Project Partners

University Partners

Working with five Canadian universities to engage their local municipalities to develop Voluntary Local Reviews, a reporting approach that assesses local progress, challenges, and opportunities for the SDGs.

University of Waterloo

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Vancouver Island University

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University of Saskatchewan

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Dr. Cameron McCordic, Associate Professor School of Environment, Enterprise and Development in the Faculty of Environment

Dr. McCordic’s research focuses on sustainable urban development, and he partners with researchers, policymakers, private industry leaders and local communities to understand the systems that contribute to vulnerability and sustainability in cities.

Courtney Vaugeois, Engagement and Education Coordinator at the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute

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University of Saskatchewan Office of Sustainability  and Dr. Robert Patrick, Professor Regional and Urban Planning Program in the Department of Geography and Planning

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Dalhousie University

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Queen's University

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Dr. Chad Walker, Assistant Professor in the School of Planning

Dr. Walker has research interests and expertise related to several of the UN’s 17 SDGs, conducting research on low-carbon transitions, climate adaptation, climate risk, and community energy planning. In much of this work, he partners with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities from across Canada through Community-Based Participatory Research approaches.

Dr. Carolyn DeLoyde, Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Planning

Dr. DeLoyde is the Co-Principal Investigator of Kingston in Focus, a collaborative project that provides rich, community-relevant data about the City of Kingston in several areas to measure municipal resiliency, including local economy, community health, housing, and community safety.

Content Partners

REFOCUS

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Tamarack Institute

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Brock Dickinson

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Developing and sharing strategies for data localization and performance measurement using a context-based sustainability approach.

Randy Sa'd, Executive Director of REFOCUS and the Flourishing Enterprise Institute

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Building knowledge of Collective Impact through a learning community and tailored coaching sessions. 

Sylvia Cheuy, Consulting Director, Collaboration

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Contributing to in-community engagement by building linkages between municipal operations and the SDGs.

Brock Dickinson, Entrepreneur, Director, and Executive

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Supporting Partners

Government of Canada

Funded in part by the Government of Canada's Sustainable Development Goals funding program

Grebel Peace Incubator

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SDSN Canada

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Local Futures is located in the Grebel Peace Incubator in the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel University College.