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Sustainable Development
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"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". This 1983 World Commission on Environment and Development definition was also adopted in Canada’s Federal Sustainable Development Act (External link) 
passed in Parliament in June 2008.
Sustainable development is about achieving and maintaining a healthy natural and built environment, a vibrant and just society, and a well-functioning economy for both present and future generations.
The Principles of Sustainable Development
- Effective, responsible and equitable use of human, natural and economic resources.
- Long-term thinking to maintain quality of life for present and future generations.
- Understanding the impacts of decisions on a local and global scale.
- Integrated and innovative approaches to decision-making and the way PHAC conducts its business.
In this topic...
- The Public Health Agency of Canada’s Approach to Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Development and Public Health
- Questions and Answers on Sustainable Development
- Office of Sustainable Development
Related Resources
- Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (External link)
- Federal Sustainable Development Act (External link)
- Sustainable Development at Health Canada (External link)
- Planning for A Sustainable Future: The Public Health Agency of Canada's Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy 2011-2014
- Public Health Agency of Canada Sustainable Development Strategy 2007-2010: Toward Sustainable Development in Public Health
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