National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). (1) Interdepartmental Committee (Federal); (2) National Round Table on Environment and the Economy; (3) Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment; (4) Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development. Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Carmel Whelton, Environment Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Telephone: (613) 996-2110 Fax: (613) 944-0064 e-mail: Ken Macartney, Deputy Director, Environment Division Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Telephone: (613) 995-2168 Fax: (613) 944-0064 e-mail: <kenneth.macartney@extott15.x400.gc.ca> Mailing address: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, B-Tower; 4th Floor, 125 Sussex Drive, Ontario, Canada K1A 0G2 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: Foreign Affairs; Environment Canada; Canadian International Development Agency; Finance Canada; Agriculture Canada; Industry Canada; Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation; Natural Resources Canada; Auditor General; Heritage Canada; International Development Research Centre. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: Canadian Council for Business; National Round Table on Environment & The Economy; Projet de Société; International Institute for Sustainable Development; Canadian Pulp & Paper Association; Federation of Canadian Municipalities. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: Canadian Council for International Cooperation; Canadian Environment Network; Canadian Environment Indigenous Network; United Nations Association of Canada; Canadian Forest Association; Friends of the Earth. 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: Coordinate Canadian activities related to implementation of Agenda 21. Development of Canada's National Report. 4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national coordination structure and linkages between ministries: Not available. Submitted by (Name): Carmel Whelton Signature: Signed. Title: Environment Division Date: 01 October 1996 Ministry/Office: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Telephone: (613) 996-2110 Fax: (613) 944-0064 e-mail: