Table: 2018–19 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
March 2018
1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS)
Although the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada adheres to the principles of the FSDS by implementing the Policy on Green Procurement.
The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, the IRB supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision making process through the actions described in the “FSDS goal: low-carbon government” table in section 2, below.
2. Commitments for the IRB
FSDS goal: low-carbon government
| FSDS target |
FSDS contributing action |
Corresponding departmental action(s) |
Starting points where available and performance indicators for departmental |
Programs where the departmental actions will occur |
| Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from federal government buildings and fleets by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, with an aspiration to achieve it by 2025. |
Support the transition to a low carbon economy through green procurement. |
- Integrate environmental considerations into procurement processes, request for proposals/ quotations, and evaluations of bids and proposals.
- Ensure that staff, at various levels, receive training to support and/or implement green procurement.
- Promote and encourage the procurement of goods and services in support of the Policy on Green Procurement.
- Ensure senior officials include contribution to and support for the Government of Canada Policy on Green Procurement objectives in their performance evaluations.
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- Percentage of procurement tools that include and incorporate criteria related to green procurement.
- Percentage of procurement staff and acquisition card holders that have completed the necessary training on green procurement.
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- Refugee Protection Decisions
- Refugee Appeal Decisions
- Admissibility and Detention Decisions
- Immigration Appeal Decisions
- Internal Service
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3. Integrating Sustainable Development
The IRB will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process. A SEA for policy, plan or program proposals includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on FSDS goals and targets.
Public statements on the results of the IRB’s assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision-making.