Gender-based analysis plus

Core responsibility 1: Social Development

Accessible Canada Initiative

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Through the Accessible Canada Partnerships stream, under the Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability component, the department will collect GBA Plus related data from the final activity reports of funding recipients. Recipient organizations will be required to report on the number and types of groups involved in their projects, including diverse groups with intersectional identities. Such groups include persons with a disability who also identify with official language minority communities, 2SLGBTQI+ persons/groups, Indigenous, and minority communities including Black and other visible minority groups.

Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund's GBA Plus data collection strategy is being finalized in collaboration with the Black-led organization selected to administer the fund. Disaggregated data will be collected on the organizations that apply for funding and the projects being implemented. This data will allow the department to understand to what extent the program reached a broad and diverse range of organizations and Black communities. Examples of GBA Plus data that the program may collect includes:

• age (such as children, youth or seniors)
• intersectional identity factors (such as disability, gender, official language minority community or sexual orientation)
• lived experience (such as low income)
• geography (such as province or territory) of the population served by applicant organizations and funded projects

Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Given the program's nature, no data is collected on benefit claimants to protect their privacy.

Early Learning and Child Care

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department does not directly collect administrative data under the Early Learning and Child Care Program. The Department receives aggregate data about the results of early learning and child care agreements through provincial and territorial annual reports. Results vary depending upon activities and indicators negotiated in provincial and territorial action plans. Provinces and territories will report on specific performance indicators negotiated. These reports will allow the department to measure the results of investments in the Canada-wide early learning and child care system's objective of inclusion. However, the program does not require the collection of sufficiently disaggregated data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Enabling Accessibility Fund

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department will continue to collect GBA Plus related data from the final activity reports of grant funding recipients under the Enabling Accessibility Fund.

Since fiscal year 2021 to 2022, the department has collected data on gender and diversity from EAF projects. The applicants are required to select the groups their projects target, such as:

• children (0-15)
• youth (16-25)
• adults (26-64)
• seniors (65+)
• Indigenous people (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)
• visible minorities (Arab, Black, Japanese, etc.)
• women
• 2SLGBTQI+
• veterans
• disability type (mobility, visual; hearing, etc.)

Data is then analyzed to determine program trends relative to GBA Plus. This approach will continue in future years, which will expand the program's capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Indigenous Early Learning Child Care Transformation Initiative

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department is in the process of co-developing distinctions-based Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care results frameworks with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners. Once developed and implemented, this framework will enable future monitoring and/or reporting of the program's impacts by gender and diversity.

Investment in child care is an effective policy mechanism with strong socioeconomic and gendered impacts. Any new GBA Plus approaches will be designed with and guided by Indigenous peoples. ESDC will discuss with First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners what disaggregated indicators might be useful and realistic to collect as work proceeds to improve collection of data on Indigenous Early Learning and Child care, co-develop results frameworks and expand program indicators.

New Horizons for Seniors Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the New Horizons for Seniors Program, the department collects data from funded organizations on their projects' impact and their target of diverse seniors. These data include several variables such as age, gender, geographic location, disability status, Indigenous status, ethnicity, immigration status and identification with 2SLGBTQI+. The department will continue to use this data in future years to evaluate the program's impact on seniors by gender and diversity.

Social Development Partnerships Program - Children and Families

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department will continue to collect data from funded organizations on their projects' impact and target beneficiaries. This information will expand the program's capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity, and other intersecting factors. These may include ethnicity, geographic location, Indigenous status, immigration status and identification with 2SLGBTQI+. The department will also get additional data on the gender, age, sexual orientation, geography and other identity factors (such as language, education, economic status, racialization and ethnicity) enabling GBA Plus analysis of project beneficiaries. The department is also working with Statistics Canada to get disaggregated data to support GBA Plus analysis.

In 2023, an optional tracking tool was introduced to facilitate the ongoing collection of GBA Plus information. The department also implemented a revised final report template for the newly introduced Financial Empowerment and Social Inclusion streams. Funded recipients will use this template to submit their final reports upon completion of their projects ensuring relevant provisions for effective GBA Plus analysis.

Under the Community Services Recovery Fund, the department will collect data on funded projects, including equity-deserving communities served, diversity of leadership and regions served. Data will be available by the end of fiscal year 2024 to 2025 and will be used to inform future policies and programs.

Under the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI), the department collects data on Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations. These are disaggregated data on organizational type, location, sub-sector of the organization, populations served and types of locations of populations served. The department will also collect disaggregated data on the leadership demographics of B3 organizations starting in March 2024. This data enabled analysis that has identified specific groups within the Black communities in Canada that may be more under-served than the general Black communities. Data on the number of clients and volunteers of the funded organizations are also collectednew , including disaggregated data on age and gender where available. The SBCCI's data collection strategy is aligned with that of the Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment Fund, given the overlap in stakeholders and clients served.

Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department does not provide direct services or benefits to individual Canadians under this component. No data is collected about the organizations or individuals that may benefit from projects funded by the program.

The department will continue to work towards effective methods of data collection from funded organizations in future years.

National disability organizations funded under the Disability component's national operating funding stream contribute to report on this indicator. Staff and volunteers of the funded national disability organizations are encouraged to take part in GBA Plus training. This training is offered online by the Department of Women and Gender Equality Canada.

Organizations receiving regional operating funding and project funding do not report on GBA Plus. Future projects will receive a revised final reporting template upon completion of their agreements. The revisions include additional requirements for information (such as age, gender and ethnicity) to enable more complete GBA analysis on project beneficiaries.

Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Through the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy, the department implements the Social Finance Fund's GBA Plus data collection plan in collaboration with social finance wholesalers (funding recipients). Wholesalers are required to collect disaggregated demographic data from social finance intermediaries (SFIs) and social purpose organizations (SPOs) accessing Social Finance Fund investments and funding. The program will collect data on the diversity of wholesalers', SFIs', and SPOs' leadership (both management and board members) as well as on the populations the SFIs and SPOs are mandated to, and do, serve. This information will enable the department to monitor and ensure that funds reach a diversity of organizations and beneficiary populations.

Strategic Engagement and Research Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Strategic Engagement and Research Program, the department supports external organizations to conduct research and research-related events. The department will ensure the GBA Plus components and considerations are included in research and research-related events and that projects supported include a GBA Plus lens where possible. The department will also continue to advocate for, and request, a gender-disaggregated approach to research, and that research take GBA Plus into consideration. Project proposals include questions on how the proposed research and research-related events will consider intersecting factors, including gender, age, disability issues, income, education, language, geography, race, etc.

Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Through the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program, the department collects data from funded organizations on the result of their projects and, where applicable, their target populations.

In fiscal year 2024 to 2025, the department plans to enhance its data collection method to better measure socio-demographic variables. This will include improving the data collection from funding recipients to better capture important data on demographic variables to measure and report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Core responsibility 2: Pensions and Benefits

Canada Disability Savings Program

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department uses gender-based analysis plus to understand the socio-demographic make-up of individuals who are using the Canada Disability Savings Program (CDSP). This includes information on beneficiaries' age, sex, official language, place of residence (urban or rural) and province/territory. This information is used to determine if and how efforts to raise awareness of this program could be strengthened. The department is working to broaden and enhance the availability of gender and socio-demographic information it can use to conduct GBA Plus. It has initiated a project to enable gender-based data collection, replacing sex with gender on application forms and in the CDSP system. Following its implementation, 2024 to 2025 will be the first fiscal year that beneficiaries and holders will be able to indicate their gender rather than sex.

Canada Pension Plan

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Legislative changes announced in Budget 2022 were passed, allowing the program to increase the amount of data available for program review and evaluation purposes by accessing income tax data collected by the Canada Revenue Agency. The program is currently working on implementing this change and gaining access to the data. This data will allow the department to perform better evidence-based policy development, including GBA Plus analysis, especially pertaining to retirement and retirement preparedness of marginalized groups, such as CPP survivors, disability pension recipients, and low-income seniors. This data will enhance CPP policy developments, ensuring that the plan continues to adapt to the changing needs of Canadians while also being responsive to socio-economic realities facing marginalized groups.

Old Age Security

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Research and data analysis for GBA Plus purposes will continue to be integral to assessing the impacts of potential policy measures on eligible seniors and near-seniors. Such data, whether administrative or coming from Statistics Canada, link impacts based on socio-economic factors such as gender, benefit type, age, place of residence and income level, and, where applicable, marital status. This remains a critical part of the policy development process for the OAS program. That said, given that the department no longer collects gender information on the OAS application, conducting thorough GBA Plus analysis may become challenging in the future.

Core responsibility 3: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The design of the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy includes components aimed at supporting diversity, accessibility, and inclusion of equity-deserving groups in the skilled trades. These groups include youth, women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, racialized communities, and newcomers. Under the strategy, the department also provides supports to employers that hire apprentices from equity-deserving groups known to face barriers to careers in the skilled trades. It also takes into consideration linguistic diversity, official languages, and official language minority communities.

The department collects aggregate data on key performance indicators under funding agreements. This enables the department to track the number and percentage of program participants who are women, racialized individuals/communities, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, and newcomers. It is important to note that this data is collected on a voluntary basis. It is not possible for the program to report on participant intersectionality between equity-deserving groups. Evaluations on existing apprenticeship initiatives are expected to inform recommendations on how to improve GBA Plus data collection.

Canada Education Savings Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department continues to provide CESP administrative data to Statistics Canada for inclusion on its Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform. This allows CESP data to be linked to additional datasets, including Census data and Canada Revenue Agency tax data, expanding the department's capacity to report on impacts of the program by gender and diversity. The department is currently updating the profiles of Canada Education Savings Grant and Canada Learning Bond beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries using the 2021 Census. This will provide a better understanding of how different populations benefit from the program.

Canada Emergency Response Benefit

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Given that this was a temporary program which concluded on October 3, 2020, there are no plans to enhance data collection for the future.

Canada Recovery Benefits

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Given that this was a temporary program which concluded on October 23, 2021 (May 7, 2022 for the Canada Recovery Sickness and Caregiving Benefits), there are no plans to enhance data collection for the future.

Canada Service Corps

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

As of April 2021, ESDC has been collecting anonymous demographic data about participants under the Canada Service Corps (CSC) program consistent with GBA Plus needs. The collection process allows youth to indicate their gender, if they identify as 2SLGBTQI+, if they identify as Indigenous, are Black, are part of a racialized group, have a disability, are part of an official language minority community, are a newcomer to Canada, or are from a rural or remote area. Building on this work, as of December 2022, new data elements are collected, allowing ESDC to assess the differences between respective demographic groups and their experiences in service placements and microgrants. The department will continue to examine participation rates based upon disaggregated program data. This includes uptake, hour completion, and training rates between the different target populations, age groups, streams, and pilots. This data collection method will allow for an assessment of ESDC's impacts on Canadian youth from diverse backgrounds and will provide accurate information needed for GBA Plus purposes.

Canada Student Financial Assistance Program and Canada Apprentice Loan

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Canada Student Financial Assistance (CSFA) Program, the department continues to combine administrative data with other sources of information to better understand CSFA Program client outcomes such as completion rates, labour market outcomes and repayment outcomes. The department is currently undertaking analysis using Census, tax data, and education data, including from the program, to better understand the post-secondary education and labour market outcomes of students who are Indigenous, members of Black and other racialized communities as well as gender diverse students and immigrant students. This work will allow the department to conduct more intersectional analysis and better understand the client population of this program. The department expects to complete this work in fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Given that this was a temporary program, which concluded May 7, 2022, there are no plans to enhance data collection for the future.

Community Workforce Development Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Community Workforce Development Program, the department collects disaggregated data based on demographic, geographic and sector-based variables. Data is collected through quarterly project reports from funding recipients. The department uses the data collected to monitor results achieved, using GBA Plus and intersectional analysis.

Employment Insurance

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department performs trend analysis of EI claims and benefits information by age and gender. It also conducts analysis using sociodemographic variables. The performance is monitored annually through the EI Monitoring and Assessment report.

The department continues to use EI administrative data, Statistics Canada survey data and Canada Revenue Agency tax data to inform, monitor, and assess the program. Such efforts may allow the department to better support workers when they lose their job through no fault of their own or need to step away from work for a life event (e.g., illness, pregnancy, childbirth or caring for a loved one).

Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (EF-OLMC), the department collects GBA Plus data through an annual results survey. The survey asks funding recipients to provide demographic information on their participants to measure the GBA Plus impacts. The demographic information includes details on rates of project participants with respect to racialized populations, persons with disabilities, newcomers, gender, and age.

In fiscal year 2024 to 2025, the department will start implementing a data collection process for the new Employment Assistance Services (EAS) stream. This will also include the collection of GBA Plus data through a result reporting exercise. The first year of implementation will be used to plan and calibrate data collection for the EAS stream.

Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department tracks the number of skilled newcomers receiving employment supports that are women and/or racialized. In fiscal year 2022 to 2023, the department piloted a new data collection method for Foreign Credential Recognition Loans projects. This new data collection method utilizes Microsoft Forms to provide more timely and easily accessible data on the number of skilled newcomers receiving loans and support services. The method also allows for a breakdown of participants who identify as a woman or visible minority. This will expand the program's capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Future Skills

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The Future Skills Centre collects aggregate participant data from the organization responsible for innovation projects through quarterly activity reports. This data will be used to conduct a GBA Plus analysis on the effectiveness of each project. It will also allow the Centre to consolidate evidence on what works for whom and under which conditions. As well, it will contribute to the overall program evaluation.

Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department collects GBA Plus data on an ongoing basis for all program participants. Data collected will be disaggregated by Indigenous distinction: First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban/unaffiliated. This will expand the department's capacity to report on impacts in support of advancing reconciliation and reducing skills and employment gaps between Indigenous people and non-Indigenous Canadians. In addition, input will continue to be sought from Indigenous partners on gender and diversity in an Indigenous reconciliation and self-determination context.

Job Bank

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department plans to expand the application of the GBA Plus approach into Job Bank activities, and the monitoring of the program's impacts on gender and diversity. Job Bank officials participated in the elaboration of studies to better understand equity-deserving groups under the GBA Plus lens. Findings of this study will orient the implementation of the GBA Plus approach to service delivery in the context of Job Bank.

In fiscal year 2024 to 2025, the department will conduct a new survey to improve Job Bank's services. The goal will be to determine the needs of users who identify as part of an equity-deserving groups. The survey will target users' needs from an information and user experience point of view. Data enhancement will contribute to improving labour market information access for underrepresented groups and equity-deserving groups using Job Bank services. The department will also continue to improve the content offered to the underrepresented population.

Labour Market Development Agreements

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA), the department collects performance measurement data. Data collected enables ESDC to report to Canadians about the impact of programs and services. It also allows governments to support the continuous improvement of programs and services and helps to ensure that investments are producing concrete results for Canadians, such as increased income and sustainable employment. Data collection methods permit reporting on LMDA clients from several designated groups: women, persons with disabilities, older & younger workers, Indigenous people, visible minorities and recent immigrants.

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Opportunities Fund, the department collects data on gender, age, disability type, severity of disability, visible minority by status, new immigrant and Aboriginal status and geographic location (urban or rural).

In addition, the program will also aim to collect more detailed data on diversity using the Census variables for visible minorities and Indigenous people sub-groups.

Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department implemented a new data collection method for inclusion in all Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program funding agreements. This method allows the program to track the number and percentage of program participants who are women, youth, older workers, racialized Canadians, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, and newcomers (immigrants and permanent residents, less than 5 years) who experience positive short-, medium- and long-term outcomes. Related indicators include the number of participants from the equity-deserving groups listed above who receive wrap-around supports, earn training credentials, and are employed after completing a project activity.

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship (Red Seal Program)

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department does not plan to collect GBA Plus related data in fiscal year 2024 to 2025 since provinces and territories are responsible for implementation of the Red Seal Program within each jurisdiction.

The Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship (Red Seal) Program is a partnership between the federal government, the provinces, and territories (who are responsible for apprenticeship training and trade certification in their jurisdictions), and industry. It aims to develop national standards and examinations for each of the designated Red Seal trades. The department sponsors the secretariat services for the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship, which is responsible for the oversight of the Red Seal Program.

Skills and Partnership Fund

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department has updated the performance measurement strategy of this program, including the GBA Plus data collection plan. It will collect GBA Plus data on an ongoing basis for all program participants and will adjust as appropriate.

Skills for Success

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Skills for Success program, the department collects GBA Plus related data and reports on it through an annual results reporting exercise that asks funding recipients to provide demographic information on their training participants to measure the GBA Plus impacts. The department collects data on identity factors, such as gender, age, Indigenous status, race, disability status, and newcomer status. This information will inform future policy and program decisions to address targeted needs for specific population groups.

Student Work Placement Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Through the existing performance measurement for the agreements, GBA Plus data is collected on an ongoing basis for participants in programming. Over time, this will expand the department's capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Supports for Student Learning

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

In 2023 to 2024, under the SSLP, the department collected some sociodemographic data on participants from funding recipients including gender-based data, Indigenous identity, students with a disability and students from low-income families. The department also increased engagement with funded organizations to build further capacity around data collection and to better understand the program's outreach and impact for different subpopulations. A ‘pre' and ‘post' survey has notably been piloted among a small sample of youth who are participating in SSLP-funded projects. 

Moving forward, the department will continue to develop an evidence-based approach in support of ongoing and improved implementation. Upcoming work and initiatives include: 

• an impact measurement strategy to address consistency in data collection across SSLP-funded projects
• improvement of SSLP's data collection to increase the collection of disaggregated data, and to conduct GBA Plus analyses of funded projects
• an analysis of the responses obtained from the pre- and post-survey pilot
• an approach to collect, through Statistics Canada datasets, educational and employment data disaggregated by gender and other sociodemographic data where possible (and for age groups: 15 to 19, 20 to 24 and 25 to 29).

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department maintains data systems which enable comprehensive and reliable monitoring and reporting of the programs' usage and outcomes. Program and policy options are modelled using program data as well as Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC) work permit data. ESDC will continue to collect and monitor data for the performance of proposed initiatives for emerging GBA Plus impacts using these systems.

This will include analysis of data collected through an online survey of temporary foreign workers undertaken by the department in Fall 2023. The survey sought feedback from temporary foreign workers on their experiences living and working in Canada, as well as services they received under the Migrant Worker Support Program. The survey data includes demographics and other variables, including gender, geographic location, language, and nationality. This data analysis will strengthen the department's understanding of all migrant workers and the impacts of the Migrant Worker Support Program through a GBA Plus lens. In addition, this analysis will also inform areas of improvement for future iterations of the Migrant Worker Support Program using a GBA Plus framework. The results of the analysis will also to be used to explore program areas where additional supports are needed to address GBA Plus impacts, to ensure inclusive outcomes for all temporary foreign workers.

The department is currently exploring the feasibility of accessing additional information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's work permit data that could be integrated with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program's Labour Market Impact Assessment system. This integration would provide ESDC with data for temporary foreign workers such as gender, age, and nationality. Access to this data will allow ESDC to analyse GBA Plus impacts, and identify areas where supports are needed to achieve inclusive outcomes for all temporary foreign workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Through data analysis undertaken, the department will advance the following GBA Plus framework outcome for temporary foreign workers: Reduced poverty and improved health outcomes.

Workforce Development Agreements

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

A performance measurement strategy has been developed for the Workforce Development Agreements. This strategy enables the collection of data for reporting to Canadians on program results, including on the labour market outcomes for persons with disabilities as well as for other designated groups such as Indigenous people, visible minorities and recent and non-recent immigrants. The performance measurement data supports the department's capacity to report on results by gender and other socio demographic characteristics. Data will be collected on gender, and age as well as for designated groups such as Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and recent and non-recent immigrants.

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Established in 2023, the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy performance measurement framework includes the following:

• gender
• Indigenous youth
• racialized youth
• youth with disabilities
• youth from official language minority communities
• youth from rural/remote/northern/fly-in communities
• 2SLGBTQI+ youth

Socio-demographic data of participants is collected through voluntary self-disclosure. The strategy is a horizontal initiative, led by ESDC and delivered in collaboration with 11 other federal departments, agencies, and crown corporations. ESDC is leading efforts to improve the standardization of data collection by all federal partners.

Core responsibility 4: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations

Federal Workers' Compensation

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

This program is gender neutral. It provides benefits to federal employees (or their dependants) who suffer occupational injuries or illnesses arising out of, or in connection with their employment, or who are killed while on duty. The department is working on a 3-year schedule for implementation of a GBA Plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024 for 1 to 2 specific programs in fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

International Labour Affairs

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under this program, the department utilises data collection and published reports from international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and other bodies working in gender discrimination, and issues impacting vulnerable workers including women, migrant workers, young and older workers. Organisations that are recipients of grants and contributions funding through the International Trade and Labour stream of the Labour Funding Program undertake monitoring, data collection and report regularly to ESDC. Data may come from the project output level (products and services delivered), the project immediate outcome level (change in capacities of beneficiaries) or the project intermediate outcome level (change in behavior, practice of performance of beneficiaries). Activities related to addressing forced labour in supply chains also promote gender equality and non-discrimination as they work to advance worker protections, including for female workers, so that all workers may benefit from internationally recognized labour standards, including work conditions that are free from forced or compulsory labour practices.

Labour Relations

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department does not have a GBA Plus data collection plan in place for the Labour Relations program because data collected under this program focuses on specific sectors/industries and key events in the collective bargaining cycle. The program is gender neutral. It provides dispute resolution and dispute prevention services in the federally regulated sector in accordance with the collective bargaining cycle. There is no plan to expand data collection. The composition (gender and diversity) of unionized workforces is tracked via the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey.

In the fiscal year 2024 to 2025, where appropriate, the department will continue to use data from the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and the Labour program. The department is working on a 3-year schedule for implementation of a GBA Plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024 for 1 to 2 specific programs in fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

Labour Standards

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Information on the age, sex, and income of employees in federally regulated industries (the target population for this program) is based on data from the Survey of Employees in the Federal Jurisdiction (SEFJ), last conducted in early 2022. The data from this survey can be used for reporting on impacts by gender and diversity.

Occupational Health and Safety

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Information on the age, sex and income of the target population is based on data from the Survey of Employees under Federal Jurisdiction and internal Government of Canada databases. The Occupational Health and Safety program provides a regulatory framework to benefit all workers in the federal jurisdiction.

Some specific occupational health and safety initiatives will be made available, such as guidance to support the provision of menstrual products in the workplaces by employers. In addition, the Modernization of Sanitation Provisions and Recognizing All Toilets will benefit certain demographics of workers more than others. For example, the modernization of sanitation provisions and recognizing all toilets will benefit gender diverse workers. However, the benefitting group for most occupational health and safety initiatives has no notable characteristics beyond those of the Canadian population.

Wage Earner Protection Program

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under this program, the only GBA Plus data collected by the department is the age of applicants. As part of the ongoing implementation and program evaluation, options are being examined to capture additional data.

Workplace Equity

Yes, this program does collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Under the Workplace Equity program, the department collects the annual employment equity data of federally regulated private-sector employers for the 4 groups designated under the Employment Equity Act. These groups include: women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. This information is reported annually in the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report. New reporting requirements on expanded salary ranges and pay gap data were introduced in 2021 for data to be reported in 2022. This data was posted online in 2023 and supports the department's capacity to report on the impacts of the transparency initiative by the gender and diversity characteristics covered by the act. This data can also be disaggregated into gendered intersections (for example, representation of Indigenous women, pay gaps experienced by men with disabilities, etc.). That disaggregation enables GBA Plus which can identify intersectional trends in workplace equity.

Core responsibility 5: Information Delivery Services for Other Departments

Canadian Digital Service

No. CDS offers products and services that are used by other departments who do collect this data as part of their own program reporting. Therefore, it does not gather ongoing client data.

The program will continue to collect data on its gender and diversity impacts as part of design research and usability testing for each of its products and services.

For example, it collects data on how the prototypes for a service affect different groups. It tests hypotheses on how these groups might be affected by changes in service delivery. It also conducts usability testing to help ensure that services are accessible and will meet the needs of different groups.

The program strives to make sure its recruitment and retention processes improve diversity, equity and inclusion at CDS. It has established an annual diversity, equity, and inclusion survey to identify priority actions and monitor progress in areas such as leadership, decision making, communication, accessibility, learning and development.

Citizen Service Network

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

The department does not collect demographic data on clients served under this program. However, it will continue to use its annual Client Experience Survey to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

The department will analyze the results of its annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey when they become available in the Fall of 2024. These results will be analyzed by gender and other client group variables, such as disability, newcomers, non-English nor French speakers, clients living in rural areas, clients living in remote areas, youth, seniors, and Indigenous identity.

This analysis will help identify groups who have difficulty accessing services and determining their needs. These results are used to improve access to services to apply for federal programs.

Additionally, a Service Canada Centre Feedback questionnaire will collect feedback from clients in Service Canada Centres. This questionnaire includes demographic questions that are not mandatory. This data will help analyze impacts of the program on gender and diversity and will be used to improve access to services offered by the department.

Government of Canada Internet Presence

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

There are no plans to expand data collection in fiscal year 2024 to 2025. By nature, the program ensures the delivery of information to all Canadians on the Internet.

Service Canada provides the infrastructure for Canada.ca. Individual departments are responsible for their own program and service content including the collection of gender-based analysis plus data.

Government of Canada Telephone General Enquiries Services

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

There are no plans to expand data collection in fiscal year 2024 to 2025. The service does not capture any client data. It is a general enquiries and anonymous service and collecting such data is not necessary to deliver the service.

However, the department is working on a plan to track demographics insights through feedback questionnaires for its service channels such as the 1 800 O-Canada. Pending privacy review approval, demographics will be collected, and partial results will be available in the next year.

Passport

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

ESDC delivers the Passport Program on behalf of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). As such, the department only collects data requested by IRCC, which is the department responsible for GBA Plus reporting.

IRCC is working to improve policies related to accessibility, fairness, and affordability considerations to facilitate equitable access to passports by conducting GBA Plus. IRCC, through Service Canada points of service and employees, collects data based on, but not limited to, gender, date of birth (age) and place of birth. This data is used to inform better policy outcomes for vulnerable groups.

ESDC and IRCC regularly collaborate on issues related to program and service accessibility including access to passport services by diverse groups throughout ESDC's Citizen Service Network (CSN).

The Passport program uses data collected to ensure gender-equitable and fair access to all Canadians through the CSN. This considers how marginalized and underserved clients access and obtain service through Service Canada delivery channels.

Service Delivery Partnerships

No, this program does not collect sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Service delivery partners are responsible for collecting data and reporting on impacts related to GBA Plus for their respective programs. The department does not conduct a GBA Plus analysis on the programs of other departments, nor could the department conduct GBA Plus analysis on service delivery partnerships that provide general service delivery support for multiple programs.