United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

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United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Planned Initiatives Associated Domestic Targets or Ambitions and/or Global Targets
SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ActThe Declaration is about recognizing and respecting the human rights of Indigenous peoples. Justice Canada will continue its broad, inclusive and distinctions-based engagement process with Indigenous rights holders, representative organizations and groups to support the development of a federal Action Plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration, including measures to ensure that federal laws are consistent with the Declaration. This initiative will contribute to advancing:Canadian Indicator Framework
  • Ambition 10: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced;
UN Global Indicator Framework
  • Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.
SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS)The CLPS and related qualitative studies examine the prevalence and nature of serious legal problems Canadians experience, what actions they have taken to attempt to resolve the problems, and the impacts these experiences have on their lives. The results of this research will help to advance understanding of Canadians’ legal needs and gaps in accessing justice. This survey will inform our reporting on:Canadian Indicator Framework
  • Ambition 16.5, 16.6: Canadians have equal access to justice;
UN Global Indicator Framework
  • Target 16.3: Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all;
    • Indicator 16.3.3: Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism.
Work to Address Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice SystemAddressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people, Black people and other racialized or marginalized populations in the criminal justice system requires legislative, policy and programmatic responses by a broad range of actors involved in the criminal justice system. Recent federal activities include the introduction of legislation to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain offences, promote judicial discretion in sentencing and allow for greater use of conditional sentence orders when appropriate. This initiative will contribute to advancing:Canadian Indicator Framework
  • Ambition 10: Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced;
  • Ambition 16.5, 16.6: Canadians have equal access to justice;
UN Global Indicator Framework
  • Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard;
  • Target 16.3: Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all.
Open Justice InitiativeJustice Canada has developed a draft Open Justice commitment as part of Canada’s Fifth National Action Plan on Open Government. Access to justice and open justice are key to helping individuals and communities across the country have access to the data, information and services they need to identify and effectively resolve their legal problems. This work supports Canada’s commitment to a people-centred approach to justice, made at the 2021 Summit for Democracy, to better understand and meet the legal needs of the people of Canada. This initiative contributes to advancing:Canadian Indicator Framework
  • Ambition 16.5, 16.6: Canadians have equal access to justice;
  • Ambition 16.7: Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions;
  • Ambition 17.1 (SDG 17Footnote 1): Canada fosters collaboration and partnerships to advance the SDGs;
    • Indicator 17.1.1: Number of open datasets published by the Government of Canada;
UN Global Indicator Framework
  • Target 16.3: Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all;
  • Target 16.6: Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels;
  • Target 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.