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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,
70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024
STATUTES OF CANADA 2024
CHAPTER 13
An Act respecting accountability,
transparency and engagement to support the
creation of sustainable jobs for workers and
economic growth in a net-zero economy
ASSENTED TO
JUNE 20, 2024
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RECOMMENDATION
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House
of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the cir-
cumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a
measure entitled “An Act respecting accountability, transparen-
cy and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs
for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy”.
SUMMARY
This enactment establishes an accountability, transparency and
engagement framework to facilitate and promote economic
growth, the creation of sustainable jobs and support for workers
and communities in Canada in the shift to a net-zero economy.
Accordingly, the enactment
(a) provides that the Governor in Council may designate a
Minister for the purposes of the Act as well as specified Min-
isters;
(b) establishes a Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council to
provide the Minister and the specified Ministers, through a
process of social dialogue, with independent advice with re-
spect to measures to foster the creation of sustainable jobs,
measures to support workers, communities and regions in
the shift to a net-zero economy and matters referred to it by
the Minister;
(c) requires the tabling of a Sustainable Jobs Action Plan in
each House of Parliament no later than 2026 and by the end
of each subsequent period of five years;
(d) provides for the establishment of a Sustainable Jobs Sec-
retariat to support the implementation of the Act; and
(e) provides for a review of the Act within ten years of its
coming into force and by the end of each subsequent period
of ten years.
Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
An Act respecting accountability, transparency and
engagement to support the creation of sustainable
jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero
economy
Preamble
Short Title
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act
1
Definitions
Definitions
2
Purpose
Purpose
3
Designation of Ministers
Minister
4
Specified Ministers
5
Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council
Establishment
6
Responsibilities
7
Appointment
8
Remuneration and expenses
9
Deemed employment
10
Reports
Annual report
11
Report made public
12
Minister’s response
13
Report
14
Progress report
15
Sustainable Jobs Action Plan
Sustainable Jobs Action Plan
16
Amendments
17
Consultation
18
Progress reports
19
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Sustainable Jobs Secretariat
Establishment
20
General
Review of Act
21
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70-71 ELIZABETH II – 1-2 CHARLES III
CHAPTER 13
An Act respecting accountability, transparency and
engagement to support the creation of sustainable
jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero
economy
[Assented to 20th June, 2024]
Preamble
Whereas Canada has ratified the Paris Agreement,
signed at Paris on December 12, 2015, which came
into force in 2016;
Whereas the Paris Agreement acknowledges the
need for an effective and progressive response to the
urgent threat of climate change on the basis of the
best available scientific knowledge and recognizes
the imperative of the creation of decent work and
quality jobs consistent with Canada’s nationally de-
termined contribution;
Whereas the Government of Canada has committed
to developing a plan to set Canada on a path to
achieve a prosperous, net-zero-emissions future by
2050, supported by public participation and expert
advice;
Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes that
its plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 should
contribute to making Canada’s economy more re-
silient, inclusive and competitive;
Whereas climate change is a global problem that re-
quires immediate and ambitious action by all govern-
ments in Canada — as well as by industry, labour, In-
digenous peoples, non-governmental organizations
and individual Canadians — and has disproportion-
ate impacts, including on vulnerable groups and indi-
viduals;
Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to
undertaking measures for climate change mitigation
and to achieving and exceeding the target for 2030
set out in its nationally determined contribution that
has been communicated in accordance with the Paris
Agreement and in its commitment to achieve net-ze-
ro emissions by 2050 under the Canadian Net-Zero
Emissions Accountability Act;
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Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes that
a net-zero-emissions future presents opportunities
for economic growth, the creation of good-paying,
high-quality jobs and the increased participation of
equity-seeking groups in a net-zero economy;
Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to
seeing Canadians benefit from and contribute to the
building of a net-zero economy;
Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to
taking action to achieve a fair and equitable net-zero
economy in order to support the future and quality of
life of workers and their communities, including by
fostering the creation of sustainable jobs and imple-
menting measures to assist workers in the shift to a
net-zero economy;
Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes that
actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change will
have varied effects across different regions, commu-
nities and sectors;
Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes and
supports the International Labour Organization’s Res-
olution Concerning Sustainable Development, Decent
Work and Green Jobs adopted by the International
Labour Conference in June 2013 and the associated
guidelines on sustainable economies endorsed by
the International Labour Organization’s Governing
Body through a decision adopted on November 5,
2015;
Whereas the Government of Canada’s approach to
building a net-zero economy will be guided by the
following principles:
(a) adequate, informed and ongoing dialogue on
a labour force and people-centered sustainable
jobs approach should engage relevant stakehold-
ers and partners, including through social dia-
logue, to build strong social consensus in the shift
to a net-zero economy;
(b) policies and programs in support of sustain-
able jobs should
(i) support the creation of decent work, mean-
ing good-paying, high-quality jobs — including
jobs in which workers are represented by a
trade union that has entered into a collective
agreement — as well as job security, social pro-
tection and social dialogue,
(ii) recognize local and regional needs,
(iii) account for the cultural values, strengths
and potential of workers and communities,
(iv) provide an environment in which enter-
prises, workers, investors and consumers can
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contribute to achieving sustainable and inclu-
sive economies and societies, and
(v) advance the well-being of workers and
communities, as well as the achievement of
Canada’s nationally determined contribution
communicated in accordance with the Paris
Agreement;
(c) a sustainable jobs approach should be inclu-
sive and address barriers to employment with an
emphasis on encouraging the creation of employ-
ment opportunities for groups underrepresented
in the labour market, including women, persons
with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, Black and
other racialized individuals, 2SLGBTQI+ and other
equity-seeking groups; and
(d) international 
cooperation 
should 
foster
strengthened global efforts to advance the cre-
ation of sustainable jobs and ensure a level play-
ing field and inform Canadian approaches to sup-
port workers and communities in the shift to a net-
zero economy;
Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to
collaborating with Canadian workers, Indigenous
peoples, trade unions, employers, industry, business,
communities, non-governmental organizations and
the governments of the provinces and territories,
which all have a role to play in building a net-zero
economy;
Whereas the governments of the provinces and terri-
tories have an important role to play within their ju-
risdiction to support the shift to a net-zero economy;
Whereas trade unions in particular have an important
role to play in representing the interests of workers in
building a net-zero economy;
Whereas relevant federal entities, including those fo-
cused — at the national and regional level — on mat-
ters such as skills development, the labour market,
rights at work, economic development and emissions
reduction, are committed to working in leadership
roles in their respective areas of responsibility to ad-
vance the creation of sustainable jobs in support of a
net-zero economy;
Whereas the Parliament of Canada enacted the Unit-
ed Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples Act on June 21, 2021, and the Government
of Canada is committed to strengthening its collabo-
ration with Indigenous peoples with respect to a net-
zero economy and the creation of sustainable jobs
and to taking the Indigenous knowledge of Indige-
nous peoples into account when carrying out the pur-
poses of this Act;
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Whereas Canada ratified the United Nations Conven-
tion on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on
March 11, 2010, which recognizes the right of per-
sons with disabilities to work on an equal basis with
others;
And whereas the Government of Canada is commit-
ted to a sustainable jobs approach that is inclusive
and addresses barriers to employment for persons
with disabilities in Canada;
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of
Canada, enacts as follows:
Short Title
Short Title
1 This Act may be cited as the Canadian Sustainable
Jobs Act.
Definitions
Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.
Council means Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council es-
tablished under subsection 6(1). (Conseil)
equity-seeking group means a group of persons who
are disadvantaged on the basis of one or more prohibited
grounds of discrimination within the meaning of the
Canadian Human Rights Act. (groupe en quête
d’équité)
Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the
definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection
35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982. (peuples autoch-
tones)
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Minister means the federal minister designated under
section 4. (ministre)
net-zero economy means an economy that is aligned
with Canada’s nationally determined contribution com-
municated in accordance with the Paris Agreement and
that is consistent with a credible pathway to achieving
net-zero emissions as described in the greenhouse gas
emissions reduction plan established under section 9 of
the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act.
(économie carboneutre)
net-zero emissions means that anthropogenic emis-
sions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are bal-
anced by anthropogenic removals of greenhouse gases
from the atmosphere over the period referred to in sec-
tion 6 of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountabili-
ty Act. (carboneutralité)
social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consul-
tation and exchange of information between or among
representatives of governments, employers and workers
on issues of common interest relating to economic and
social policy. (dialogue social)
specified Minister means a federal minister designated
under section 5. (ministre responsable)
sustainable job means any job that is compatible with
Canada’s pathway to achieving a net-zero-emissions and
climate-resilient future and that reflects the concept of
decent work, namely work — including a job in which the
worker is represented by a trade union that has entered
into a collective agreement — that can support the work-
er and their family over time and that includes elements
such as fair income, job security, social protection and
social dialogue. (emploi durable)
Purpose
Purpose
3 The purpose of this Act is to facilitate and promote
economic growth, the creation of sustainable jobs and
support for workers and communities in Canada in the
shift to a net-zero economy through a framework to en-
sure transparency, accountability, engagement and ac-
tion by relevant federal entities, including those focused
– at the national and regional level – on matters such as
skills development, the labour market, rights at work,
economic development and emissions reduction.
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Designation of Ministers
Minister
4 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any
member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada to be the
Minister for the purposes of this Act.
Specified Ministers
5 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate one
or more members of the King’s Privy Council for Canada,
other than the Minister, to be the specified Minister or
specified Ministers for the purposes of this Act.
Sustainable Jobs Partnership
Council
Establishment
6 (1) A council is established, to be known as the Sus-
tainable Jobs Partnership Council, whose mandate is to
provide the Minister and specified Ministers with inde-
pendent advice — through a process of social dialogue —
with respect to
(a) measures, consistent with the shift to a net-zero
economy, to foster the creation of sustainable jobs;
(b) measures to support workers, communities and
regions in the shift to a net-zero economy, including
through skills development, training, retraining and
economic development and diversification, as well as
through national, regional, federal-provincial and fed-
eral-territorial initiatives related to the Sustainable
Jobs Action Plans; and
(c) any matter referred to it by the Minister.
Establishment of terms of reference
(2) The Minister must, after consulting with the specified
Ministers, establish the terms of reference of the Council.
Amendments to terms of reference
(3) The Minister may, after consulting with the specified
Ministers and, unless their position is vacant, each co-
chair of the Council, amend the terms of reference.
Terms of reference made public
(4) The Minister must make the terms of reference and
any amendments to them available to the public.
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Responsibilities
7 The Council’s responsibilities include
(a) advising the Minister and specified Ministers on
strategies and measures to encourage growth in sus-
tainable jobs in a net-zero economy;
(b) advising the Minister and specified Ministers on
ways to address labour force impacts, support workers
and create opportunities for workers in the shift to a
net-zero economy;
(c) advising the Minister and specified Ministers on
the collection and overall quality of data related to
economic growth and the labour market in a net-zero
economy;
(d) advising the Minister and specified Ministers on
the effectiveness of relevant policies and programs;
(d.1) advising the Minister and the specified Minis-
ters on potential areas of cooperation with the govern-
ments of the provinces and territories and other gov-
ernments in Canada in relation to the Sustainable
Jobs Action Plan or the purpose of this Act;
(e) engaging relevant partners and stakeholders, in-
cluding at the national, regional, provincial, territorial
and community levels, in accordance with the terms of
reference; and
(f) addressing any matter or undertaking any activity
provided for in the terms of reference or requested by
the Minister under section 14 or 15.
Appointment
8 (1) The Council consists of 13 members, who are to be
appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommen-
dation of the Minister, to hold office on a part-time basis
and at pleasure for a renewable term of up to three years.
Composition
(1.1) The Council is composed of the following mem-
bers:
(a) two co-chairs;
(b) three members who represent trade unions;
(c) three members who represent Indigenous peoples;
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(d) three members who represent industry;
(e) one member who represents an environmental
non-governmental organization; and
(f) one member who represents another key stake-
holder group.
Factors
(2) When making a recommendation respecting the ap-
pointment of members, the Minister is to take into con-
sideration
(a) the importance of having members that reflect
Canada’s diversity — including its regional diversity —
and underrepresented groups; and
(b) the need for members who have knowledge, exper-
tise or experience in one or more of the following:
(i) the key sectors involved in the shift to a net-zero
economy,
(ii) the types of issues facing workers in the shift to
a net-zero economy, including issues related to in-
dustrial change and technological transformation,
(iii) the representation of unionized workers,
(iv) the Indigenous knowledge of Indigenous peo-
ples,
(v) climate change and climate policy at the region-
al, national and international levels,
(vi) economic and labour market analysis and fore-
casting,
(vii) skills development, training and retraining
initiatives at the regional and national levels, and
(viii) the governance of advisory boards or commit-
tees.
Co-chairs
(3) When making recommendations respecting the co-
chairs, the Minister is to recommend individuals who
represent trade unions and industry.
Remuneration and expenses
9 The members of the Council are to be paid the remu-
neration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and are
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entitled to be reimbursed, in accordance with Treasury
Board directives, for the travel, living and other expenses
incurred in connection with their work while absent from
their ordinary place of residence.
Deemed employment
10 The members of the Council are deemed to be em-
ployees for the purposes of the Government Employees
Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal
public administration for the purposes of any regulations
made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.
Reports
Annual report
11 (1) The Council must submit to the Minister and
specified Ministers an annual report
(a) in the case of the first report, no later than the date
that is fixed by the Minister; and
(b) in the case of each subsequent report, no later
than October 15 of each year.
Contents
(2) The annual report must include the advice of the
Council and a summary of its activities
(a) in the case of the first report, since the coming into
force of this Act; and
(b) in the case of each subsequent report, since the
previous report.
Report made public
12 The Minister must make public the annual report
within 30 days after the day on which the Minister re-
ceives it.
Minister’s response
13 (1) The Minister must, after consulting with the
specified Ministers and other relevant federal ministers,
prepare a written response to the Council’s annual report
and must make public the response within 120 days after
the day on which the Minister receives the annual report.
Contents
(2) The response must address the Council’s advice in-
cluded in the annual report.
Report
14 At the request of the Minister, the Council must re-
search and report on any matter relating to the creation
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of sustainable jobs or the shift to a net-zero economy that
is specified by the Minister and the Minister may make
public the report.
Progress report
15 At the request of the Minister, the Council must pro-
vide the Minister with a written progress report on the
activities specified by the Minister within 30 days after
the day on which the request is made.
Sustainable Jobs Action Plan
Sustainable Jobs Action Plan
16 (1) The Minister must prepare a Sustainable Jobs
Action Plan no later than December 31, 2025 and must
prepare a new Plan no later than December 31 of every
fifth year after that.
Tabling of Plan
(2) The Minister must cause each Plan to be tabled in
each House of Parliament
(a) in the case of the first Plan, no later than the fif-
teenth sitting day of that House after December 31,
2025; and
(b) in the case of each subsequent Plan, no later than
the fifteenth sitting day of that House after December
31 of every fifth year after that.
Contents
(3) Each Plan must
(a) outline how the federal government will facilitate
and promote economic growth, the creation of sus-
tainable jobs and support for workers and communi-
ties in the shift to a net-zero economy over the follow-
ing five-year period, including through investments to
decarbonize Canada’s economy, the establishment of
conditions for accessing federal economic incentives
in relation to labour and the identification of pathways
to sustainable jobs for workers;
(a.1) describe how the federal government is uphold-
ing the guiding principles set out in the preamble;
(b) set out the measures that the Minister, specified
Ministers and other relevant federal ministers have
identified to be implemented, — including measures
relating to skills development, economic and social
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measures and measures that support workers on an
individual, regional, community and sectoral basis —
the milestones to be achieved by the federal entities
for which they are responsible and the ways in which
those ministers will implement those measures;
(c) include a summary of data that is available within
the federal government, that is related to economic
growth and the labour market in a net-zero economy
and that was used in the development of the Plan, in-
cluding data related to equity, diversity and inclusion
in the labour force, along with a description of how
that data informed the development of the measures
referred to in paragraph (b);
(c.1) identify any gaps in the data referred to in para-
graph (c) that impact labour market analyses, includ-
ing data in relation to Indigenous peoples, describe
the effect of those gaps on the analyses and indicate
which gaps are being addressed;
(c.2) include information on measures that relate to
this Act that have been implemented in support of
skills development, training and retraining, as well as
to address other relevant labour market and worker-
focused issues;
(c.3) describe how it takes into account the green-
house gas emissions reduction plan established under
section 9 of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Ac-
countability Act;
(c.4) include information on the key measures that
have been taken in cooperation with the governments
of the provinces and territories and other govern-
ments in Canada in relation to the Plan or the purpose
of this Act;
(c.5) include information on initiatives or other mea-
sures taken by the governments of the provinces and
territories, Indigenous peoples, trade unions, munici-
pal governments or the private sector that may con-
tribute to the creation of sustainable jobs and to sup-
porting workers and communities; and
(d) in the case of subsequent Plans, describe the
progress made towards achieving the milestones un-
der the previous Plans.
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Amendments
17 (1) The Minister may amend a Sustainable Jobs Ac-
tion Plan at any time.
Tabling
(2) The Minister must cause the amended Plan to be
tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15
days on which that House is sitting after the amended
Plan is prepared.
Consultation
18 The Minister must, when preparing or amending a
Sustainable Jobs Action Plan,
(a) take into account advice from the Council;
(b) consult the specified Ministers and other relevant
federal ministers, including with respect to existing
labour market analyses and the economic effects of ex-
isting and planned emissions reduction measures;
(c) take into account the most recent greenhouse gas
emissions reduction plan established under section 9
of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability
Act; and
(d) provide the governments of the provinces and ter-
ritories, Indigenous peoples and any other key ex-
perts, partners and stakeholders, including from non-
governmental organizations, labour and industry, with
the opportunity to make submissions.
Progress reports
19 (1) The Minister must prepare a progress report no
later than June 1, 2028 and additional progress reports
no later than June 1 of every fifth year after that.
Tabling of progress reports
(2) The Minister must cause each progress report to be
tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15
days on which that House is sitting after the report is
prepared.
Contents
(3) Each progress report must contain an update on the
progress made towards achieving the milestones under
and implementing the measures set out in the most
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recent Sustainable Jobs Action Plan and include the de-
tails of any additional measures that are being or could
be taken to increase the probability of achieving the mile-
stones.
Consultation
(4) The Minister must, when preparing a progress re-
port,
(a) take into account advice from the Council; and
(b) consult the specified Ministers and other relevant
federal ministers.
Sustainable Jobs Secretariat
Establishment
20 (1) The Minister must establish a Sustainable Jobs
Secretariat to support the Minister in the implementa-
tion of the Act.
Role
(2) The Secretariat’s role includes
(a) enabling policy and program coherence in the de-
velopment and implementation of each Sustainable
Jobs Action Plan, supporting the work within the fed-
eral government to design the measures set out in
those Plans and coordinating the implementation of
those measures across federal entities, working in
leadership roles in their respective areas of responsi-
bility, including those entities responsible — at the na-
tional and regional level — for matters relating to
skills development, the labour market, rights at work,
economic development and emissions reduction;
(b) supporting the preparation of the Plans and track-
ing progress on them;
(c) coordinating specific federal-provincial and feder-
al-territorial initiatives related to the Plans and engag-
ing with the governments of provinces and territories
in areas of common interest;
(c.1) serving as a source of information and point of
contact in respect of federal programs, funding and
services for workers and employers with respect to
sustainable jobs; and
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(d) providing administrative and policy support to the
Council. 
General
Review of Act
21 (1) Within 10 years after the day on which this Act
receives royal assent and by the end of each subsequent
period of 10 years, the Minister must cause a review of
this Act to be conducted.
Tabling of report
(2) The Minister must cause a report of the review to be
tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15
days on which that House is sitting after the report has
been completed.
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Available on the House of Commons website
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