2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

The Space Exploration program will continue the implementation of its wide range of health studies and health-related technology development through its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) and the Gateway outpost. It will also continue the Health Beyond initiative and finalize the Deep Space Healthcare challenge.

Program: Space Exploration

• Performance indicator: Number of Canadian space technologies adapted for use on Earth in the health field.
• Starting point: 0
• Target: 2 space technologies adapted for use on Earth in the health field by 2026-27
• Performance indicator: Number of scientific peer-reviewed publications acknowledging Space Exploration Program (SEP) funding in the subfield of space health and life science.
• Starting point: 2 peer-reviewed publications acknowledging SEP funding in the subfield of space health and life science in 2022.
• Target: 30 peer-reviewed publications acknowledging SEP funding in the subfield of space health and life science between 2023 and 2027.

Canada's participation in the ISS and Gateway outpost provides a unique occasion to foster innovation, collect data and information to increase knowledge in the medical domain. Studying the effects of weightlessness in space provides insights into the impacts of reduced physical activity on Earth. It mimics accelerated aging and health problem caused by a sedentary lifestyle. Canadian scientists focus on studying bones, heart, blood vessels and the brain to address balance issues, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders, and diabetes. As space missions become longer and more distant, crew autonomy in managing health becomes crucial. This need for autonomy also applies to remote and populations isolated from full medical care services. Improving telemedicine technologies and tools for autonomous medical care in remote communities will contribute to increasing health supports coverage in Canada.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 3.8: Canada prevents causes of premature death.
• GIF Indicator 3.4.1: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease.
• GIF Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
• GIF Indicator 3.8.1: Coverage of essential health services.

Implement the CUBICS funding initiative, which provides post-secondary institutions across Canada with an opportunity to engage their students in a real space mission by supporting the design, development, launch, and operations of student CubeSats.

Program: Space Capacity Development Program (SCDP)

• Performance indicator:
• Number of students involved in the CUBICS projects
• Starting point: New initiative (2022-09-14: Announcement of opportunity publication date).
• Target: 285 (number of expected yearly students involved from 2023-24 to 2025-26).

It is expected that, through this unique hands-on experience, students will develop invaluable skills to support their transition into the Canadian space workforce. The provision of professional and skills development programs such as CUBICS will introduce students to space-STEM fields, engage students in real space missions, and promote employment in the Canadian space sector.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 4.1: Canadians have access to inclusive and quality education throughout their lives.
• CIF Indicator 4.2.1: Post-secondary education attainment rate.
• GIF Indicator 4.3.1: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex.

Ensure the continuous delivery of data from Earth observation (EO) satellites to national and international partners to increase scientific knowledge in Earth surface science, atmospheric science and, solar-terrestrial science to foster the understanding and management of climate change risks and extreme weather events.

Program: Space Utilization

• Performance indicator: Scientific peer-reviewed publications enabled by Space Utilization Program (SUP) funding in the Earth surface science, atmospheric science and solar-terrestrial science fields.
• Starting point: 1306 in 2021
• Target: 1448 publications in 2025 (reporting year 2026-27)

Through the continuous delivery of Earth observation satellite data to Canadians and international partners, the CSA is sharing valuable information that is key to the fight against climate change. The use of this data by research institutions and researchers results in advancing scientific knowledge in the sustainable development domain.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• GIF Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles.

In collaboration with NASA, deliver workshops and training on EO applications through the CSA's annual participation to the Indigenous Mapping Workshop (IMW).

Program: Space Utilization

• Performance indicator: Number of CSA participation to the IMW
• Starting point: 3 participations in the IMW as of 2023–2024
• Target: 6 participations in 2026–2027 (Maintain CSA's annual participation to the IMW)

Led by the Indigenous Mapping Collective, the objective of the workshops is to give Indigenous peoples' access to the tools and technology they need to map their lands, share their stories, and support their rights and interests.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 4.2: Canadians have access to inclusive and quality education throughout their lives
• GIF Target 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

The CSA's Youth Learning initiative

Through this initiative, the CSA is providing inclusive educational activities and resources for youth with the goal of inspiring them to stay in school and pursue careers in space-STEM fields. The CSA's Youth Learning activities focus on using the captivating nature of space to motivate Canada's pool of future science talent.

The CSA's Youth Learning initiative contributes to the long-term advancement of space-STEM education, youth engagement with space, and careers in the Canadian space sector. Through this initiative, the CSA is making agency-wide efforts to advance Government of Canada priorities such as a diverse and highly skilled workforce; digital skills and literacy; and attracting, training and retaining the talent.

• FSDS target: By December 2025, Canada's pool of science talent grows by 175,000 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry).
• CIF target 4.2.1: Post-secondary education attainment rate
• GIF target 4.1: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

Reduce systemic barriers to gender equality and diversity in the space sector through the application of a Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) lens for all its initiatives.

Program:

• Space Capacity Development Program
• Space Exploration Program
• Space Utilization Program

• Performance indicator: Percentage of women in the Canadian space sector.
• Starting point: In 2021, 29% of the Canadian space sector workforce were women.
• Target: Have women represent 30% of the Canadian space sector workforce 2026-27.

By incorporating diverse perspectives and considering factors like race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status in the CSA's policies, programs, and initiatives, GBA Plus aims to reduce barriers to gender equality in the space sector.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 5.2: Gender equality in leadership roles and at all levels of decision-making.
• CIF Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of leadership roles held by women.
• GIF Ambition 5.5: Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.

Update the CSA's data collection tools to gather more disaggregated data to monitor gender and diversity results and evaluate the CSA's impacts to inform decision-making and the design of GBA Plus specific initiatives.^{Footnote 2}

Program:

• Space Capacity Development
• Space Exploration
• Space Utilization
• Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of CSA programs reporting on gender results.
• Starting point: In 2021–22, 100% of CSA programs reported on gender results
• Target: 100%

By updating its monitoring tools, the CSA will enhance its capacity to report on gender and diversity and will be better positioned to design key initiatives to address identified gender equality gaps within the space sector.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 5.2: Gender equality in leadership roles and at all levels of decision-making.
• CIF Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of leadership roles held by women.
• GIF Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
• GIF Indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions.

UN/Canada Space4Women Expert Meeting

The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will co-host the 4th edition of the Space4Women Expert Meeting in Montreal in 2023. This year's theme is building capacity to promote and advance gender equality and empower all women and girls in the space sector.

Meeting participants will take part in various activities, including working group sessions to prepare the first gender mainstreaming toolkit dedicated to the space sector. This toolkit will include best practices, guidance, and resources to support public and private institutions, and individuals to integrate gender and diversity considerations at various levels and in different contexts with the goal of advancing gender equality.

It is our intention to have this toolkit published and disseminated by the UN at the 67th Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in June 2024.

The 2023 Expert Meeting aligns with two relevant domestic and global targets and ambitions:

1. SDG 4: Quality Education:
   • CIF Ambition 4.1: Canadians have access to inclusive and quality education throughout their lives.
   • CIF Indicator 4.2.1: Post-secondary education attainment rate.
   • GIF Indicator 4.4.1: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill.
2. SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls:
   • CIF Ambition 5.2: Gender equality in leadership roles and at all levels of decision-making.
   • CIF Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of leadership roles held by women.
   • GIF Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in
     1. national parliaments and
     2. local governments; proportion of women in managerial positions.

smarthEarth initiative

The funding offered by this initiative will enable more organizations and highly qualified personnel to engage in projects that encourage the development of space-based solutions to environmental challenges. The targeted nature of this program will create higher levels of economic productivity and support Canadian workers in sustainable development areas.

• CIF Ambition 8.1: Canadians have access to quality jobs.
• CIF Indicator 8.2.1: Proportion of 15+ employees earning less than 66% of the median hourly wage of permanent full-time 15+ employees.
• GIF Target 8.2: Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high value added and labour-intensive sectors.
• GIF Indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person.

Space Technology Development Program:

The objectives pursued by this initiative are to support innovation for the growth of the Canadian space sector and to reduce the technological unknowns of future space missions while also developing the expertise required for the future. The initiative provides support through contracts and contribution agreements with Canadian organizations that are selected based on their capacity to advance the development of specific space technologies.

• CIF Ambition 8.1: Canadians have access to quality jobs.
• CIF Indicator 8.2.1: Proportion of 15+ employees earning less than 66% of the median hourly wage of permanent full-time 15+ employees.
• GIF Target 8.2: Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors.
• GIF Indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person.

Increase the participation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada's Space Program.

Program: All CSA programs and Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Number of initiatives fostering Indigenous participation
• Starting point: 6 in 2022-23.
• Target: 10 in 2026-27.

The implementation of the UNDRIP Act will cement the government's commitment to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. The advancement of Indigenous participation in Canadian space programs will further engage Indigenous peoples in the space sector and result in the establishment of new, long-standing relationships.
Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 10.1: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced.
• GIF Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Renew and implement the CSA's recruitment strategy to ensure that the representation rate of women in the workforce and in senior leadership positions meets or surpasses their workforce availability (WFA) rates.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of the CSA's workforce who identified as female.
• Starting point: 46.7% of the CSA's workforce identified as female as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 38.4% of the CSA's workforce identified as female by 2027^{Footnote 3}.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of senior leadership positions at the CSA occupied by females.
• Starting point: 38.7% of senior leadership positions at the CSA were occupied by females as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 31.5% of senior leadership positions at the CSA to be occupied by females by 2027^{Footnote 3}.

By establishing baselines when it comes to representation rates, the CSA will be able to reflect on why certain targets were/were not met and introduce policies and procedures that aim to resolve gaps in representation. Thus, the implementation of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy will provide the CSA with the information needed to do whatever is needed to advance gender equality throughout the department.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 10.1: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced.
• CIF Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of the population reporting discrimination or unfair treatment.
• CIF Indicator 10.3.1: Median hourly wage ratio.
• GIF Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Renew and implement the CSA's recruitment strategy to ensure that the CSA's workforce reflects the diversity that characterizes the Canadian population.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of the CSA's workforce who identifies as a visible minority
• Starting point: 19.7% of the CSA's workforce identified as a visible minority as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 21.2% of the CSA's workforce identified as a visible minority by 2027^{Footnote 3}.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of senior leadership positions at the CSA occupied by visible minority members.
• Starting point: 9.7% of senior leadership positions at the CSA were occupied by visible minority members as of March 31, 2023
• Target: Equal to or greater than 17.4% of senior leadership positions at the CSA to be occupied by visible minority members by 2027.^{Footnote 3}
• Performance indicator: Percentage of the CSA's workforce who identified as a person with disabilities.
• Starting point: 7.5% of the CSA's workforce identified as a person with disabilities as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 8.6% of the CSA's workforce identified as a person with disabilities by 2027^{Footnote 3}.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of senior leadership positions at the CSA occupied by a person with disabilities.
• Starting point: 9.7% of senior leadership positions at the CSA were occupied by a person with disabilities as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 5.4% of senior leadership positions at the CSA occupied by persons with disabilities by 2027^{Footnote 3}.

The recruitment strategy will foster diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the federal public service by prioritizing outreach and engagement with underrepresented groups, implement bias-free recruitment process, provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities, and establish mentorship and support programs to ensure an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 10.2: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced.
• CIF Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of the population reporting discrimination or unfair treatment.
• GIF Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Renew and implement the CSA's recruitment strategy to ensure Indigenous representation within the CSA's workforce

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of the CSA's workforce who identifies as Indigenous.
• Starting point: 1.9% of the CSA's workforce identified as Indigenous as of March 31, 2023.
• Target: Equal to or greater than 0.9% of CSA's workforce to identify as Indigenous by 2027 ^{Footnote 3}.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of senior leadership positions at the CSA occupied by Indigenous people.
• Starting point: 3.2% of senior leadership positions at the CSA were occupied by Indigenous people as of March 31, 2023
• Target: Equal to or greater than 2.8% of senior leadership positions at the CSA to be occupied by Indigenous people by 2027.^{Footnote 3}

The CSA seeks to continue its commitments to promoting Indigenous representation in its workforce to align itself with labour market availability levels. Promoting Indigenous employment in the CSA will both advance reconciliation efforts and engage Indigenous peoples in the space sector.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 10.1: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced.
• GIF Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcomes, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.
• GIF Indicator 10.3.1: Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed within the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law.

In collaboration with industries, Indigenous businesses and Indigenous Services Canada, the CSA will develop long-term strategies to increase Indigenous business capacity in the space sector over time. Presently, the CSA is including requirements to subcontract parts of our major crown space project to Indigenous businesses or include mandatory Indigenous participation plan in our requests for proposals.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of CSA contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses.
• Starting point: 4% of the CSA's eligible contracts were awarded to Indigenous businesses in 2022-23.
• Target: Starting in 2023-24, award 5% of the CSA's eligible contracts to Indigenous businesses annually.

The CSA seeks to collaborate and build relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations. The CSA wishes to promote meaningful engagement and participation in space-related activities to ensure that its projects are respectfully co-developed with Indigenous partners. By doing so, the CSA will support economic development and entrepreneurship in Indigenous communities.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 10.1: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced.
• GIF Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Strengthen the CSA management waste program to increase the diversion rate of non-hazardous operational waste.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage by weight of non-hazardous operational waste diverted from landfills
• Starting point: In 2019, the non-hazardous operational waste diversion rate was 48%.
• Target: Divert at least 75% of non-hazardous operational waste by weight from landfills annually by 2030.

By diverting and reducing waste, the CSA contributes to the FSDS goal and target of diverting at least 75% by weight of non-hazardous waste. A better waste management program will ensure that recycling and composting are maximized, which reduces the emissions generated by the transportation and disposal of waste. Material recovery via recycling reduces emissions for the extraction and production of raw materials.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.3: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner.
• CIF Indicator 12.3.1: Total waste diversion per capita.
• GIF Ambition 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.
• GIF Indicator 12.5.1: National recycling rate, tons of material recycled.

• Performance indicator: Percentage by weight of non-hazardous operational waste diverted from landfills.
• Starting point: In 2019, the non-hazardous operational waste diversion rate was 48%.
• Target: Divert at least 75% by weight of non-hazardous operational waste from landfills annually by 2030.

Auditing, tracking, and disclosing waste quantity and type, allows for a better understanding of the CSA's waste production which is needed to raise awareness, identify diversion and reduction opportunities, and prioritize actions. With these actions, the CSA contributes to supporting the FSDS goal and target of diverting at least 75% of non-hazardous waste by weight.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• GIF Target 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.
• GIF Indicator 12.5.1: National recycling rate, tons of material recycled.

Increase, track and disclose the plastic waste diversion rate.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage (%) of plastic waste by weight diverted from landfills.
• Starting point: In 2019, the plastic waste diversion rate was 30%.
• Target: Divert at least 75% by weight of plastic waste from landfills annually by 2030.

The CSA is taking action to reduce plastic waste (e.g., increasing awareness for better plastic waste sorting, eliminating single-use plastics in operations, events, and meetings, reducing procurement of plastic goods, etc.) and contributes to the goals and targets on plastic of the FSDS, Canada's 2030 agenda and SDGs.

Plastic recycling is a real challenge that needs to be addressed at its source. By eliminating plastic in operations, events, and meetings, and raising awareness, we can contribute to reducing the pollution created by plastic waste and better protect the environment from microplastics, including marine pollution in oceans.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• GIF Target 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.
• GIF Indicator 12.5.1: National recycling rate, tons of material recycled.

Ensure all required^{Footnote 4} construction projects track and disclose the amount of construction and demolition waste generated, as well as the amount diverted from landfills. This can include preliminary waste audits, waste reduction work plans, waste management strategies, tracking and reporting the quantity of waste, etc.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage by weight of all construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste diverted from landfills.
• Starting point: In 2022–2023, no completed projects were subjected to the requirement.
• Target: Divert at least 90% by weight of all CRD waste from landfills annually by 2030.

By tracking and diverting its CRD waste, the CSA not only contributes to the FSDS's goal and target, but also contributes to reducing scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created by waste generation, transportation, and disposal. Reducing CRD waste at the source can also contribute to reducing the emissions related to the extraction, production, and use of construction material. Lastly, this initiative contributes to enhancing collaboration with suppliers, thus contributing to an overall transition in the industry.

This will be achieved by ensuring CRD waste management is included in all contracting components of a construction project, and by following the government's and industry's best practices.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• GIF Target 12.4: By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
• GIF indicator 12.4.1:
• Hazardous waste generated per capita
• Proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment.

The CSA will track and disclose the embodied carbon in the structural materials of major construction projects, starting with concrete. As stated in the GGS, the CSA is also required to reduce the embodied carbon of structural materials. Therefore, to achieve this target, the CSA will incorporate embodied carbon disclosure requirements in all major construction project phases, as well as in the procurement processes to make sure that embodied carbon is being reported and reduced.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of major construction projects that disclosed the embodied carbon of structural materials used.
• Starting point: No data—New initiative since December 2022.
• Target: 100% of major construction projects disclose the embodied carbon of structural materials used yearly.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of major construction projects that reduced embodied carbon by at least 10%.
• Starting point: No data—New initiative since December 2022.
• Target: Starting with concrete, 100% of major construction projects will reduce embodied carbon by at least 10%.

By tracking, disclosing, and reducing the embodied carbon in the structural materials of construction projects, the CSA is helping the Government of Canada's procurement transition towards a net-zero economy to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Reducing embodied carbon at the source can also contribute to the reduction of emissions related to the extraction, production and use of construction material and raw resources. Finally, this initiative also contributes to enhancing collaboration with the suppliers, thus contributing to an overall transition in the industry.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• GIF Target 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
• GIF Indicator 12.2.1: Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP.

The CSA will ensure that processes for procurement over $25 million including taxes apply the Policy on Green Procurement standard which induces suppliers to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and adopt a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement as part of participating in the Net-Zero Challenge or an equivalent initiative or standard.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of CSA contracts over $25 million that applied the Policy on Green Procurement standard.
• Starting point: No data yet—New initiative since April 2023.
• Target: Starting in 2023-24, 100% of CSA's contracts over $25 million recipients had applied the standard.

The CSA is responsible for ensuring that the obligations of this standard are included in its departmental procurement policies and processes. With this departmental action, the CSA is encouraging suppliers to reduce the environmental impacts from their supply chain and the goods and services they deliver. It is also ensuring responsible consumption for high expenditure procurement and directly contributes to the FSDS's and GGS's target of helping the Government of Canada's procurement of goods and services to yield net-zero emissions by 2050.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.2: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner.
• CIF Indicator 12.2.1: Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices.
• GIF Target 12.6: Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.
• GIF Indicator 12.6.1: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports.

The CSA will take actions to decarbonize its fleet by:

• Purchasing hybrid or zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) when replacing a vehicle; and
• Ensuring that the conventional light-duty fleet will comprise only ZEVs by 2030.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of annual administrative fleet purchases that are ZEVs or hybrids
• Starting point: In 2021–22, 100% of annual administrative fleet purchases were ZEVs or hybrids (No purchase in 2022–23).
• Target: 100% of new light-duty unmodified administrative fleet vehicle purchases yearly are ZEVs or hybrids.
• Performance indicator: Percentage of ZEVs in administrative fleet
• Starting point: In 2022–2023, 40% of the CSA's fleet was ZEVs.
• Target: 100% of the fleet to be ZEVs by 2030.

As conventional gasoline-powered vehicles are increasingly replaced with ZEVs and the size of the fleet is optimized, a greater proportion of the CSA's fleet will be ZEVs. This will contribute to the goal of having 100% of the government's administrative vehicle fleet be ZEVs by 2030 and reduce the total scope 1 GHG emissions of federal operations. It directly contributes to the FSDS's goal and targets for ensuring that the Government of Canada's procurement of goods and services will yield net-zero emissions by 2050.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.1: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner.
• CIF Target 12.1: Zero-emission vehicles represent 10% of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30% by 2030 and 100% by 2040.
• CIF Indicator 12.1.1: Proportion of new light-duty vehicle registrations that are zero-emission vehicles.
• GIF Target 12.7: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
• GIF Indicator 12.7.1: Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans.

Strengthen green procurement criteria

The CSA is planning to complete a life cycle assessment (LCA) on a typical large-scale space project to better understand the environmental impacts and carbon reduction opportunities for R&D service contracts and to identify solutions for decarbonizing these contracts.

Program: Internal Services

With LCA results available, the CSA will be able to:

1. develop specific criteria that address greenhouse gas emissions reductions for goods and services with a high environmental impact;
2. ensure the criteria for addressing these categories are included in procurement mechanisms and instruments.

These actions will help to support the FSDS goal to make Government of Canada's procurement of goods and services net zero by 2050.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.2: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner
• CIF Indicator 12.2.1: Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices
• GIF Target 12.7: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.

Strengthen green procurement criteria

The CSA will continue its effort to include criteria in its contracts that incentivize carbon reduction, sustainable plastics and/or broader environmental benefits in procurement processes and, prioritize goods and services with high environmental impacts. In this regard, the CSA will improve data collection and tracking to enable adequate accountability and reporting of the inclusion of environmental criteria and standards in procurement processes.

Program: Internal Services

Incorporating green criteria into purchasing decisions is expected to improve the carbon footprint of the Government's procurement activities and encourage suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver. It will also contribute to ensuring responsible consumption for internal operations and considering environmental impacts when purchasing goods and services.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.2: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner
• CIF Indicator 12.2.1: Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices.
• GIF Target 12.7: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.

Strengthen green procurement criteria

In line with the GGS requirements, the CSA will take action regarding in high-impact categories, including:

• Analyzing the departmental procurement profile to identify departmental high-impact categories and major spending areas (completed)
• Developing an action plan to reduce the CSA's procurement environmental impacts.

Program: Internal Services

An analysis of the departmental procurement profile will enable the CSA to develop an informed action plan that will reduce the CSA's procurement environmental impacts, strengthening green procurement criteria. Together, these actions will build on the 2022-carbon footprint study of the CSA's procurement activities from 2017–2018 to 2022–2023.

• CIF Ambition 12.2: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner.
• CIF Indicator 12.2.1: Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices.
• GIF Target 12.7: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
• GIF Indicator 12.7.1: Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans.

Strengthen green procurement

The CSA will continue to ensure that all procurement and materiel management specialists are trained in green procurement (such as the Canada School of Public Service course on green procurement or equivalent) within one year of being hired.

Program: Internal Services

Trained staff are better equipped to incorporate environmental considerations into purchasing decisions, which can motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver and their supply chains.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 12.2: Canadians consume in a sustainable manner
• CIF Indicator 12.2.1: Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices.
• GIF Target12.7: Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.

Monitor and disclose environmental performance related to CSA operations, such as GHG emissions, energy, and water consumption, as well as waste for each facility using the RETScreen software.

Program: Internal services

• Performance indicator: Percentage change in the CSA's GHG emissions between 2005–06 (base year) and the current reporting fiscal year.
• Starting point: In 2005–2006, the CSA's total GHG emission was: 2.4 ktCO₂e. In 2022–2023, the CSA's total GHG emission was 1 ktCO₂e, which represents 56% reduction below the 2005–2006 level.
• Target:
  • Reduce the CSA's total GHG emissions by 40% below the 2005 level by 2025.
  • Reduce the CSA's Total GHG emissions by 90% below the 2005 level by 2050.
  • Reduce the CSA's total GHG emission by an additional 10% every five years, starting in 2025.

By monitoring and disclosing its environmental performance, the CSA is supporting the Government of Canada in measuring and disclosing progress and results to respect its accountability, transparency, and open data principles. The CSA is also contributing to ensure the federal GHG emissions inventory is accurate by providing its operation results and to monitor progress.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.1: Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Target 13.1: By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Indicator 13.1.1: Greenhouse gas emissions.
• GIF Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
• GIF Indicator 13.2.2: Total greenhouse gas emissions per year.

The CSA will participate in government initiatives to purchase megawatt hours of renewable electricity for its sites located where the electrical grids still emit carbon.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of clean electricity used by the CSA.
• Starting point: In 2022–23, the CSA used 97% of clean electricity.
• Target: The CSA will use 100% of clean electricity by 2025.

By using clean electricity in building operations, the CSA will contribute to the elimination of GHG emissions from federal buildings in jurisdictions where electricity generation is not coming from clean renewable sources; thus, the CSA is contributing to the transition to net-zero carbon operations for facilities and conventional fleets by 2050. It also contributes to transitioning to a net-zero economy by enhancing the renewable energy industry economy.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.1: Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Target 13.1: By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Indicator 13.1.1: Greenhouse gas emissions.
• GIF Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
• GIF Indicator 13.2.2: Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

• Performance indicator: Percentage of newly installed HVAC-R equipment using refrigerants with GWP lower than the limits stated by the GGS
• Starting point: In 2022–23, no newly installed HVAC-R equipment.
• Target: 100% of newly installed HVAC-R equipment using refrigerants with GWP lower than the limits stated by the GGS by 2030.

As the impacts of climate change become more severe, the GGS prompts federal departments and agencies to demonstrate leadership by accelerating the pace of converting or replacing equipment using these gases by 2030. Installing new HVAC-R equipment using refrigerants with lower GWP will contribute to reducing high GWP, ozone depleting refrigerants and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are targeted under the GGS, as these gases can be long lasting and potent greenhouse gases, with some staying in the atmosphere for centuries. They will also contribute to Canada's objective to phase down HFCs to 15% of calculated baseline levels by 2036 via Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC's) Ozone depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (ODSHAR).

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.1: Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Target 13.1: By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Indicator 13.1.1: Greenhouse gas emissions.
• GIF Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
• GIF Indicator 13.2.2: Total greenhouse gas emissions per year.

Decarbonize the CSA's real property portfolio by implementing measures identified in the carbon-neutrality studies and by outlining the roadmap to carbon neutrality.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage change in the CSA's GHG emissions from facilities operations between 2005–06 (base year) and the current reporting fiscal year.
• Starting point: In 2005-06, the CSA's total GHG emissions was: 2.4 ktCO₂e. In 2022-23, the CSA's total GHG emission from its facilities operations was 1 ktCO₂e, which represents a 56% reduction below the 2005–2006 level.
• Target:
  • Reduce the CSA's total GHG emission by 40% below 2005 levels by 2025.
  • Reduce the CSA's total GHG emission by 90% below 2005 levels by 2050.
  • Reduce the CSA's total GHG emission by an additional 10% every 5 years, starting in 2025.

Following the completion of carbon-neutral studies for its two main buildings in 2022 and 2023, the CSA plans to outline the carbon-neutrality strategy roadmap for its portfolio and make sure to align building maintenance strategy with carbon-neutrality study conclusions. All these actions will allow the CSA to reduce its GHG emissions related to the operation of its buildings and to invest in low-carbon renovations. Thus, the CSA will contribute to the reduction of total scopes 1–2 GHG emissions related to the operation of federal buildings and ensure that the reduction targets set by the Government of Canada are met.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.1: Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Target 13.1: By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
• CIF Indicator 13.2: Greenhouse gas emissions.
• GIF Target: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
• GIF Indicator 13.2.2: Total greenhouse gas emissions per year.

The CSA will take action to reduce the risks identified in its climate risk and resiliency study by:

• Incorporating and/or strengthening the consideration of climate change in business continuity planning, departmental risk planning or equivalent processes, and program design and delivery considerations.
• Incorporating the conclusion of CSA climate risks and resiliency study in its operational activities and other real property portfolio strategy planning.
• Integrating future climate change conditions and adaptations into major real property projects to make sure that building projects and retrofits are climate resilient.

Program: Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Percentage of critical assets for which action has been taken to reduce climate change impacts.
• Starting point: In 2022–23, action has been taken to reduce climate change impacts for 50% of critical assets.
• Target: By 2026-27, action will be taken to reduce climate change impacts for 100% of critical assets

Factoring climate variability and change into policy, programs, and operations is one of the important ways in which the government can adapt and be resilient to a changing climate. By assessing the risks of climate change impacts on critical assets, and developing plans to mitigate those risks, the CSA will reduce the risk of disruption of critical service delivery to Canadians.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.2: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of climate change.
• GIF Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
• GIF Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
• GIF Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The CSA will continue to provide satellite data in response to the Charter activations

Program: Space Utilization

• Performance indicator: Percentage of International Charter activations that have been supported with CSA images.
• Starting point: 84% of International Charter activation has been supported with CSA images in 2022–23.
• Target: 80% or above of the International Charter activations will be supported with CSA images annually.

The provision of CSA satellite images to disaster relief efforts is essential in responding to natural disasters around the world. This endeavour not only strengthens international relationships; it also contributes to emergency management and disaster risk reduction.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.2: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of climate change.
• CIF Indicator 13.2.1: Frequency of selected natural disasters.
• GIF Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
• GIF Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population.

Ensure the continuous delivery of Earth observation services to partners.

Program: Space Utilization

• Performance indicator: Number of Earth observation data services offered by the Space Utilization Program (SUP).
• Starting point: In 2022-23, 8 EO services were offered by the SUP
• Target: By 2026-27, 11 EO services will be offered by the SUP

Space-based data is an indispensable tool for learning about our planet and its complex dynamics. This data is the cornerstone on which government departments, industry, and academia rely for monitoring vulnerabilities, assessing natural disasters, and engineering cutting-edge solutions to withstand today's environmental challenges and those to come. By ensuring the continuous delivery of data from its Earth observation (EO) satellites to its national and international partners, the CSA contributes to the understanding of climate change, the assessment of its impacts, and the development of effective adaptation strategies to mitigate its effects.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition 13.2: Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of climate change.
• GIF Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

The CSA will continue to provide space-based data to other governmental departments (OGDs) and the private sector and support the development of data processing applications to monitor and protect the environment.

Program: Space Utilization

• Performance indicator: Number of services to Canadians offered by OGD and the private sector dependent on space data
• Starting point: 49 services offered by OGDs and the private sector are dependent on space data in 2022–23
• Target: 60 services to be offered by OGDs and the private sector are dependent on space data by 2026-27.

Fostering partnerships with national and international partners is essential to the success of climate change actions. By supporting government departments and the private sector in providing services dependent on space-based data to Canadians, the CSA is contributing to the development of services and applications that have the capacity to protect and monitor our ecosystems.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition: Canada fosters collaboration and partnerships to advance the SDGs.

The CSA will continue its efforts to strengthen partnerships by making space-based data available to its partners and the public.

Program:

• Space Utilization
• Space Exploration
• Space Capacity Development
• Internal Services

• Performance indicator: Number of datasets made available through CSA support.
• Starting point: 35 datasets in 2018.
• Target: 53 datasets will be made available through CSA support by 2026-27.

By continuing to make space data available to partners and the public, the CSA is promoting collaborative sustainable development. Through the Open Government initiative, the CSA has made data more accessible and has encouraged information sharing between partners. The information collected by CSA satellites and projects is useful in establishing sustainable development targets and evaluating the impacts of climate change; CSA data is therefore paramount in advancing the sustainable development goals.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

• CIF Ambition: Canada fosters collaboration and partnerships to advance the SDGs.
• CIF Indicator: Number of open datasets published by the Government of Canada.