Gender-based Analysis Plus

Program goals

The program exercises an oversight and challenge function to ensure that government spending achieves results and value for money and supports implementation of section 5 of the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act. Its leadership in making data on spending and performance more transparent and accessible supports both accountability to Canadians and a decision making‑ culture that is based on results.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program will:

• track the percentage of government programs with a GBA Plus data collection plan
• track the percentage of government programs with at least one indicator for monitoring their impact on gender and diversity
• participate in interdepartmental committees to monitor and report on the use of GBA Plus tools
• work with the Privy Council Office and Women and Gender Equality to monitor GBA Plus across government

Program goals

The program reviews Treasury Board submissions from departments to make sure they:

• align with Treasury Board policies and government priorities
• provide good value for money
• clearly explain the expected results and how they would be measured
• contain clear assessments of risks, including financial risks

As part of the review process, the program ensures that the submissions:

• identify their potential impact on different groups based on gender and other identity factors
• include a GBA Plus data collection and reporting plan

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program has no GBA Plus data collection plan. The program has an oversight function.  It ensures that Treasury Board submissions on proposed initiatives address government-‑wide policy considerations adequately, including GBA Plus. It is up to departments to collect data to support gender-based analysis for their proposed initiatives.

Program goals

The program sets the requirements that enable departments to provide Canadians with information about Government of Canada decisions, policies, programs and services and that support the use of a consistent and coherent identity. The program has mandatory requirements, as well as guidance to support departments in their development of inclusive communications products, including material to be posted on Canada.ca, the Government of Canada’s main website.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Not applicable. Departments are responsible for implementing the requirements set out in the policy instruments related to communications and federal identity and for collecting data on the gender and diversity impacts of their communications products and activities, as appropriate.

Program goals

The program provides functional direction and assurance for financial management, internal audit, investment planning, procurement, project management, and the management of real property and materiel. It provides policy guidance and leads initiatives to strengthen the comptrollership function and to strengthen oversight and reporting in the Government of Canada, including practices to help departments implement their requirements related to gender and diversity in the various comptrollership areas. It also helps departments build a skilled, inclusive, diverse and equitable comptrollership workforce so that they can better serve diverse clients and communities.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program collects and analyzes data on departments’ progress in awarding at least 5% of the total value of their contracts to Indigenous businesses. It also works with Indigenous Services Canada to consider how data could demonstrate the different impacts of federal procurement activities on Indigenous businesses in modern treaty territories. In addition, the program supports Indigenous Services Canada’s analysis of data from departments on procurement contracts and real property leases in the Nunavut Settlement Area, which informs Indigenous Services Canada’s engagements with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated.

The program also collects data on the representation of employment equity groups in the different comptrollership communities. It uses this data to identify and address representation gaps in these communities.

In addition, the program collects and tracks data on the percentage of projects funded by the Greening Government Fund that have incorporated gender and other identity factors into project development.

Program goals

To accelerate the shift to simpler and more modern, secure and efficient government services to Canadians, the Digital Government Program provides all departments with a government-wide vision and tools for advancing digital service delivery, cybersecurity, recruitment of digital professionals, and privacy. The program promotes and integrates diversity and inclusion as it undertakes its work.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Through the Citizens First survey, the program collects data on how different population groups perceive the government services they use. The program shares the results of the survey with departments.

The Program also uses data from the GC Digital Talent platform and other data sources to track and inform efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the GC digital community.

Program goals

The program aims to help departments and agencies create a barrier-free environment for employees with disabilities, and to support the Government of Canada implement the Accessible Canada Act. Applying an accessibility lens in line with GBA Plus is central to understanding employees’ intersectional, unique experiences, and to the development of barrier‑ free programs and services.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program collects data on its gender and diversity impacts using:

• the TBS employment equity database
• the Public Service Employee Survey

The program also collaborates with the Public Service Commission to track hiring rates of persons with disabilities across the public service.

Program goals

The program provides advisory support to the Treasury Board and to departments, with a view to continuously improving people management in the public service. As part of this support, the program fosters equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion in the public service.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program monitors and reports on its gender and diversity impacts using a variety of data sources, including:

• the Actuarial Report on the Pension Plan for the Public Service
• demographic reports on the public service
• a survey of members of the Public Service Pension and Benefits Plan
• Public Service Health Care Plan and Public Service Dental Care Plan data
• the employment equity database
• the Executive Talent Management System
• the Public Service Employee Survey
• the Federal Public Service Workplace Mental Health Dashboard
• the Student Experience Survey

In 2025–26, the program will continue to modernize the self-identification questionnaire that will provide departments with more comprehensive employee demographic data to improve measurement, reporting and programming.

Program goals

The program holds funds centrally to supplement appropriations, from which allocations are made on behalf of other federal organizations. These funds provide for:

• payments for the employer’s share of health, income maintenance, and life insurance premiums
• payments to or in respect of provincial health insurance plans, payroll taxes and provincial taxes
• reimbursements of employment insurance premium rebates
• payments of administration costs

GBA Plus data collection plan

Not applicable. The program provides funding to supplement appropriations for programs such as the Employer program, which collects its own data on impacts based on gender and diversity factors.

Program goals

The program provides leadership and management of the government’s regulatory function. It is responsible for:

• federal regulatory policy and oversight to promote good regulatory practice
• targeted regulatory reviews
• Canada’s Centre for Regulatory Innovation
• the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill process
• National and international regulatory reconciliation and cooperation forums
• The development of a new Red Tape Reduction Office

To achieve its objectives, the program engages with the Canadian public, industry associations, businesses and other groups.

It also supports Treasury Board in making recommendations on proposed regulations and on most Orders in Council.

Treasury Board ministers and federal departments and agencies are the primary clients of the program.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The program collects data on:

• the percentage of final in-scope Governor in Council regulations that provided information on gender based‑ analysis plus in the corresponding regulatory impact analysis statement
• the percentage of final in-scope Governor in Council regulations where the gender-based plus section of the regulatory impact analysis statements indicate the regulation and/or its implementation:
  • aim to address or mitigate an issue or risk identified through gender- based analysis plus; or
  • create no anticipated impacts relevant to gender-based analysis plus

The program also tracks the percentage of stakeholders participating in online consultations and engagement through the Let’s Talk Federal Regulations Online engagement platform on TBS-led regulatory initiatives who self-identity as belonging to or representing‑ the interests of an equity-seeking‑ group.