Share your stories: Helping achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and abroad

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic United Nations (UN) Summit. The 2030 Agenda is a 15-year global framework centered on the 17 SDGs, which are separate but interconnected goals, collectively calling for action by all states. The 2030 Agenda envisions a world free of poverty and hunger, with full and productive employment, access to quality education and universal health coverage, the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and an end to environmental degradation. It is universal in nature and includes an overarching principle of ensuring that no one is left behind in efforts to achieve the SDGs.

You can review the 17 SDGs: Canada and the Sustainable Development Goals - Canada.ca

Moving Forward Together – Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy commits to report annually to Canadians on progress made to advance the SDGs. Canada’s latest Annual Report Taking Action Together: Canada’s 2024 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, was released in June 2024. It recognizes the inspiring work being undertaken by all levels of governments and whole-of-society stakeholders and partners, including Indigenous Peoples, civil society, the private sector, youth, the academic community, and the non-profit and volunteer communities to achieve the SDGs.

The integrated nature of the SDGs demands collaboration and cooperation across stakeholders and partners. Advancing the SDGs is a shared responsibility and, as such, ESDC is once again seeking diverse contributions demonstrating efforts to achieve the SDGs for its 2025 Annual Report.

Let us showcase your work! Your stories could be included in various reporting and communication products, such as:

1. Canada’s 2025 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;
2. Canada’s SDG Communications

More information on how your feedback will be managed is available in the ESDC Consultation and engagement activities privacy notice statement.

You may choose one of the options below to share your impact story.

Option 1 - Complete the online questionnaire.

Option 2 - Write your own story! Your story must be 500 words or less and include activities that took place in 2024. The Focus should be on one of the five SDGs in review at the 2025 United Nations High-Level Political Forum. Those are Goals 3, 5, 8, 14 and 17.

Your story must include:

• a. The context or challenges that inspired action;
• b. An example of a project, initiative or action that was taken to respond to the challenges;
• c. Examples of collaboration;
• d. The results and impact of the project, initiative, or action; and
• e. Any challenges encountered and lessons learned.

For Option 2, please send your story to programme2030-2030agenda@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca by December 20, 2024, to be considered for inclusion in the 2025 Annual Report. Past this date, you can submit your story through the online questionnaire.

All feedback is important and your story may be published in Canada’s 2025 Annual Report; it may also be compiled with other input.

Please note that the completion of this questionnaire is on a voluntary basis and anonymous.

Thank you for taking the time to share your story.

For Canada’s 2025 Annual Report, we are seeking stories on activities and efforts that took place in 2024 to achieve the SDGs centered on the five SDGs that will be under review at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum. Those SDGs are:

• SDG 3 - Good Health & Well Being;
• SDG 5 - Gender Equality
• SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
• SDG 14 - Life Below Water
• SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

We look forward to hearing your unique stories to demonstrate how SDG-related work makes a difference in people’s lives.