Deputy Minister Guylaine Roy transition binder

The Department for Women and Gender Equality advances gender equality for women, including social, economic, and political equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. The Department promotes a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability. The Department develops and coordinates policies and programs; and undertakes research and data collection and analyses related to these policies and programs; and raises public awareness through outreach. The Department provides advice to government to achieve Canada’s gender equality outcomes and goals, including advocacy for gender-based budgeting, and facilitates the advancement of gender equality among other partners and stakeholders, through its expertise, contribution to research and funding to community initiatives. The Department serves as a central point for sharing expertise across Canada and with international partners, and uses this knowledge to inform and support Canada’s gender equality priorities.

R1: The Department’s interventions facilitate the advancement of gender equality

I1: % of projects funded by the Department that have an impact on reducing systemic barriers to gender equality

I2: % of stakeholders that applied knowledge or resources from the Gender-based Violence Knowledge Centre 

I3: # of partnerships or coalitions with governments, and international, Indigenous, civil society, private sector, and women’s equality-seeking organizations

I4: # of federal government data and research gaps filled as identified by the Interdepartmental Committee on Gender Equality

R2: The federal government systematically considers gender equality

I5: % of federal organizations satisfied with the Department’s tools and resources to incorporate gender equality considerations into their work

I6: # of major new federal initiatives (e.g. policies and programs) that include specific measures to advance gender equality

• Expertise and Outreach: Through its Expertise and Outreach program, the Department for Women and Gender Equality provides tools, expertise and advice: (1) to federal organizations and central agencies on their proposals to Cabinet and the Treasury Board, (2) to further develop the federal government’s intrinsic capacity to conduct GBA+ analyses at all stages of policy development and program delivery, including gender-based budgeting; (3) to provincial, territorial and local governments, private sector civil society organizations that have the levers to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices; and (4) to increase public awareness through outreach to the general public.
• Community Action and Innovation: Through its Community Action and Innovation program, the Department for Women and Gender Equality provides grants and contributions to organizations to implement projects that are designed to strengthen the sector working to advance gender equality and bring some degree of systemic change in the underlying factors that perpetuate inequality at a local and regional level.
• Internal Services: Internal services groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Acquisitions; Communications Services; Audit, Evaluation and Performance Measurement, Financial Management; Human Resources Management; Information Management; Information Technology; Legal Services; Management and Oversight Services; Material; Real Property; Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

I1: % of projects funded by the Department that have an impact on reducing systemic barriers to gender equality

Rationale: All funding by the Department for Women and Gender Equality’s programs is directed to projects that aim to have an impact on reducing systemic barriers to gender equality. This indicator provides information on the extent to which projects were successful in this regard, as set out in project proposals. Such systemic barriers are related to issues such as women in leadership positions, the economic security and prosperity of women, and gender-based violence. This indicator contributes to the assessment of the effectiveness of the Women’s Program and the Gender-based Violence program, and their impact on communities.

Calculation / formula: At the end of each project funded by the Department, a Project Officer conducts a qualitative analysis of the narrative and data included in a final project report, and assesses the extent to which the project achieved expected results set out in the Project Results Framework. Since all projects funded by the Department’s programs have as their objective to reduce systemic barriers to gender equality, those projects that were determined to have exceeded, met or met most of the expected results will be considered to have had such an impact. The indicator will be calculated as follows: (Number of funded organizations that have had an impact on systemic barriers) ÷ total number of projects that came to an end over the same period) x 100.

Baseline: Results for this indicator will be collected and reported for the first time through the 2018–19 Departmental Results Report. These results will be used to establish a baseline for this indicator. The target will be set for subsequent fiscal years.

Definition(s):

• Impact: the result of the funded project as set out in the Project Results Framework, but can also include unintended positive results related to reducing the barriers to gender equality.
• Systemic barrier: long-term issues that limit the full participation of women and girls in Canadian society and economy, generally relating to issues of women in leadership roles, the economic security and prosperity of women, and gender-based violence.

Data source: Final project reports

Data owner: Director General, Women’s Program and Regional Operations

Note(s): nil

I2: % of stakeholders that applied knowledge from resources or the Gender-based Violence Knowledge Centre

Rationale: Knowledge transfer and uptake is one of the primary goals of the Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre (KC). This indicator measures the proportion of stakeholders who applied knowledge or resources supported by the KC. It demonstrates the Department’s role as an expert enabler, working with and through others, in support of advancing gender equality through evidence-based decision-making.

Calculation / formula: This indicator is calculated using the Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre (KC) Survey, in which respondents are asked if they applied the knowledge or resources from the KC. The numerator is the number of respondents that reported applying knowledge or resources supported by the Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre in a given fiscal year. The denominator is the number of stakeholders who accessed the Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre survey in a given fiscal year.

Baseline: The baseline will be established in 2019-20. The target will be greater than 75%.

Definition(s):

• Resources: Includes reports, studies, surveys, data, promising practices and other evidence-based content that will be supported by the KC website.
• Stakeholder: Defined as a person who can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies; Examples of stakeholders include, but are not limited to Government of Canada departments or employees, funded partners, academics, non-governmental organizations, as well as the general public.

Data Source: Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre survey

Data Owner: Director General, Policy and External Relations

Note(s): nil

I3: # of partnerships or coalitions with governments, and international, Indigenous, civil society, private sector and women’s equality-seeking organizations

Rationale: This indicator captures the extent to which the Department facilitates the advancement of gender equality, given much of its work is done through and with others. The Department is engaged in formal collaborations with a broad range of organizations, including governments, Indigenous organizations, civil society, private sector, women’s and equality-seeking organizations.

Calculation / formula: This indicator will be presented in two parts and is calculated using data from an annual survey of departmental staff as well as reporting from recipients of project funding from the Capacity-Building call for proposals, the Gender-Based Violence Program and the Women’s Program. Respondents will be asked to indicate the number of partnerships and coalitions in a given reporting period that help advance work focused on gender equality through collaboration, coproduction of resources, tools or materials, or other specific deliverables. Separate counts will be reported for the Department and for recipients of project funding.

Baseline: A baseline will be established in 2019-20.

Definition(s):

• Partnerships and coalitions: organizations with whom the Department has collaborations related to gender equality issues, and that would generally feature meetings, joint outputs / documents, focus on specific issues, and would take place over a period of months or years. Partners include: province/territories; Indigenous organizations; other government departments, other national governments; international organizations; civil society organizations; private sector; academics; and women’s equality-seeking organizations.

Data source: Annual survey of departmental staff as well as reporting from recipients of project funding.

Data owner: Director General, Research, Results, and Delivery; Director General, Women’s Programs

Note(s): nil

I4: # of federal government data and research gaps filled as identified by the Inter-Departmental Committee on Gender Equality

Rationale: This indicator measures the extent to which the Department is addressing research gaps identified as priority within the federal government context by an Inter-Departmental Committee chaired by the Department. The indicator demonstrates the extent to which the Department is enhancing capacity for an evidence-based policy approach to advancing gender equality by undertaking research and data collection to increase access to evidence and data.

Calculation / formula: This indicator is calculated using departmental administrative data, as a count of deliverables completed in a given fiscal year that were identified in the Department’s Gender Equality Data and Research Plan. This Plan is developed based on gaps identified by the Inter-Departmental Committee.

Baseline: The baseline and target will be established in 2019-20.

Definition(s):

• Deliverable: Described as the product from a research study conducted or supported by the Department for Women and Gender Equality
• Inter-Departmental Committee: A committee comprising Assistant Deputy Ministers from a number of departments across the federal government that are critical to issues regarding gender equality and the implementation of the Gender Results Framework. The Committee contributes to the identification of priorities relating to gender equality, both with respect to research and policy.

Data source: Gender Equality Data and Research Plan

Data owner: Director General, Results and Delivery

Note(s): nil

I5: % of federal organizations satisfied with the Department’s tools and resources to incorporate gender equality considerations into their work

Rationale: This indicator measures the satisfaction of federal organizations with the tools the Department for Women and Gender Equality has provided them to support consideration of gender equality in their work. The Department’s objective is to provide those organizations with the necessary tools and supports to help them incorporate considerations for gender equality into their activities.

Calculation / formula: The percentage will be calculated by dividing the number of departments/agencies that reported that the Department’s tools and resources exceeded or met their expectations by the number of respondents, x 100.  

Baseline: The baseline is the 2016/17 Annual survey of Federal departments on GBA+ (68% of respondents indicated that the Department’s tools and resources on GBA+ accessed by their department/agency exceeded or met their expectations). The target will represent an increase.

Definition(s):

• Tools and Resources: GBA+ advice and support; public information materials; research studies and analyses.
• Satisfaction with tools: Degree to which tools and resources provided by SWC meet the expectations of targeted federal organizations.

Data source: Annual survey of federal departments/agencies whose deputy ministers/agency heads are members of the Public Service Management Advisory Committee.

Data owner: Director General, Policy and External Relations

Note(s):

Question in the annual GBA+ survey: As the Government of Canada's centre of expertise on gender equality issues, SWC is a knowledge broker and facilitator; the agency offers input, advice and strategic support to other federal departments and agencies. One of SWC's key responsibilities is to help build capacity and tools to foster the full integration of GBA+ across Government. This includes engaging other departments and agencies through the development of training on GBA+ and the dissemination of tools to support the application of GBA+. In the reporting period, the SWC tools and resources on GBA+ accessed by your department/agency: Exceeded; Met; Met some; or Did not meet your expectations.

I6: # of major new federal initiatives (e.g. policies and programs) that include specific measures to advance gender equality

Rationale: This indicator measures the extent to which federal organizations are incorporating gender equality considerations into their core business, especially new policies and programs that have a direct impact on the lives of Canadians. This indicator is important as it provides information on the extent to which GBA+ tools are being applied and having an impact on current government initiatives. Measuring only initiatives that have been made public ensures that cabinet confidence is not affected.

Calculation / formula: An annual survey is sent to 49 departments and agencies whose deputy ministers and agency heads are members of the Public Service Management Advisory Committee (PSMAC). Departments and agencies are asked to identify major initiatives that advance gender equality and to provide supporting narrative on the nature of the initiatives. In the next version of the Survey (covering the period of 2017-18), guidance will be provided to further define “major initiatives”. Major initiatives will be counted and reported in one fiscal year only, even if they are multi-year initiatives. These initiatives will be added to calculate a total number.

Baseline: Results for this indicator will be collected and reported for the first time through the 2018–19 Departmental Results Report. These results will be used to establish a baseline for this indicator. The target will be set for subsequent fiscal years.

Definition(s):

• Major new federal initiatives are defined non-exhaustively to include public policies and programs, legislation, regulation, policy statements, etc. made public during the reporting period. Major initiatives are those with high levels of complexity, risk, or potential impact on Canadians.

Data source: Annual survey of federal departments and agencies on the implementation of GBA+

Data owner: Director General, Policy and External Relations

Note(s): nil