Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories [OTTAWA], 17 March 2026:
In late February, the federal government quietly released Canada’s 2026-2030 Sustainable Jobs Action Plan, as required by the Sustainable Jobs Act.
Caroline Brouillette, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, commented:
“This action plan is a show-and-tell of existing government programs rather than a concrete plan to guide government action to advance the sustainable jobs agenda over the next four years. It repackages and reiterates existing and past efforts, but fails to provide any new funding, measurable targets, a robust climate lens, or a roadmap for the next four years. It reads as an effort to reinterpret the existing government agenda through the sustainable jobs lens, without having given any due consideration to sustainable jobs writ large.”
“Canadian workers are facing serious pressures from tariff disruptions, climate impacts, and the rising cost-of-living. They need to know how Canada will support them, create opportunities, and remain competitive amid the global energy transition. Workers and communities deserve better from the federal government than a glossy brochure.”
The plan has also been criticized by the Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council, who noted that none of the 32 recommendations they had developed in partnership with workers and communities through their annual report were reflected in the federal government’s plan.
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