Canada Voluntary National Review 2023
VNRs Submitted: 1 (25%)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress
Achieved: 2 (12%)
On-Track: 7 (41%)
Off-Track: 8 (479%)
No Progress: 0 (0%)
Report Details
DOI: 10.47556/R.UN-VNRS2026.20
Number: 20
Year: 2026
Publisher: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and SDGs Tracker Initiative.
Summary
Canada’s 2023 Voluntary National Review (VNR), titled A Continued Journey for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the country’s second comprehensive report to the High-Level Political Forum. Presented at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda implementation period, the review provides a candid assessment of progress and persisting challenges within a global context marked by “poly-crisis,” including armed conflict, climate change, and economic insecurity. Anchored in Canada’s Moving Forward Together National Strategy, the 2023 VNR emphasises a “whole-of-society” approach and signals a clear shift in domestic policy towards inclusive growth and environmental stewardship, explicitly connecting the achievement of the SDGs to the national imperative of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. While focusing on five priority goals-No Poverty, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Partnerships-the report also provides a broad assessment of the remaining goals through the lens of intersectionality and the principle of “leaving no one behind”.