National Council

The ESD Canada National Council is made up of representatives from provincial and territorial Education for Sustainable Development Working Groups, Ministry of Education representatives for jurisdictions that do not yet have Working Groups, as well as national and international organizations. The National Council addresses crosscutting issues of ESD and promotes research, communication and the sharing of best practices across the country. The National Council was established as in 2006, as the National Education for Sustainable Development Expert Council.

Subcommittees

The National Council currently has the following four subcommittees:

Key Documents

NESDEC Discussion paper, December 19, 2006

Discussion Paper Appendicies

Appendix A: Roles of Partners: LSF, Environment Canada & the Province of Manitoba
Appendix C: Economic Commision for Europe, Annex III-Draft Outline of Indicators
Appendix D: Sustainable Development Charts, May 5th Inaugural NESDEC Meeting
Appendix E: Provincial/Territorial Working Groups
Appendix F: Manitoba ESD Working Group Implementation Plan and Terms of Reference
Appendix G: Provincial ESD Working Group Summaries of Work Plans
Appendix H: Visioning Workshop Notes, May 5th Inaugural NESDEC Meeting
Appendix I: NESDEC Nomination Process
Appendix J: NESDEC Draft Operating Procedures
Appendix K: NEC Participant List, May 5th Inaugural NESDEC Meeting
Appendix L: Agenda, May 5th Inaugural NESDEC Meeting
Appendix B: UNECE Strategy for EDS, March 2005