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SDSN Canada is pleased to announce a partnership with Dr. Mark Jaccard, professor of sustainable energy in the School of Resource and Environmental Management from Simon Fraser University, to begin the development of scenario planning towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada by 2050.

The SDSN Canada Winter Update is available now featuring:

• The first Voluntary University Review published by Carnegie Mellon University
• The six transformations needed to achieve the SDGs
• An announcement for the national Together 2020 conference bringing together the private sector, academia, government, and civil society on tackling Canada’s toughest SDG challenges

The SDSN Canada Fall Update is available now, featuring:

• The launch towards Canada's 2030 National Strategy
• Canada's 2019 world ranking on SDG progress
• An announcement on the Canadian team of students that won the International SDG Pitch Competition
• Information on how to find an SDG Researcher in Canada through the Next Generation Database

And more SDG resources, events and initiatives happening in Canada!

The Government of Canada has released its national strategy 'Towards Canada’s 2030 Agenda', outlining the Government’s approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The strategy proposes 30 concrete federal actions to advance the SDGs in Canada, ranging from enhancing federal leadership and SDG policy coherence, building awareness of the Goals among Canadians, prioritizing reconciliation and the 2030 Agenda, and investing to open new financing streams for the SDGs.

The SDSN Canada Summer Update is available now, featuring:

• 10 Steps for Cities to Implement the SDGs
• Results from a student focused engagement on how the SDGs should be implemented on campus, in their communities, and throughout Canada
• An announcement to welcome our new Youth Network Coordinator
• Information on the Government of Canada's SDG Funding Program

And much more on many fantastic SDG initiatives happening across Canada!

SDSN Canada, Waterloo Global Science Initiative, TakingITGlobal, and Youth Climate Lab, with the support of the Government of Canada’s SDG Unit, recently teamed up to engage university and college students across Canada on their perceptions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they should be implemented on campus, in their communities, and across the country.

We are excited to announce that Beth Eden is SDSN Canada’s new Youth Network Coordinator for the 2019-2020 academic year.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network of Canada (SDSN Canada), in partnership with the Waterloo Global Science Initiative, TakingITGlobal, and the Youth Climate Lab is pleased to announce the launch of a student-focused engagement on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at university and college campuses across Canada.

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Are you determined to tackle the biggest challenges of our time?

SDSN Canada is currently looking for a young leader with experience in project management, community mobilization and/or stakeholder engagement, to lead and coordinate all its SDSN Youth activities in the Waterloo Region and throughout Canada.

The Impact Alliance, a new network of student leaders focused on the Sustainable Development Goals, has just launched at the University of Waterloo.