Making Good Green Jobs the Law: How Canada can build on international best practice to advance just transition for all

The paper argues that Canada should implement federal legislation to mandate a comprehensive just transition strategy, embedding International Labour Organization principles of social dialogue and decent work. It recommends linking this transition to a 1.5°C-aligned pathway, ensuring the respectful inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, and establishing independent advisory bodies with adequate authority and accountability. Beyond legislation, the author suggests mainstreaming just transition principles across government departments, improving corporate accountability, and planning a managed wind-down of fossil fuel production to support workers.

• Federal just transition legislation in Canada should be based on International Labour Organization guidelines, specifically embedding principles of decent work and social dialogue.
• To effectively implement a just transition, Canada needs legislation that mandates a comprehensive strategy and creates institutional structures with the authority and accountability necessary for execution.
• The Canadian government must ensure the respectful inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the just transition process, which requires adequate resourcing and specific references to Indigenous rights.

APA

Beedell,, V. C. (2022). Making Good Green Jobs the Law: How Canada can build on international best practice to advance just transition for all. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/green-jobs-advance-canada-just-transition

Chicago

Beedell,, Vanessa Corkal,Estan. Making Good Green Jobs the Law: How Canada can build on international best practice to advance just transition for all. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/publications/green-jobs-advance-canada-just-transition.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{beedell2022making, author = {Beedell,, Vanessa Corkal,Estan}, title = {{Making Good Green Jobs the Law: How Canada can build on international best practice to advance just transition for all}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/green-jobs-advance-canada-just-transition}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }