Raise the quality of the Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) applied to Cabinet proposals.

What success looks like

Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is effectively integrated into policy-making across government.

Government's narrative on progress

Since 2016, proposals to Cabinet now require a full GBA+ analysis, which includes an analysis of the proposal's impact on diverse groups of people. Budget submissions also require a full GBA+ analysis. The government will continue to improve the quality of the analysis through new training tools and videos. In addition, to ensure that gender remains a key consideration for future governments, as announced in Budget 2018, the government passed the *Canadian Gender Budgeting Act*, which makes gender budgeting a permanent part of the federal budget-making process. In addition, Budget 2019 proposes to provide $1.5 million over 5 years, starting in 2019–20 to the Treasury Board Secretariat to work with departments to ensure robust administrative data collection and reporting practices with respect to gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) information. The Secretariat will draw on the expertise of Statistics Canada and the Department for Women and Gender Equality in developing standardized frameworks and tools for GBA+ disaggregated data collection and reporting. This will achieve greater consistency and comparability over time and across programs in the aim of improving the inclusiveness of Government of Canada programs. The government’s efforts to enrich the quality of GBA+ have continued since the first Gender Statement in 2017, supported by investments in Statistics Canada and the Department for Women and Gender Equality. Enhanced GBA+ training was given to public servants developing and analyzing budget proposals. To strengthen the consistency and comparability of GBA+, a common set of information was collected for all budget proposals.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.