Inquiries Tool

A decision-making approach to the study of selected Canadian issues

Compiled by LSF, the Inquiries for a Sustainable Future tool provides extensive background information on each issue, as well as a series of questions for students to debate and discuss.

Energy: Making Sustainable Choices (81 KB)
The Disappearance of the Northern Cod (47 KB)
The West Coast Salmon Fisheries (55 KB)
Canada' Fresh Water (69 KB)
Sustainable Cities (58 KB)
Agriculture and Agribusiness (74 KB)
Sustaining Canada's Forests (94 KB)
Sustainable Transportation (101 KB)

Latest Resource

Connecting the dots

Key Learning Strategies for Environmental Education, Citizenship and Sustainability

Newsletter Sign-up

Latest blog posts

RSS News Feed

Resources for rethinking

is a free, online database of over 700 excellent, peer-reviewed, curriculum- matched resources to help teachers integrate ESD into their classrooms.
Ecoleague: linking education to action

challenges and motivates students and teachers to engage in community and school-based sustainability action projects.
Step outside for learning

provides teachers with three guides per month that highlight the many environmental education learning opportunities that occur in the school yard and neighbourhood.
Project flow

engages teachers and students in hands-on, action projects that model responsible and active citizenship, preparing students to be stewards of our water resources.
Sustainability and education academy

supports educational system leaders to create a culture of sustainable development, integrated into all aspects of the K-12 education system.
ESD Canada

is a network that brings together stakeholders from across the country to support systemic change toward ESD within the formal, non-formal and informal education systems.

Information and resources on the important topics affecting our world today.