Canada’s 2024 Annual Report on the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlines progress to advance five UN SDGs which will be the focus of the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, taking place in July 2024. The UN SDGs under review in the 2024 report include:

• SDG 1: No Poverty
• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Notable for the justice community, the report identifies examples of ongoing efforts aimed at creating a just country for everyone in Canada, including through the following organizations and initiatives:

• The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice – works on public‑focused, actionable research and evidence‑based advocacy on civil and family justice to promote equal access to justice for all;
• The Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment – works to prevent economic abuse and combat systemic barriers faced by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour;
• Éducaloi – works to make legal issues easy to understand for the general population
• The Government of Ontario’s One Vision One Voice program – provided anti‑Black racism training to more than 100 child welfare leaders;
• The City of Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy – includes a focus on accessibility, safety and security, community granting, community economic development, anti‑racism, cultural redress, and Indigenous relations and reconciliation.

Taking Action Together: Canada’s 2024 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals was published on 12 June 2024. The report is available in English here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/agenda-2030/2024-annual-report-sdg.html.

Agir ensemble : Rapport annuel de 2024 du Canada sur le Programme 2030 et les objectifs de développement durable est disponible en Français ici : https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/programmes/programme-2030/rapport-annuel-2024-odd.html.