Federal Sustainable Development Act
Marginal note:Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act.
- Commissioner
Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development appointed under subsection 15.1(1) of the Auditor General Act. (commissaire)
- Minister
Minister means the Minister of the Environment. (ministre)
- precautionary principle
precautionary principle means the principle that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. (principe de la prudence)
- sustainability
sustainability means the capacity of a thing, action, activity, or process to be maintained indefinitely. (durabilité)
- sustainable development
sustainable development means development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (développement durable)
- target
target means a measurable objective. (cible)
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