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Welcome to
CIFAL Victoria

Building Capacity for a Sustainable Future

Learn More About the Centre
Grid of nine photos. Top row, left to right: Rajesh Tandon and Budd Hall giving a lecture on participatory research; students walking with cherry blossoms; stack of cube blocks with the UN SDG symbols printed on their sides. Middle row, left to right: Students walking down a wide path lined with autumn trees; Indigenous students dancing in the UVic First People's house at the CIFAL Victoria Opening Ceremony; participants from the 2022 CBPR Autumn School with ICLD in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Bottom row, left to right: Director Crystal Tremblay with UVic “Advancing UN SDGs through Co-operative Education” student Erica Dolman; Western Red Cedar trees; students presenting their final project for GEOG 411, "Co-Creating Research for Sustainable Futures".

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

UN Certified Training at the University of Victoria

CIFAL Victoria, hosted at the University of Victoria (UVic), is working with learners and partners around the world to explore innovative solutions for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

We work with partners UVic and beyond to offer specialized sustainability education and skill-based training. Together, we are supporting our communities as they take on today’s most pressing challenges.

Instructor Heather Ranson leading a discussion group while teaching the "Developing a Sustainability Mindset" course at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand in 2024.

Customizable Training

We design engaging youth leadership experiences and advanced training for executives. All our training programs are focused on advancing sustainability, the SDGs and UNDRIP.

The students of the 2024 "Impact Investing Summer School", posing as a group with their certificates of completion issued by CIFAL Victoria.

Course & Workshop Accreditation

We accredit courses and workshops at UVic that support the SDGs and UNDRIP.

CIFAL Victoria Assistant Director Nicole Bates-Eamer at the POLIS World Water Day Resource Fair in 2024.

Event Support & Promotion

We work with partners to promote and organize events, including lectures, rountables and showcases.

Illustrative image demonstrating two individuals working on text-based research.

Research Partnership

We work with partners to support and advance research which aligns with the SDGs and UNDRIP.

What our learners have said…

Anonymous

From Theory to Practice: Competencies
for Community Engagement, 2025

“I have taken A LOT of supplementary courses in my lifetime. This course was in the top 2.”

Anonymous

ESG & Impact Fundamentals for SMEs
in the Blue Economy, 2025

“…the sessions helped to provide a bridge from my current work in developing accredited management systems to fully integrating the ESG principles and metrics into those systems in the future.”

Anonymous

Developing a Sustainability
Mindset, 2025

“Thank you for all your hard work! I’ve learned so much more about SDGs and got a better understanding of all the goals.”

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