Executive Summary

The project was designed to answer four key research questions: • What is the current state of municipal preparedness for sustainability? • What are the key facilitators of and barriers to sustainability in the municipal sector? • How can municipal sustainability initiatives engage underserved groups, particularly Indigenous peoples, racialized peoples, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and peopl. [...] the maintenance costs of traditional services that Our assessment of a purposively selected sample meet local needs and expectations to advance of municipalities revealed that Saskatchewan sustainability programs, particularly for smaller municipal policies, plans, and programs reflect and rural municipalities with limited budgets and a relatively balanced approach that takes declining tax-based f. [...] the need for local autonomy, these incentives should allow for municipal self-determination by • Recommendation 4: The municipal sector, ensuring room for innovation and flexibility in in partnership with stakeholders and the the structure of such collaborations. [...] For and expertise on economic, social, and the Government of Saskatchewan, this would environmental sustainability and inter-municipal include amending the Targeted Sector Support cooperation and collaboration. [...] The results of the GSM project and the corresponding recommendations should help municipalities to achieve sustainability targets now and in the future.