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We are excited to extend a warm welcome to our newest network members!

We are pleased to welcome both the University of Victoria and the University of New Brunswick's Sustainability Office into the SDSN Canada network!

We look forward to their contributions to the network in advancing the SDGs in Canada. You can find a full up-to-date list of all our network members and their contacts.

Welcome to the network!

The 2021 Networks in Action report features the accomplishments of all SDSN chapters from around the world over the past year. This year’s edition features a focus on the impacts of each network, from their efforts to localize the SDGs, engage with knowledge institutions and youth, improve education for the SDGs, fight the Covid-19 pandemic, advocate for a sustainable recovery, and promote viable sustainability solutions initiatives.

We are pleased to have hosted our second workshop on ‘SDGs Localization’ on October 26th, focusing on community engagement and the SDGs. The workshop featured a presentation and discussion with Lisa Attygalle, Consulting Director on Community Engagement with the Tamarack Institute.

Lisa shared many insights on:

The SDSN Canada Fall 2021 Update is available now, featuring:

• The launch of three Voluntary Local Review Briefs;
• Peer-learning Community of Practice for SDGs localization; and
• A recap of SDSN Youth Canada's phenomenal year!

The newsletter additionally offers more opportunities, resources, and news on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Canada!

In partnership with Green Beacon and the Tamarack Institute, we recently co-hosted the workshop "SDGs Localization: From Recovery to Resilience", exploring how the SDGs framework can be used to advance sustainable development in cities and communities across Canada. Throughout the workshop, we heard stories of SDG collaboration and implementation, and reflections on the challenges that may come up in this work.

We are excited to extend a warm welcome to our newest network members!

Two academic institutions have joined the SDSN Canada network since May, and they are all dedicated to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through research, collaboration, student engagement, and more.

We look forward to their contributions to the network in pushing the SDGs forward in Canada! You can find a full up-to-date list of our network members and their contacts.

SDSN Canada and Green Beacon are proud to launch a new learning resource for cities and community organizations looking to localize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Three Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Briefs have been created, summarizing the experiences of localizing the SDGs in the cities of Los Angeles (USA), Pittsburgh (USA), and Bristol (UK).

We are pleased to have reconvened the network membership on June 16th, 2021 for the annual SDSN Canada Members Meeting.

For the first time since the SDGs were launched in 2015, global progress for the Goals has decreased, in large part due to the historic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This decrease in progress is a stark reminder that the UN's Decade of Action for the SDGs is more urgent than ever in helping the world "build forward better" from the pandemic.

In September 2020, SDSN Youth Canada onboarded 13 new SDG Coordinators across the country to establish and run SDG Hubs on their campuses. These hubs act as central points to ensure students are aware of the SDGs, understand their importance to the wider community, and have opportunities to take action towards their implementation during their studies and after graduation.