As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the Government of Canada ensure, going forward, that its building leases contain consistent green lease clauses in line with those developed by the federal, provincial, and territorial real estate working group.

Recommendation 2

That Public Services and Procurement Canada release its analysis of the estimated Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction that will arise from the Energy Services Acquisition Program so as to enable its findings to be scrutinized, and report annually on the emissions that have been reduced through the Program.

Recommendation 3

That the Government of Canada consider implementing a LEED Gold or Platinum policy for retrofits of its buildings; consider adopting the Green Building Council’s TRUE (Total Resource Utilization and Efficiency) waste standard for its buildings; and expand, where feasible, its participation in the BOMA BEST program.

Recommendation 4

That the Government of Canada explore the possibility of increasing on-site renewable energy production.

Recommendation 5

That the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat include SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely) objectives throughout the entire Greening Government Strategy and add specific targets to the strategy’s adaptation to climate change and oversight and performance measurement sections.

Recommendation 6

That the Government of Canada act on the recommendations that address climate change adaptation in the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s 2017 fall report and, where possible, integrate them into the Greening Government Strategy.

Recommendation 7

That the Government of Canada study the feasibility of establishing a procurement quota, similar to Finland’s, for clean technology products from small and medium-sized Canadian companies.

Recommendation 8

That the Government of Canada provide additional opportunities to Canadian clean technology small and medium-sized enterprises to demonstrate their products.

Recommendation 9

That the Government of Canada continue to explore the possibility of using outcomes-based procurement in the future and consider an approach similar to the United Kingdom's Commissioning Academy.

Recommendation 10

That the Centre for Greening Government report all Greenhouse Gas emissions from air travel by public service employees starting in fiscal year 2020–2021 and summarize the actions departments and agencies have been taking to promote lower-carbon alternatives to air travel, such as teleconferencing and videoconferencing.

Recommendation 11

That the Government of Canada set targets for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions from air travel by public service employees.

Recommendation 12

That, in addition to reporting in their Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat require that all federal departments and agencies subject to the Greening Government Strategy include the Strategy’s targets in their Departmental Plans and report on their progress in their Departmental Results Reports.

Recommendation 13

That all Crown Corporations meet the requirements of the Greening Government Strategy.