurity

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0834-01 Food insecurity by economic family type; Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0835-01 Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics; Statistics Canada. Canadian Income Survey: Territorial estimates

Canadian Ambition: Canadian agriculture is sustainable

2.2.1

Target

By 2030, support improvement in the environmental performance of the agriculture sector by achieving a score of 71 or higher for the Index of Agri-Environmental Sustainability

Indicator

Index of Agri-Environmental Sustainability

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Agri-environmental indicators


Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Canadian Ambition: Canadians adopt healthy behaviours

3.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of Canadians who report eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates

3.2.1

Target

By 2025, less than 10% of youth (aged 12 to 17) have used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days

Indicator

Percentage of youth (aged 12 to 17) who have used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days

Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) - Custom tabulation

3.3.1

Target

Halt the rise in obesity from the 2010 baseline

Indicator

Proportion of the population living with obesity

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0373-01 Overweight and obesity based on measured body mass index, by age group and sex

3.4.1

Target

By March 31, 2025, pure alcohol sales per person (aged 15 years and older) in a year are 8.0 litres or less

Indicator

Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 10-10-0010-01 Sales of alcoholic beverages types by liquor authorities and other retail outlets, by value, volume, and absolute volume

3.5.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of Canadians meeting the 2020 Canadian physical activity guidelines

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0821-01 Household population meeting/not meeting the 2020 Canadian physical activity guidelines

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have healthy and satisfying lives

3.6.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of Canadians who are satisfied or very satisfied with their life

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates

3.7.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of Canadians who perceived their overall health as very good to excellent

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates

3.8.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of Canadians who perceived their mental health as very good to excellent

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates

Canadian Ambition: Canada prevents causes of premature death

3.9.1

Target

By 2025, 95% coverage of all childhood vaccines and 90% coverage of all adolescent vaccines

Indicator

Vaccination rates for selected diseases

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0870-01 Vaccine coverage estimates for recommended vaccines in children and pregnant women

3.10.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Incidence of selected diseases

Sources: Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS); Public Health Agency of Canada. Estimates of HIV incidence; Public Health Agency of Canada. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance system (CJDSS) report; Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Cancer Data Tool; Public Health Agency of Canada. Notifiable diseases on-line

3.11.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Mortality rate for selected causes of death

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0394-01 Leading causes of death, total population, by age group

3.12.1

Target

Eliminate tuberculosis across Inuit Nunangat by 2030, and reduce the incidence of active tuberculosis by at least 50% by 2025

Indicator

Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population in Inuit Nunangat

Source: Public Health Agency of Canada. Tuberculosis in Canada - 2010-2020 Summary Report

3.13.1

Target

By March 31, 2028, reduce the apparent opioid toxicity deaths to 10 per 100,000 population

Indicator

Rate of apparent opioid toxicity deaths per 100,000 population

Source: Public Health Agency of Canada. Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada

3.14.1

Target

By 2035, less than 5% of Canadians (aged 18+) smoke cigarettes

Indicator

Percentage of Canadians (aged 18+) who currently smoke cigarettes

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to health care services

3.15.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of persons with unmet health care needs

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0836-01 Unmet health care needs by sex and age group


Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to inclusive and quality education throughout their lives

4.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

High school completion rate

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 37-10-0170-01 High school completion rate by sex, age group and selected demographic characteristics; Statistics Canada. Table 98-10-0420-01 High school completion by Indigenous identity, Indigenous geography and labour force status: Canada, provinces and territories

4.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Post-secondary education attainment rate

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 37-10-0130-01 Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Canada, provinces and territories; Statistics Canada. Table 37-10-0117-01 Educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64, off-reserve Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal and total population

4.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of children aged 0 to 5 years who use any forms of early learning and child care services

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 42-10-0004-01 Use of early learning and child care arrangements, children aged 0 to 5 years


Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Canadian Ambition: Eliminate gender-based violence and harassment

5.1.1

Target

Fewer women are victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault

Indicator

Proportion of the population who self-reported being sexually assaulted in the last 12 months

Source: Statistics Canada. Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces

5.2.1

Target

By 2026, reduce self-reported rates of intimate partner violence by up to 5%, compared to 2018

Indicator

Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the last 12 months

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0205-01 Intimate partner violence, since age 15 and in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics of victim

Canadian Ambition: Gender equality in leadership roles and at all levels of decision-making

5.3.1

Target

Greater representation of women in leadership roles

Indicator

Proportion of leadership roles held by women

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 10-10-0137-01 Representation of women and men elected to national Parliament and of ministers appointed to federal Cabinet; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0416-01 Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0198-01 Federally appointed judges by gender; Statistics Canada. Table 41-10-0048-01 Representation of men and women in First Nation band councils and Chiefs in First Nation communities by sex

Canadian Ambition: Canadians share responsibilities within households and families

5.4.1

Target

Equal sharing of parenting roles and family responsibilities

Indicator

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work

Source: Statistics Canada. Time Use Survey

Canadian Ambition: Reduced gender wage gap

5.5.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Median hourly gender wage ratio

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0417-01 Employee wages by occupation, annual


Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to drinking water and use it in a sustainable manner

6.1.1

Target

All of the long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve are to be resolved

Indicator

Number of long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserves

Source: Indigenous Services Canada. Custom tabulation

6.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of municipalities across Canada with sustained drinking water advisories

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0209-01 Municipal owners of potable water assets by drinking water advisories that exceeded 15 days, urban and rural, and population size, Infrastructure Canada; Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0208-01 Public owners of potable water assets by drinking water advisories that exceeded 15 days, Infrastructure Canada; Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0192-01 Inventory of publicly owned potable water assets, Infrastructure Canada

6.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Water use growth rate

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0250-01 Physical flow account for water use (x 1,000); Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender

6.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Water quality in Canadian rivers

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators "Water quality in Canadian rivers"

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Water quality in Canadian rivers

6.5.1

Target

By March 2030, 85% of wastewater systems on reserves achieve effluent quality standards

Indicator

Percentage of wastewater systems on reserves where effluent quality standards are achieved

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

6.6.1

Target

By December 2040, 100% of wastewater systems in Canada achieve effluent quality standards

Indicator

Percentage of wastewater systems in Canada where effluent quality standards are achieved

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada


Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Canadian Ambition: Canadians reduce their energy consumption

7.1.1

Target

By 2030, 600 petajoules of total annual energy savings will be achieved as a result of the adoption of energy efficiency codes, standards and practices from a baseline savings of 20.0 petajoules in 2017 to 2018

Indicator

Total annual energy savings resulting from adoption of energy efficiency codes, standards and practices

Source: Natural Resources Canada. Custom tabulation

7.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Total energy consumption per capita

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 25-10-0029-01 Supply and demand of primary and secondary energy in terajoules, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to clean and renewable energy

7.2.1

Target

By 2030, 90% of Canada's electricity is generated from renewable and other non-emitting sources, on the path towards a net zero electricity system in the long-term

Indicator

Proportion of electricity generated from renewable and other non-greenhouse gas emitting sources

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 25-10-0015-01 Electric power generation, monthly generation by type of electricity


Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to quality jobs

8.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Unemployment rate

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0327-01 Labour force characteristics by sex and detailed age group, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0393-01 Labour force characteristics, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0364-01 Labour force characteristics by province, region and Indigenous group; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0083-01 Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, annual

8.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Employment rate

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0327-01 Labour force characteristics by sex and detailed age group, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0393-01 Labour force characteristics, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0440-01 Labour force characteristics by visible minority group, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0083-01 Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, annual; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0359-01 Labour force characteristics by Indigenous group and educational attainment

8.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 37-10-0196-01 Percentage of 15-to 29-year-olds in education and not in education by labour force status, highest level of education attained, age group and sex

8.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Rate of involuntary part-time work

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0029-01 Part-time employment by reason, annual (x 1,000)

Canadian Ambition: Canadians contribute to and benefit from sustainable economic growth

8.5.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Gross domestic product per capita

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0222-01 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual (x 1,000,000); Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex

8.6.1

Target

Achieve a 25% growth in jobs in the clean technology products sector from 2015 to 2026

Indicator

Jobs in the clean technology products sector

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0681-01 Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account, employment and compensation per products category


Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Canadian Ambition: Canada fosters sustainable research and innovation

9.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of enterprises that introduced innovations with environmental benefits

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 27-10-0402-01 Innovations with environmental benefits, by industry and enterprise size

9.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development intensity

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 27-10-0359-01 Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), Canada and provinces, and G-7 countries

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to modern and sustainable infrastructure

9.3.1

Target

By 2026, 98% of Canadians have access to Internet at speeds of 50 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload, with the goal of connecting all Canadians to these speeds by 2030

Indicator

Proportion of households that have access to broadband Internet service at speeds of 50/10 Mbps

Source: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Communications Market Reports

9.4.1

Target

Improved access to the latest mobile wireless services

Indicator

Proportion of Canadians that have access to the latest generally deployed mobile wireless technology

Source: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Communications Market Reports

9.5.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Greenhouse gas emissions per dollar of value-added from the production of infrastructure assets

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0655-01 Infrastructure Economic Accounts, Environmental Perspective

9.6.1

Target

Annual increase of 30% of publicly available electric vehicle charging and alternative fuelling stations in Canada

Indicator

Number of publicly available electric vehicle charging and alternative fuelling stations in Canada

Source: Natural Resources Canada. Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator

9.7.1

Target

Maintain a remaining useful service life ratio of infrastructure assets greater than 50%

Indicator

Remaining useful service life ratio of infrastructure assets

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0611-01 Infrastructure Economic Accounts, average age and remaining useful service life ratio by asset and asset function


Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries

Canadian Ambition: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced

10.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Gini Coefficient

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0134-01 Gini coefficients of adjusted market, total and after-tax income

10.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of the population reporting discrimination or unfair treatment

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0191-01 Police-reported hate crime, number of incidents and rate per 100,000 population, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police


Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have access to quality housing

11.1.1

Target

By 2028, reduce chronic homelessness by 50% compared to 2016

Indicator

(a) Number of shelter users experiencing chronic homelessness; and (b) percentage change in the number of shelter users experiencing chronic homelessness from the 2016 baseline

Source: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. Homelessness Data Snapshot: The National Shelter Study

11.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of households in core housing need

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 46-10-0085-01 Core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status; Statistics Canada. Table 46-10-0067-01 Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators

Canadian Ambition: Canadians live in healthy, accessible, and sustainable cities and communities

11.3.1

Target

Increase the percentage of the population across Canada living in areas where air pollutant concentrations are less than or equal to the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards from 63% in 2005 to 85% in 2030

Indicator

Percentage of the population living in areas where air pollutants concentrations are less or equal to the 2020 Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “Population exposure to outdoor air pollutants”

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Population exposure to outdoor air pollutants

11.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Percentage of the population living within 500 metres of a public transport stop

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 23-10-0286-01 Proximity to Public Transportation in Canada's Metropolitan Cities, and related Commuting Data; Statistics Canada. Table 23-10-0311-01 Convenient access to public transport by geography, gender, age, income after tax

11.5.1

Target

By 2030, 22% of commuters use sustainable transportation

Indicator

Proportion of commuters using sustainable transportation for commuting

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 23-10-0286-01 Proximity to Public Transportation in Canada's Metropolitan Cities, and related Commuting Data; Statistics Canada. Table 98-10-0465-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, industry sectors, occupation broad category and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts

11.6.1

Target

Reduce the amount of waste Canadians send to disposal from a baseline of 699 kilograms per person in 2014 to 490 kilograms per person by 2030 (a 30% reduction)

Indicator

Total waste disposal per capita

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0032-01 Disposal of waste, by source; Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex

11.7.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of the population aged 12 and over who reported their sense of belonging to their local community as being very strong or somewhat strong

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0096-01 Health characteristics, annual estimates


Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Canadian Ambition: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner

12.1.1

Target

Zero-emission vehicles represent at least 20% of new light duty vehicle sales by 2026, at least 60% by 2030 and 100% by 2035

Indicator

Proportion of new light duty vehicle registrations that are zero-emission vehicles

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0021-01 New motor vehicle registrations, inactive; Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0024-01 New motor vehicle registrations, quarterly

12.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0132-01 Environmental protection activities by industry; Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0137-01 Environmental Management Practices by industry

12.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Total waste diversion per capita

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0138-01 Waste materials diverted, by type and by source; Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and gender

12.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of discarded plastic leaked permanently into the environment

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 38-10-0150-01 Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material, by product category


Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Canadian Ambition: Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions

13.1.1

Target

Achieve 40 to 45% greenhouse gas emission reductions below 2005 levels by 2030, and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Indicator

Greenhouse gas emissions

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “Greenhouse gas emissions”

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Greenhouse gas emissions

Canadian Ambition: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of climate change

13.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Deaths due to exposure to excessive natural heat

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0156-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter XX: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01 to Y89)

13.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of municipal organizations who factored climate change adaptation into their decision-making process

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0277-01 Count of municipal organizations who factored climate change adaptation into decision-making process, by core infrastructure assets, by urban and rural, and population size, Infrastructure Canada; Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0261-01 Municipal ownership of core infrastructure assets, by urban and rural, and population size, Infrastructure Canada

13.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Flood protection infrastructure spending

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0063-01 Capital expenditures, non-residential tangible assets, by type of asset and geography (x 1,000,000)


Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Canadian Ambition: Canada protects and conserves marine areas and sustainably manages ocean fish stocks

14.1.1

Target

Conserve 25% of Canada's oceans by 2025, working towards 30% by 2030

Indicator

Proportion of marine and coastal areas conserved

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators "Canada's conserved areas"

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Canada’s conserved areas

14.2.1

Target

By 2026, at least 55% of Canada’s key fish stocks are in the Cautious and Healthy zones

Indicator

Proportion of key fish stocks in the Cautious and Healthy zones

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators "Status of key fish stocks"

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Status of key fish stocks


Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Canadian Ambition: Ensure urgent management actions to halt human induced extinction of known threatened species and for the recovery and conservation of species

15.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of native wild species ranked secure or apparently secure according to the national extinction risk level

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “General status of wild species”

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, General status of wild species

15.2.1

Target

By 2026, increase the percentage of species at risk listed under federal law that exhibit population trends that are consistent with recovery strategies and management plans to 60%, from a baseline of 42% in 2019

Indicator

Proportion of species at risk showing progress towards their population and distribution objectives

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “Species at risk population trends”

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Species at risk population trends

15.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Canadian species index

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “Canadian species index”

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Canadian species index

Canadian Ambition: Canada conserves and restores ecosystems and habitat

15.4.1

Target

Conserve 25% of Canada's land and inland waters by 2025, working towards 30% by 2030

Indicator

Proportion of Canada's land and inland waters conserved

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators "Canada's conserved areas"

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Canada’s conserved areas

Canadian Ambition: Canada sustainably manages forests, lakes and rivers

15.5.1

Target

Between 2023 and 2026, Canada's sustainable wood supply level exceeds the annual timber harvests

Indicator

Proportion of the sustainable wood supply harvested

Note: corresponds to the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators “Forest management and disturbances"

Source: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Program, Forest management and disturbances

15.6.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Forest area as a proportion of total land area

Sources: National Resources Canada. Canada’s estimated forest area; Canada’s National Forest Inventory; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020


Goal 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Canadian Ambition: Canadians are safe and secure, in person and online

16.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of Canadians who reported feeling safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 43-10-0058-01 Feeling part of the community and neighbourhood satisfaction, safety feeling and economic hardship, by visible minority and selected characteristics

16.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Incidence of selected types of crime

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0177-01 Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories and Census Metropolitan Areas

16.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Incidence of cyber-crime

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0002-01 Police-reported cybercrime, number of incidents and rate per 100,000 population, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

Canadian Ambition: Canadians have equal access to justice

16.4.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Civil Court case processing time

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0116-01 Active civil court cases, by elapsed time from case initiation to first disposition, Canada and selected provinces and territories

16.5.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Criminal Court case completion time

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0029-01 Adult criminal courts, cases by median elapsed time in days; Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0040-01 Youth courts, cases by median elapsed time in days

16.6.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Incarceration rate

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 35-10-0154-01 Average counts of adults in provincial and territorial correctional programs

Canadian Ambition: Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions

16.7.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Proportion of the population with high levels of confidence in selected institutions

Source: Statistics Canada. General Social Survey


Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Canadian Ambition: Canada fosters collaboration and partnerships to advance the SDGs

17.1.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Statistical Performance Indicators

Source: World Bank Group. Statistical Performance Indicators

17.2.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Total official support for sustainable development

Source: Global Affairs Canada. Statistical Report on International Assistance

17.3.1

Target

No specific target

Indicator

Exports of environmental and clean technology goods and services to developing countries

Sources: Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0646-01 Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account, international imports and exports per trading partner (x 1,000,000); United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Reports, Human Development Index


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