IISD Applauds Government of Canada's Progress on Sustainable Jobs, Looks Forward to Legislation Making Good Green Jobs the Law

IISD supports Canada's interim Sustainable Jobs Plan, praising its integration of International Labour Organization principles and the creation of the Sustainable Jobs Secretariat. The organization calls for sufficient federal funding, a monitoring system for funding efficacy, and the enshrining of guiding principles and accountability mechanisms in future legislation. IISD emphasizes that economic decision-making should align with a 1.5 degree pathway and that Indigenous rights and sovereignty, as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, must be upheld in transition planning.

• IISD supports the interim Sustainable Jobs Plan for its focus on a net-zero transition that includes skills development, equitable job creation, and the integration of International Labour Organization principles regarding social dialogue and stakeholder consultation.
• The organization identifies the Sustainable Jobs Secretariat and Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council as key governance structures for the plan's implementation.
• IISD recommends that the Sustainable Jobs Plan be supported by adequate federal funding and a system to monitor and evaluate the efficacy of that funding, including resources for the Secretariat and Partnership Council.
• Future federal legislation should enshrine accountability mechanisms and guiding principles, integrate the Regional Energy and Resources Tables, and ensure economic decision-making is aligned with a 1.5 degree pathway.
• IISD stresses the need for the legislation and plan to advance Indigenous rights and sovereignty, specifically citing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the need for Indigenous leadership in transition planning.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2023). IISD Applauds Government of Canada's Progress on Sustainable Jobs, Looks Forward to Legislation Making Good Green Jobs the Law. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/iisd-applauds-government-canadas-progress-sustainable-jobs-looks-forward

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD Applauds Government of Canada's Progress on Sustainable Jobs, Looks Forward to Legislation Making Good Green Jobs the Law. 2023. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/iisd-applauds-government-canadas-progress-sustainable-jobs-looks-forward.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2023iisd, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{IISD Applauds Government of Canada's Progress on Sustainable Jobs, Looks Forward to Legislation Making Good Green Jobs the Law}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/iisd-applauds-government-canadas-progress-sustainable-jobs-looks-forward}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }