Gender-based analysis plus

Accessible Canada Initiative

Target population: a particular demographic group – persons with disabilities. All Canadians will benefit from living in a more accessible country but the primary target population is persons with a disability.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant intergenerational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: geographical distribution of projects funded for 2019 to 2022
• observed result: 14 projects were funded through the national AccessAbility Week stream. Every province and territory had at least one funded project
• data source: program data
• indicator: number of projects that give consideration to more than one GBA plus identity factor
• observed result: one project used a GBA plus intersectional lens for the design of stakeholder engagement sessions. These sessions will inform development of a new online platform to foster greater connections between regulated parties under the Accessible Canada Act and the disability community. Use of the GBA plus intersectional lens led to the recruitment of diverse participants for the engagement sessions including women and gender-diverse persons with disabilities
• data source: program data

Key impacts – other:

In December 2021, the department funded the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) to develop various communication tools regarding the Accessible Canada Act (the act). These tools had to be culturally safe and specifically targeted to Indigenous women, girls, gender-diverse individuals and their families living on reserve.

Tools developed included infographics, a video narrated by an Elder, PowerPoint presentations and audio messaging. Dissemination of the tools occurred at the community level through virtual education sessions, targeted radio ads and social media.

The purpose of this project was to respond to findings from previous engagement led by NWAC that showed that the impact of the act is not well understood across the targeted populations, many of whom have experienced difficulties accessing appropriate disability and accessibility supports. The education sessions garnered interest and participants appreciated the opportunity to raise accessibility-related concerns in a community setting.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The department will collect GBA plus data through implementation of a new Federal Data and Measurement Strategy for Accessibility – 2022 to 2027.

The strategy was drafted during the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year and published in June 2022. It sets out a framework for collecting and analyzing accessibility data with a focus on identifying, removing and preventing barriers to accessibility according to the Accessible Canada Act. The strategy’s 5-year span will allow the Government of Canada to track, measure and report on progress in the implementation of the act, and advancement of broader Government of Canada accessibility initiatives.

Through the promotion of intersectional approaches to data collection and analysis, the strategy will improve the department`s understanding of the impact accessibility barriers have on diverse sub-populations of persons with disabilities. This includes, among others, persons with disabilities who are not Caucasian and persons with disabilities who are also transgender

For the second cycle of Accessible Canada funding beginning in 2022, the department has prioritized projects that seek to increase the participation of diverse groups within the disability community.

To measure the uptake of these groups within funded projects/activities, the department will seek information from project recipients related to the:

• range of diverse groups/organizations that are engaged in the projects, including the populations they serve
• measures that are undertaken by project recipients to support participation from these groups/organizations
• measures that contributed towards improving capacity within the disability community, in particular diverse groups, to take action on removing barriers to accessibility and inclusion

Canadian Benefits for Parents of Young Victims of Crime

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: the Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime provides income support to eligible parents or legal guardians who suffer a loss of income while taking time away from work to cope with the death or disappearance of their child (or children) under 25 years of age as the result of a probable Criminal Code offence. Eligible parents receive a payment of $450 per week for a maximum of 35 weeks during 2 years following the date of the incident.

Supplementary information sources:

• Statistics Canada: Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2019
• Victims of police-reported violent crime and traffic violations causing bodily harm or death, by type of violation and age of victim

GBA plus data collection plan: due to the sensitive nature of the program, no demographic detail is collected from applicants beyond the required information to process their application.

Early Learning and Child Care

Target population: a particular demographic group – women, children and youth.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: first group – predominantly women (80% or more)
• income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age groups: first group – primarily benefits workers; second group – primarily benefits children and future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of children in regulated child care spaces and/or early learning programs and number of children receiving subsidies or other financial supports
• observed result: 40,116 affordable child care spaces created between 2017 and 2019
• data source: National Progress Report on Early Learning and Child Care 2018 to 2019

Key impacts – other:

ELCC bilateral agreements with all provinces and territories have been in place since 2017 to 2018, and the initial target to create 40,000 affordable child care spaces was met one year ahead of schedule. Building on the success of the bilateral agreements, the Government of Canada announced in Budget 2021 its intention to build a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system. To advance this vision, agreements were signed with all provinces and territories in 2021 to 2022 with commitments to reduce fees for regulated child care by 50% on average by the end of 2022, with further reductions to an average of $10-a-day by March 2026. Provincial and territorial governments have also committed to creating over 250,000 child care spaces by March 2026.

Canada-wide ELLC benefits are also anticipated for those working in the ELCC sector, approximately 96% of whom are women and approximately 26% of whom are immigrant women. Growing the number of affordable regulated ELCC spaces will increase employment opportunities. Also, investments to improve the quality of ELCC will positively impact working conditions and qualifications of the workforce.

Access to affordable, high quality ELCC through the Canada-wide ELCC system supports positive child development outcomes, particularly among children with barriers to access. These children receive the greatest child development benefits from high-quality ELCC. Through the 2017 ELCC Multilateral Framework, provinces and territories have committed to the principle of inclusion in ELCC, including for children experiencing vulnerabilities and for children with diverse abilities. For example, federal investments in 2018 to 2019 resulted in at least 16,390 children from diverse backgrounds (e.g. Indigenous children, children with additional support needs, Official Language Minority Communities and recent immigrants) benefitting from inclusive child care programming. Inclusion is also a key objective of the bilateral Canada-wide ELCC agreements with provinces and territories.

Communities and families who face greater social and economic barriers will benefit directly from affordable high-quality child care. This includes: racialized mothers; young mothers; mothers of pre-school aged children; lower-income families; Indigenous families; lone-parent families; families in underserved communities (such as LGBTQS+ families); families with children with varying abilities, including disabilities; as well as families who are part of official language minority communities.

Access to affordable ELCC has been proven to increase parent’s participation in work, education and training, particularly mothers. Recent research from Statistics Canada demonstrates that between 1998 and 2015, low-fee child care in Quebec was associated with an increase in the employment rate of women and an increase in the use of paid child care. In addition there was little difference in the impact of low-cost childcare on the employment rate and the hours worked of mothers between immigrants and women born in Canada, and between low-income and high-income households. This suggests that these groups faced similar barriers to access.

Supplementary information sources: the National Progress Report on Early Learning and Child Care provides an overview of results achieved by provinces and territories through the 2017 Multilateral Framework on Early Learning and Child Care.

GBA plus data collection plan:

Bilateral agreements with provinces and territories include action plans to achieve objectives related to inclusion. These action plans include priority areas of investment, targets and indicators.

Moving forward, GBA plus issues will also continue to be addressed and examined as part of a broader Data and Research Strategy. This strategy will guide data and research investments in support of the Canada-wide ELCC system to close data and knowledge gaps, inform policy development, track progress and measure outcomes.

New data sources specifically addressing child care are being developed in collaboration with Statistics Canada. Some of these data sources address demand-side issues for parents making decisions about child care for their children. For example, the Survey of Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements has been conducted and disseminated by Statistics Canada 3 times to date (2019, 2020, 2022). Other surveys addressing supply-side issues for child care are also been developed and collected, including for example, the Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services.

Enabling Accessibility Fund

Target population: a particular demographic group – persons with disabilities.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: sub-groups of persons with disabilities benefitting from the project (2019 Small projects component)
• observed result: the 170 organizations funded through the 2019 Small projects component benefited the following sub-groups:

• Note: some organizations benefit more than one equity-deserving group
• data source: final reports from projects funded under the Small projects component in 2019. Recipients submit final reports after the close of their project. The latest final report data source for the program reports on the 2018 Small projects call for proposals

Key impacts – other: organizations that receive funding through the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) often support more than one equity-deserving group. While projects must support persons with disabilities, they also support other groups including seniors, Indigenous peoples, and children.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The program collects data on gender and diversity for Enabling Accessibility Fund projects from final activity reports from recipients. The applicants are required to select the groups their proposed project would target. Data are analyzed to determine program trends relative to GBA plus. Data that are collected include sub-groups of people with disabilities targeted (age range, indigenous status, women, veterans and LGBTQ2+ and type of disability targeted) and these data are available following the final report submitted by organizations at the end of the project.

Starting 2021, the EAF expanded the population question in final reports to capture the diversity within the Indigenous and visible minority sub-groups. Recipients can now report benefits provided to the following groups:

• Indigenous Peoples:
  • First Nations
  • Inuit
  • Métis
• Visible Minorities:
  • South Asian
  • Chinese
  • Black
  • Filipino
  • Latin American
  • Arab
  • Southeast Asian
  • West Asian
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Visible minority (not included elsewhere)
  • Multiple visible minorities

This change was made in 2021 and data is not yet available.

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative

Target population: a particular demographic group – Indigenous families with young children (0 to 6 years old).

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: first group – predominantly Indigenous women (80% or more)
• income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: first group – primarily benefits workers; second group – primarily benefits Indigenous children and future generations

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: new and updated sources of data include several surveys being administered by Statistics Canada, including the Indigenous Peoples Survey (2022), the Survey for Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (2019 to 2022) and the Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services (2022). These surveys cover a variety of topics related to Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC), including: child care arrangements; child and family characteristics; access and barriers to culturally appropriate care; affordability and child care fees; availability of culturally relevant care; and, a variety of early childhood educator workforce characteristics. These surveys may be leveraged to address GBA plus inclusion and disaggregation related to Indigenous ELCC once results data is captured and analysis can be completed. Statistics Canada will complete the analysis in 2023 to 2024.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The department is co-developing an Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care evaluation and results frameworks with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation. Ways to include and disaggregate GBA plus indicators will be discussed with Indigenous partners during the co-development process. This will help determine culturally-appropriate frameworks for approaching this type of analysis, and which indicators could be feasible, informative and inclusive.

The Government of Canada has committed to the co-development of a results framework by March 2025.

Current contribution agreements with Indigenous governments and service delivery organizations gather baseline data on indicators to provide information about access to, and quality of, Indigenous early learning and child care.

New Horizons for Seniors

Target population: a particular demographic group – seniors in Canada.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
• income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby-boom generation

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of seniors who participated in community projects
• observed result: an estimated 1 million seniors benefitted from funded New Horizons for Seniors program community grants
• note: this is an update of the data reported for the last fiscal year. Data for 2021 to 2022 will be available in fall 2022
• data source: final reports uploaded in the Common System for Grants and Contributions, and program administrative data

Key impacts – other:

Research shows that an estimated 30% of Canadian seniors are at risk of becoming socially isolated. According to the International Federation on Ageing, “the number one emerging issue facing seniors in Canada is keeping older people socially connected and active.” Social isolation and exclusion is linked to serious negative health effects and reduced quality of life for seniors. Social isolation can also lead to the undervaluing of seniors in our society and the loss of seniors from the volunteer sector and the paid economy.

The National Seniors Council’s Report on the Social Isolation of Seniors 2013–2014 showed that Aboriginal seniors, immigrant seniors and seniors who are caregivers are at higher risk of social isolation than others.

More than half (61%) of the NHSP community-based funded grant recipients targeted socially isolated seniors. Other seniors groups targeted were low income seniors (50%), seniors with disabilities (35%), visible minority seniors (26%), immigrant seniors (21%) and ethno-cultural seniors (20%). Overall, the NHSP community-based funded project beneficiaries were more likely to be female seniors (58%) than male seniors (38%). Senior women (64%) were also more likely than senior men (36%) to volunteer in the implementation of these projects.

These statistics help to develop and implement program policy to best support equity-deserving populations. For example, each year, the community-based stream of the NHSP develops national priorities for the annual call for proposals. One of the 4 priorities for the most recent call for proposals was Celebrating Diversity and Promoting Inclusion of Seniors which included:

• promoting intergenerational mentoring and engagement
• serving members of the following vulnerable groups:
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • persons with disabilities
  • members of racialized and newcomer groups
  • members of LGBTQ2+ communities
  • low-income seniors and veterans

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The department conducts trend analysis using various demographic variables including age, gender, geography, ethnicity, and LGBTQ2+ status to assess the degree to which projects focus on various senior sub-populations.

The community-based stream of the NHSP collects data from funded organizations on their projects’ impacts and their target of diverse seniors. These include variables such as age, gender, geographic location, disability status, identity, ethnicity, immigration status and identification with LGBTQ2+ communities. Recognizing that the needs of various seniors are diverse, in its funding processes, the department will continue to ask applicant organizations to describe how their programming will meet these diverse needs.

The GBA plus information captured to support evaluation of the community-based and pan-Canadian streams will be used to understand the extent to which funding supports seniors who are most at risk of being socially isolated. To support this goal, a data collection strategy is in place and will continue to be monitored and improved annually. The department will continue to collect data on the extent to which funded organizations are reaching all populations of seniors.

The department will continue to collect data from recipients regarding the profile of the seniors reached by programming. Funded organizations are asked to collect and share with the department disaggregated data on their client populations. To support this, organizations may collect data about individuals, while respecting privacy considerations.

The department will also continue to collect data regarding the prevalence of applications with a focus on particular marginalized communities and the prevalence of those projects among funded projects. The set of projects selected to receive funding will continue to be chosen with awareness of GBA plus factors.

Reaching Home

Target population: a particular demographic group – individuals and families who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• income: first group - strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of shelter users who are Indigenous
• observed result: Indigenous people represented 5% of the Canadian population in 2016, but approximately 30.5% of shelter users in 2019. This represents approximately 36,000 individuals
• data source: National Shelter Study 2005 to 2016, Homelessness data snapshot: The National Shelter Study 2019 update
• note: emergency shelter data likely underrepresents the extent of Indigenous peoples’ experience of homelessness. While approximately 30% of survey respondents identified as Indigenous during the 2018 Point-in-Time (PiT) count, this percentage was higher among people who were sleeping in unsheltered locations (37%) or staying with others (43%)
• indicator: number of people experiencing chronic homelessness. This means the individual used a shelter for at least 6 months in the past year or they accessed a shelter at least once in each of the last 3 years
• observed result: of an estimated 119,000 Canadians who used an emergency shelter in 2019, nearly 30,000 were estimated to be experiencing chronic homelessness
• data source: Homelessness data snapshot: The National Shelter Study 2019 update
• note: this estimate does not include individuals who did not interact with the shelter system. In the 2018 PiT count, approximately 1 in 4 respondents experiencing homelessness indicated that they had not used a shelter in the past year
• indicator: number of shelter users who are veterans
• observed result: analysis of 2019 emergency shelter data found that there was an estimated 1,900 veterans accessing emergency shelters in Canada that year. This represents approximately 1.6% of shelter users
• data source: Homelessness data snapshot: Veteran homelessness in Canada
• note: shelter users reporting military service were more likely to be male, at 84.4%, than the general shelter population. Males make up 69.5% of all shelter users. A slightly larger proportion of veterans experience chronic homelessness than the broader population experiencing homelessness

In the 2018 Point-in-Time count approximately one third (33%) of veterans identified as Indigenous. Among non-veterans, 29% self-identified as Indigenous. Veterans experiencing homelessness were older than non-veterans. 8.1% of veterans surveyed were seniors compared to 3.2% of non-veterans.

Shelter data likely underestimates the number of veterans experiencing homelessness. Research indicates that veterans might not self-identify. Also, shelter data and survey data come from urban centres. Research suggests that a significant proportion of homeless veterans may reside outside of urban centres.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources:

• Everyone Counts 2018: Highlights – Report
• The National Shelter Study – Emergency shelter use in Canada 2005 to 2016

The Community Homelessness Report (CHR) is a reporting tool for communities. Communities are required to report on outcomes, for example reducing Indigenous homelessness, on an annual basis starting in 2021. Data reported in the first cycle, 2019 to 2021, shows improving data quality and reliability.

Since 2019, communities have reported demographic information on an annual basis. This includes gender, people who identify as LGBTQ2+, Indigenous peoples, people experiencing chronic homelessness. Communities are also asked to report demographic data for individuals who received Reaching Home services such as housing placement, core prevention services, and client support services. These data include gender intersected with the following sub-populations: people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, immigrants, refugees, and veterans. Data quality for the first 2 years of the program, 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021, is currently being validated. As these data are reported by communities each year it will allow for an improved understanding of who is being reached by Reaching Home and any potential gaps in services for vulnerable populations.

To better understand the intersectionality of issues related to homelessness, the most recent nationally-coordinated Point-in-Time counts included a broader range of survey questions. In addition to existing questions on gender, sexual identity, age, Indigenous identity and newcomer experience, questions have been added regarding racial identity as well as self-reported physical and mental health challenges. A report on counts taking place between 2020 and 2022 is expected to be released in early 2023

Social Development Partnerships Program – Children and Families

Target population: a particular demographic group – children and families; vulnerable individuals such as women, youth, seniors, caregivers, newcomers, Indigenous people, official language minority communities, Black Canadian communities, northern communities, newcomers, immigrants, persons with disabilities and LGBTQ2+ Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of projects that leverage funds from non-federal partners
• observed result: partial results indicate that all (100%) of the 4 completed projects for this reporting period leveraged additional resources from non-federal sources. Funded projects benefitted 76,000 Canadians. A majority (75%) of the completed projects targeted individuals between 18 and 54 years of age. Most (75%) projects targeted low-income individuals while half of the funded projects targeted Indigenous peoples, members of visible minority groups, newcomers and francophones living outside Quebec
• data source: final reports uploaded in the Common System for Grants and Contributions, and program administrative data

Key impacts – other:

Funded organizations increased the knowledge and awareness of the needs of vulnerable Canadians through knowledge development and dissemination to social entrepreneurs, early childhood education service providers and parents. Funded organizations conducted research about the needs of vulnerable Canadians and high school to postsecondary education transitions for Black youth across Canada. Dissemination of the findings from these projects and relevant educational tools increased the number of service providers and parents who were better informed on early childhood development. It also enhanced support services for high school to postsecondary transitions for Black youth. Overall, the implementation of these projects benefited an estimated 76,000 Canadian children and youth as well as their families.

Under the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI), Black Canadian community organizations were empowered to better serve their communities and funded projects benefitted more than 62,000 Black Canadians. Services provided by funded organizations focused on several domains including education, culture, health, employment and inclusion. A majority (62%), of the funded organizations used the funds to purchase equipment for their workspaces and community centers. In addition to the purchase of equipment, a third (30%) of the funded projects also conducted renovations of an office space or a community center.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

A data collection strategy is in place and will continue to be monitored and improved annually. The department will continue to collect data on the extent to which funded organizations are reaching vulnerable Canadians.

Administrative data is collected at the application stage, through periodic reporting on activities and at the final report stage. The amount of data and frequency is determined using a risk-assessment approach. The department will continue to collect data to measure how the Children and Families component of the Social Development Partnerships Program serves diverse groups, including uptake and funding decisions. For example, the Department may collect data to track target populations served by organizations that apply or served by proposed projects.

Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability

Target population: a particular demographic group – persons with disabilities in Canada through activities and support provided by national not-for-profit disability organizations receiving operating funding.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available. This component of the program does not provide direct services or benefits to individual Canadians. It does not collect third-party data about the organizations or individuals that may benefit from projects funded by the program.

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: funded recipients to conduct a GBA plus analysis in order to identify the needs of diverse groups among persons with disabilities (i.e. intersecting identity factors, gender identity/gender expression)
• observed result: 21 out of 28 organizations receiving national operating funding completed a GBA plus analysis. These organizations are also developing plans to address barriers to GBA plus in their organizations. The remaining 7 organizations are in the process of completing this analysis
• note: only the 28 national disability organizations funded under the Disability component’s national operating funding stream contribute to reporting on this indicator. This represents 34% of total funded organizations in 2021 to 2022 and 42% of the Disability component funding envelope. None of the 13 organizations receiving regional operating funding nor any of the organizations receiving project funding report on GBA plus at this time
• data source: Social Development Partnerships Program-Disability 2021 to 2022 annual report from National Operating Funding Recipients

Key impacts – other: through grant and contribution agreements for national operating funding, Social Development Partnerships Program-Disability (SDPP-D) asks recipient organizations to take GBA plus training, conduct a GBA plus analysis on their project activities, and formulate plans to address barriers. Additional information about GBA plus plans and their implementation, such as modifying policies, hiring equity consultants or GBA plus specialists, establishing mentorship programs and communities of practice, and engaging in professional development within their organization, is collected in a narrative format in annual reports. As a result of implementing GBA plus principles, recipients are better able to identify the needs of diverse groups among persons with disabilities and address barriers. Staff and volunteers in the 28 funded organizations are encouraged to take part in GBA plus training offered online by the Department of Women and Gender Equality Canada.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

GBA plus data is collected about organizations’ efforts to identify and serve the needs of diverse groups of persons with disabilities. National operating funding recipients indicated that they required support from SDPP-D to do this. In response, SDPP-D developed a reporting template on GBA plus for funding recipients. Data collected helps the program understand how principles of GBA plus are implemented in programming and services of current recipients. The data can also be used to address gaps in funding for future calls for proposals under the SDPP-D.

Data is collected through annual reports submitted by national operating funding recipient organizations are analyzed by departmental officials. At the end of a funding agreement period, broader analysis is done on the complete data set. National operating funding agreements are typically 3 years in duration, however agreements set to expire at the end of 2021 to 2022 were extended for an additional year and are scheduled to conclude on March 31, 2023. Data from these agreements will be available in June 2023.

Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – social purpose organizations. This includes charities and non-profits, cooperatives, social enterprises, mission-based for-profits, and other mission-focused organizations.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics (Investment Readiness Program Pilot):

• indicator: diversity of social purpose organizations receiving Investment Readiness Program funding
• observed result: 81% of social purpose organizations receiving Investment Readiness Program funding indicate that they serve at least one equity-deserving population. These groups are women, Indigenous, LGBTQ2+, Black people and other racialized minorities, official language minority communities and people with disabilities
• data source: Investment Readiness Program beneficiary data
• indicator: social purpose organizations receiving Investment Readiness Program funding, serving low income communities
• observed result: 45% of social purpose organizations receiving Investment Readiness Program funding indicate that they serve low income populations
• data source: Investment Readiness Program beneficiary data
• indicator: geographical distribution of social purpose organizations receiving Investment Readiness Program funding
• observed result: of the funded social purpose organizations:
  • 14.8% operate in rural/remote areas only
  • 27.9% operate in urban areas only
  • 51.5% operate in both rural/remote and urban areas
  • data source: Investment Readiness Program beneficiary data
  • note: results displayed in this section are from 2020 to 2021 and are the most recent available

Key impacts – other (Investment Readiness Program Pilot): the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) was renewed in Budget 2021 for an additional 2 years. Throughout 2021 to 2022, the department launched a call for proposals (CFP) focusing on gaps and barriers related to the access of social finance for equity-deserving groups. The CFP resulted in signing agreements with 26 organizations, with 10 of those organizations expressly supporting social purpose organizations led by equity-deserving groups. All 26 funding recipients had to highlight how their project would support social purpose organizations led by and serving equity-deserving groups to ensure that the IRP is equitable and representative of Canada’s diverse communities.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan (Investment Readiness Program Pilot): the Investment Readiness Program put in place a new GBA plus data collection plan for 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023. The program will collect data on the diversity of social purpose organizations’ leadership, and the populations they serve. It will also collect data on the amount of funding provided to social purpose organizations led by and serving diverse populations. The program will use this data to monitor its commitment to supporting diverse organizations to build their investment readiness capacity. It may also use it to support future policy decisions related to the Investment Readiness Program. In addition, this information will expand the program’s capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Strategic Engagement and Research Program

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: the benefitting group has no notable characteristics beyond the Canadian population overall.

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other:

Although projects were completed before a GBA plus framework was put in place, a review of the results show that 2 of the projects contributed to the understanding of gender plus equality issues.

In 2020 to 2021, SERP funding supported the Special Session of the virtual XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. This was to advance knowledge on the impact of the pandemic on health and safety issues, as well as on the future world of work. The event was accessible in both Official Languages, as well as Spanish and German. The panelists were recognized Canadian and global experts in Occupational Safety and Health who reflect diversity in terms of gender and ethnicity.

The Fellowship Program, a key component of the XXII World Congress, enabled equal participation of women, with a minimum of 50% of fellowships awarded to women. Of the 245 fellows from developing countries, 131 (53.5%) were female and 114 (46.5%) were male. The application process could be completed online in English or French. For those who were unable to complete the application online, an alternative paper process was offered.

Overall, the Fellowship Program for the XXII World Congress was highly successful and brought a larger, younger group of fellows to the Congress with a higher percentage of women than ever before. The selection process also took into account the following:

• the distribution across age groups to allow applicants at various professional stages to participate;
• regional distribution across different geographical regions to support global exchange of knowledge

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2020 Risks that Matter Survey project was completed during the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year. The survey results showed that, in 2020, financial security was women’s most-often cited concern in many countries, while health was the top concern for men. In addition, the survey showed that low-income respondents were very worried about making ends meet, financially.

Supplementary information sources:

• Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) report
• World Congress on Safety and Health (Safety and health at work)
• XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2021 | International Social Security Association
• Main Findings from the 2020 Risks that Matter Survey

GBA plus data collection plan:

In 2021 to 2022, the department ensured that the GBA plus components of the assessed contributions, research and associated events that used SERP funding were reviewed and that the projects supported included a GBA plus lens. Proposals submitted to the department must include information on how the proposed research and research-related events will take into account intersecting factors. For example: gender, age, disability issues, income, education, language, geography and race. The department also continues to advocate for a gender-disaggregated approach to research. This approach supports the collection of information about which GBA plus groups are benefiting from projects funded by SERP and ensures that SERP funding supports diverse groups.

Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits^{Footnote 1}: not available

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: geographical distribution of funding in 2021 to 2022
• observed result:
  • 53% of projects were national in scope
  • 47% of projects were regional in scope
• data source: Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program project database
• indicator: Sustainable Development Goals coverage of project activities
• observed result:
  • 29% of projects contributed to the 2030 Agenda and all the SDGs
  • 29% of projects contributed to SDG 1, no poverty
  • 47% of projects contributed to SDG 2, no hunger
  • 29% of projects contributed to SDG 3, good health and well-being
  • 24% of projects contributed to SDG 4, quality education
  • 29% of projects contributed to SDG 5, gender equality
  • 6% of projects contributed to SDG 7, affordable and clean energy
  • 28% of projects contributed to SDG 8, decent work and economic growth
  • 6% of projects contributed to SDG 9, industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 35% of projects contributed to SDG 10, reduced inequalities
  • 24% of projects contributed to SDG 11, sustainable cities and communities
  • 24% of projects contributed to SDG 12, responsible consumption and production
  • 18% of projects contributed to SDG 13, climate action
  • 6% of projects contributed to SDG 14, life below water
  • 6% of projects contributed to SDG 16, peace, justice and strong institutions
  • 29% of projects contributed to SDG 17, partnerships for the goals
• note: numbers are based on project funded during the fiscal year 2021 to 2022. The total number of projects is 17. Funding recipients continue to experience delays in implementing and reporting due to the pandemic. Total coverage exceeds 100% since some projects support multiple SDGs
• data source: Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program project database

Key impacts – other: SDG Funding Program funded projects:

• built awareness of the 2030 Agenda, the SDGs and local impacts in communities across Canada
• engaged multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral partnerships to build communities that are prosperous, equitable and sustainable
• incorporated GBA Plus framework throughout project activities and in reporting of results to advance gender equality, ensure inclusive outcomes for Canadians and to ensure no one is left behind;
• contributed to gender considerations across all the SDGs, including SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and SDG 10 (reduced inequalities)
• implemented an inclusive approach to the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs that aligned to the Gender Results Framework;
• strengthened the role of local communities in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the SDGs
• Shared knowledge amongst provincial and municipal regulators on SDGs and their implementation
• mobilized good practices, effective research, and policy to create SDG action pathways in Canada
• expanded economic opportunities for Indigenous peoples
• increased resource efficiency, energy affordability, and clean and sustainable energy by engaging decentralized energy companies, municipalities, rural and Indigenous communities
• increased awareness of achieving SDG outcomes through the use of micro grids energy systems
• supported communities to collaborate, track progress and report on their results to advance the SDGs by developing Voluntary Local Reviews

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: in fiscal year 2021 to 2022, a logic model and program information profile were finalized for the SDG Funding Program. In 2022 to 2023, the SDG Funding Program plans to enhance its data collection to better measure socio-demographic variables. It will enable the program to collect and disaggregate data for GBA plus analysis and reporting. This will include improving the survey for funding recipients to better capture important data on demographic variables to measure and report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Canada Disability Savings Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – Canadians with disabilities who are approved for the Disability Tax Credit.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of beneficiaries aged 0 to 49 in 2021 of low- to modest-income receiving a bond who have also received a grant
• observed result: 49.4%
• data source: program data
• note: this is an approximate measure of the number of low-income beneficiaries who have family income that can be used to contribute to the Registered Disability Savings Plan and receive a matching grant
• indicator: percentage of Registered Disability Savings Plans for beneficiaries aged 0 to 49 years into which a personal contribution was made in the calendar year 2021
• observed result: 56%
• data source: program data
• note: beneficiaries aged 0 to 49 years who make a personal contribution are eligible to receive a matching government grant
• indicator: percentage of Registered Disability Savings Plans whose beneficiaries are aged 0 to 49 years receiving a grant and/or a bond in 2021
• observed result: 78.0%
• data source: program data

Key impacts – other:

In 2021, men represent 59.9% and women represent 40.1% of Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries aged 0 to 59 years. These proportions are closely aligned with the distribution of individuals approved to receive the Disability Tax Credit in 2020 where women comprise approximately 41.2% and men 58.6%. Approval for the Disability Tax Credit is a key criteria in determining eligibility for the Registered Disability Savings Plan.

As of March 31, 2022, there were 243,000 active Registered Disability Savings Plans. 56.2% (136,656) of all Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries are aged 0 to 34 years. Of this age cohort, men (89,166) make up 65.2% and women (47,490) make up 34.8%.

Of all Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries those aged 35 to 49 years comprise 26.9% (65,455). Of this age cohort, men (35,464) make up 54.2% and women (29,991) 45.8%.

Of the 243,000 Registered Disability Savings Plans, 61.7% belong to low- or modest-income individuals and 27.8% belong to high-income individuals. The remaining 10.5% belong to individuals whose plan is held by an agency or who have no declared or found income.

Data source: program data

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the Canadian Disability Savings Plan has been working to improve its understanding of its existing beneficiaries and the profile of eligible individuals that do not currently have a plan. This information could help identify populations that have lower levels of take-up and inform strategies to reach them. In 2021 to 2022, the program engaged Statistics Canada to conduct a survey to help understand the prospective client population and how to improve program take-up. Variables such as gender, education, income level, age and country of birth were explored. The results were released in the Daily on April 1, 2022, and additional analysis is being undertaken. The program has also been exploring potential linkages with other data sources to identify intersectional factors that may help predict program participation. The products of these efforts should be seen in 2022 to 2023.

Canada Pension Plan

Target population:

• Canada Pension Plan (CPP): all Canadians
• CPP-Disability : a particular demographic group – working age contributors who have a severe and prolonged disability and their dependent children

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• CPP Retirement Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
  • age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby-boom generation
• CPP Disability Pension and Post-Retirement Disability Benefit:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors
• CPP Survivor’s Pension:
  • gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation

Key impacts – statistics:

• CPP Retirement Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit:
  • indicator: percentage of CPP recipients who are women
  • observed result: 52.2% of CPP recipients are women
  • data source: CPP administrative data
• CPP Disability Pension and Post-Retirement Disability Benefit:
  • indicator: percentage of CPP-Disability recipients who are women
  • observed result: 55.5% of CPP-Disability recipients are women
  • data source: CPP administrative data
• CPP Survivor’s Pension:
  • indicator: percentage of CPP Survivor’s Pension recipients who are women
  • observed result: 79.7% of CPP Survivor’s Pension recipients are women
  • data source: CPP administrative data

Key impacts – other:

The CPP Retirement Pension is not available before the age of 60. As a result, 100% of the 5.61 million recipients are at least 60 years old. 87.7% are aged 65 or older and 36.8% are aged 75 years and older.

CPP Disability Pension benefits are only available to working age adults. Eligible beneficiaries are aged approximately 20 to 64 years, however, only 19.3% of the 334,000 recipients are under the age of 50.

Data source: CPP administrative data.

Supplementary information sources: Employment and Social Development Canada (2021). The Annual CPP & OAS Stats Book 2021; Statistics Related to Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Table 11.AO Canada Pension Plan – Number of Beneficiaries by Gender and by Age for June 2021. Government of Canada.

GBA plus data collection plan: Legislative amendments proposed in Budget 2022 will allow the department to use Canada Revenue Agency-collected data to perform policy analysis, reporting and evaluation functions for the CPP. Access to these data will allow the department to conduct further GBA plus analysis related to the CPP, especially pertaining to equity-deserving groups, such as CPP survivors, disability pension recipients, and low-income seniors. There are no clear timelines at this point for the approval of these amendments by Parliament.

Old Age Security

Target population:

• Old Age Security (OAS) pension: a particular demographic group – Canadians aged 65 or older
• Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS): a particular demographic group – low-income OAS pensioners
• Allowances: a particular demographic group – low-income individuals aged 60 to 64 years old who are either the spouse or common-law partner of a GIS recipient or who are widows or widowers

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote k}:

• OAS pension:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
  • age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby-boom generation
• GIS:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
  • age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby-boom generation
• Allowances:
  • gender: fifth group – predominantly women
  • income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
  • age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby-boom generation

Key impacts – statistics:

• OAS pension:
  • indicator: percentage of OAS pensioners who are women
  • observed result: 54% of OAS pensioners are women
  • data source: OAS administrative data, March 2022
• indicator: percentage of OAS pensioners who are low-income
• observed result: 50%, or 3.1 million, of OAS pensioners have incomes below $30,000. 81%, or 5.0 million, of OAS pensioners have incomes below $50,000;
• data source: 2020 Canadian Income Survey, Statistics Canada
• indicator: percentage of seniors receiving the OAS pension in relation to the estimated total number of eligible seniors (OAS take up rates)
• observed result: 96.8%
• data source: ESDC custom tabulation from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Databank
• GIS:
  • indicator: percentage of GIS recipients who are women
  • observed result: 59% of GIS recipients are women
  • data source: OAS administrative data, March 2022
  • indicator: percentage of GIS recipients who are low-income
  • observed result: 67%, or 1.5 million, of GIS recipients have incomes below $25,000
  • data source: 2020 Canadian Income Survey, Statistics Canada
  • indicator: Percentage of seniors receiving the GIS in relation to the estimated total number of eligible seniors (GIS take-up rates)
  • observed result: 92.2%
  • data source: ESDC custom tabulation from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Databank
• Allowances:
  • indicator: percentage of Allowance recipients who are women
  • observed result: 86% of Allowance recipients are women
  • data source: OAS administrative data, March 2022
  • indicator: percentage of Allowance recipients who are low-income
  • observed result: 57% of Allowance recipients have incomes below $20,000
  • data source: 2020 Canadian Income Survey, Statistics Canada

Key impacts – other: the objective of the OAS program is to ensure a minimum income for Canadian seniors and to mitigate income disruptions at retirement. The OAS program is available to some near seniors who are aged 60 to 64 years old and to eligible seniors who are 65 years of age or older. In 2020 to 2021, 99% of the 6.8 million OAS program beneficiaries were aged 65 years and older, and 1% were aged between 60 to 64 years old.

Supplementary information sources: Old Age Security Program (OAS) - Number of OAS recipients by type and gender - Open Government Portal (canada.ca)

GBA plus data collection plan: Research and data analysis based on administrative data and, where applicable, Statistics Canada survey data, for GBA plus purposes is an integral part of the policy development process for the OAS program.

Apprenticeship Grants

Target populations:

• a particular demographic group – the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) and the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) are aimed at all Canadians registered as an apprentice in a Red Seal trade
• a particular demographic group – the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W) benefits women in Red Seal trades where they are under-represented

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant:
  • gender: first group – predominantly men (80% or more men)
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women:
  • gender: fifth group – predominantly women (80% or more women)
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicators:
  • number of Apprenticeship Incentive Grants (AIG) issued annually
  • number of Apprenticeship Completion Grants (ACG) issued annually
  • number of Apprenticeship Incentive Grants for Women (AIG-W) issued annually
• observed result:
  • 2,074 AIG issued to apprentices who self-identified as women
  • 1,646 ACG issued to apprentices who self-identified as women
  • 2,923 AIG-W issued
  • 21,868 ACG issued annually
  • 34,068 AIG issued annually
• data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions

Key impacts – other:

Women are more likely than men to feel that the Apprenticeship Grants help them cover the costs of their apprenticeship training. Since April 2018 women apprentices can receive up to $6,000 in lifetime grants with the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women.

Since January 2009 women apprentices can receive $2,000 in lifetime grants with the Apprenticeship Completion Grant.

Since January 2007 women apprentices can receive up to $2,000 in lifetime grants with the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant. Note: Women who receive the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women are not eligible to receive the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for the same apprenticeship.

According to the June 2019 Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grants, there was a total of 339,567 grants recipients. Visible minorities made up 7.3% of this total.

For Indigenous participants the main barrier to enter an apprenticeship is a lack of access to jobs. This barrier may be increased by the fact that some Indigenous apprentices live in remote areas.

Disabled recipients, at 73.7% are the least likely to agree that the grants help to cover the costs associated with their apprenticeship. This group represents roughly 1% of the recipients.

Data source: Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grants

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

A summative evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grants program must be completed by 2024 to comply with the Financial Administration Act and the Policy on Results.

Canada Education Savings Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – all children and youth; additional incentives are provided to children from middle- and low-income families.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income:
  • second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • fourth group – somewhat benefits high income individuals (somewhat regressive);
• age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: key indicators by gender
• observed results:
  • in 2021, 49.1% of Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and Canada Learning Bond (CLB) beneficiaries were female
  • in 2021, 53.3% of beneficiaries who made Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) withdrawals were female;
  • average RESP payments were higher for males, at $10,390, than females, at $9,874
• data source: Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) administrative data
• indicator: children from low- and middle-income families
• observed results:
  • as of 2021, 42.6% of eligible children from low-income families had received the CLB in an RESP
  • in 2021, $4.9 billion was withdrawn from RESPs to help pay for studies. From this total, $1.5 billion was withdrawn from RESPs that supported the education of 157,108 students from low- and middle-income families
  • in 2018, 31.5% of children under 18 who were eligible for the CLB and/or the additional amount of the CESG were provided with those benefits
• data source: CESP administrative data linked to the Longitudinal Administrative Databank
• note: The 2018 Longitudinal Administrative Data is the most recent year available on Statistics Canada’s Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform

Key impacts – other:

In 2016, RESP take-up was lower than the average of 50% in:

• families with 2 Indigenous parents (13%)
• single-parent families (33%)
• families with incomes lower than $20,000 (approximately 21%)
• families with 2 parents without post-secondary education (27%)

Data source: 2016 Survey of Financial Security

The 2019 Survey of Financial Security showed that families in the top 20% of the after-tax income distribution had almost double the RESP take-up (71.7%) compared to families in the bottom 20% (33%). In addition, they held almost 7 times more in RESP investments. Indigenous families living off-reserve held between 2 and 3 times less in mean RESP investments than non-Indigenous families between 2012 and 2019. Non-immigrant families were somewhat more likely to have RESPs (54.6%) than immigrant families (50.9%), but over the past 2 decades mean RESP investments have been roughly the same for both populations.

Data source: Recent trends in Registered Education Savings Plan holdings by income, immigrant status, Indigenous identity and province

In 2016, eligible children were less likely to receive the Canada Learning Bond if:

• their primary caregiver lived in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut
• their primary caregiver is Indigenous
• their primary caregiver lived in Band housing
• their primary caregiver was born in Canada
• their primary caregiver did not receive government transfers
• the child was less than one-year old

Data source: CESP administrative data linked to the 2016 Census on Statistics Canada’s Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform.

Supplementary information sources: Recent trends in Registered Education Savings Plan holdings by income, immigrant status, Indigenous identity and province

GBA plus data collection plan: Since fiscal year 2020 to 2021, the program provides data to Statistics Canada, which also makes the data available to researchers. This leads to a better understanding of how successful the program is in helping Canadian families save for a child’s future post-secondary education in a RESP including children from underrepresented groups. The program is also moving from collection of sex data to collection of gender data over the next 3 years.

Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Target population: all Canadians – workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) recipients by gender, age, and income
• observed results:
  • 49% of recipients were women and 51% were men;
  • the majority of claimants (43%) were between the ages 25 to 44 years old;
  • 59% of recipients earned less than $30,000 or had no tax filing in 2019
• data source: CERB data as of May 30, 2021 (CRA-CERB ERB Summary and Overlap)
• note: data covers the period of March 15, 2020 to October 4, 2020

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources:

• Workers receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program, 2020, from Statistics Canada
• Canada Emergency Response Benefit and EI statistics

GBA plus data collection plan: as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) concluded in December 2020 and given the accelerated implementation, exceptional nature and short life span of the benefit, and the duration of the CERB, there is no GBA data collection plan in place for 2021 to 2022.

Canada Recovery Benefits

Target population:

• Canada Recovery Benefit: all Canadians
• Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit: all Canadians – particularly women, caregivers and parents
• Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit: all Canadians – particularly women

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• Canada Recovery Benefit:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors
• Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit:
  • gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors
• Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit:
  • gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
  • income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
  • age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• Canada Recovery Benefit:
  • indicator: percentage of Canada Recovery Benefit recipients by gender, age group, and income
  • observed results:
    • the benefit was distributed fairly equally between women at 53% and men at 46%
    • nearly one-half (47%) of recipients are between 25 and 44 years of age
    • 70% of all recipients earned less than $30,000 or had no tax filing in 2019
  • data source: Canada Revenue Agency
  • note: data covers period of April 11, 2021 to October 10, 2021. Distribution of benefits by income results are based on 2019 tax returns. The Canada Recovery Benefit ended on October 23, 2021

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources:

• Detailed Data about Canada Recovery Benefit applications
• Detailed Data about Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit applications
• Detailed Data about Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit applications

GBA plus data collection plan: given the accelerated implementation, the exceptional nature and the duration of the Canada Recovery Benefits (CRBs), there is no GBA data collection plan in place for 2021 to 2022.

Canada Service Corps

Target population: a particular demographic group – youth (aged 15 to 30) from the following underrepresented groups:

• Indigenous youth
• visible minority and racialized youth
• youth with disabilities
• youth living in rural or remote areas
• LGBTQ2+ youth
• youth from low-income families
• newcomer youth
• official language minority communities youth

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of micro-grants
• observed result: during the fiscal year 2021 to 2022, Canada Service Corps (CSC) delivered 1,802 micro-grants.
  • Based on participant data reported by organizations:
    • this represents 80% of CSC participants identified as Indigenous and underserved youth.
  • A further breakdown of demographics of these youth follows:
    • 22% rural and remote youth
    • 11% Indigenous youth
    • 5% youth from official language minority communities
    • 17% LGBTQ2+ youth
    • 45% racialized minority youth
    • 11% youth with a disability
    • 66% female youth
• data source: demographic data collected through CSC’s Organization Data Input Window, where organizations upload anonymous participant information
• indicator: number of service placements
• observed result: at this time, CSC recipient organizations have reported delivering 8,563 service placements. Complete demographic data for service placements is not currently available
• data source: number of completed service placements are collected through key performance indicators submitted by organizations

Key impacts – other:

The Canada Service Corps creates, promotes and facilitates access to service placements for youth, particularly Indigenous and under-served youth. The goal is to engage youth in civic participation and help them gain skills for the future.

The program has proved to be highly successful at reaching Indigenous and under-served youth. To increase impact and reflect organizations’ success in this area, participation targets for Indigenous and under-served youth in all projects were raised in 2021 from 25% to 50%. Reports from the organization delivering micro-grants indicate that these targets were surpassed in 2019 to 2020 (82%) and 2020 to 2021 (80%).

To expand the CSC program and strengthen diversity, the program implemented the new Micro-Grants Diversity Stream, beginning Fall 2022. This stream provides youth with access to organizations and mentors who have similar lived experiences. Youth are matched, as required, with organizations led by members of Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ2+ or persons with disabilities.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The program is improving collection of demographic data from participants.

In April 2021, CSC launched a new data collection method. This method collects participants’ demographic data, participants are also surveyed. CSC consulted with funding recipients and Internal Fact Find Service to build an Organization Data Input Window that meets the program’s needs. With this new method, organizations collect more detailed demographic data. CSC also receives contact information from consenting youth to send out surveys for further analysis on GBA plus related information. In addition, implementation of new data visualization tools provide analysts and internal stakeholders with streamlined access of demographic data, supporting program needs.

In February 2022, CSC launched a Diversity Micro-Grant Stream. In this stream organizations must have representative leadership to be eligible for funding. This stream is based on feedback provided by youth. Youth want access to leaders and mentors who ‘look and sound like them’. This approach is also supported by literature that says youth may benefit from mentors who share their lived experience. This is particularly true for youth from Indigenous communities.

Demographic data is used to ensure participants are reached and to understand how their identity (gender, age range, being part of an underrepresented group and others) affect their service experience. This data is important because it allows the program to ensure that it is responsive to the needs of youth, especially Indigenous and underserved youth.

Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (previously known as Canada Student Loans Program) and Canada Apprentice Loan

Target population:

• Canada Student Financial Assistance (CSFA) Program: a particular demographic group – new and returning low- and middle-income post-secondary students and graduates
• Canada Apprentice Loans (CAL): all Canadians – apprentices registered in a Red Seal trade program and that are completing technical training

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• CSFA Program:
  • gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
  • income: first group – strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
  • age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations
• CAL:
  • gender: first group – predominantly men (80% or more men)
  • age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: low- and middle-income students
• observed result: in the 2020 to 2021 school year, approximately 542,000 students from low- and middle-income families received Canada Student Grants (CSG), 576,000 students received Canada Student Loans (CSL) and 309,000 benefited from the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP)
• data source: CSFA Program administrative data
• indicator: students with dependants
• observed result: in the 2020 to 2021 school year, over 80,900 full-time students with dependants received the CSG for Full-time Students with Dependants and over 2,020 part-time students received the CSG for Part-time Students with Dependants
• data source: CSFA Program administrative data
• indicator: students with disabilities
• observed result: in the 2020 to 2021 school year, over 54,600 students received the CSG for Students with Permanent Disabilities, 10,000 received the CSG for Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities, and more than 24,300 benefitted from the RAP for Borrowers with a Permanent Disability
• data source: CSFA Program administrative data

Key impacts – other:

Women are more likely than men to receive student financial assistance in the form of grants and loans. This has been the case since the 2010 to 2011 school year. According to 2020 to 2021 CSFA Program administrative data, women:

• represented 61% of CSFA Program recipients
• received 62% of all CSFA Program funding; among the $7.2 billion disbursed in grants and loans, $4.4 billion went to women.

Women also received higher average CSL and CSG amounts than men. In 2020 to 2021, women received an average of $7,102 in CSL, while men received $6,404. Women also received an average of $6,010 in CSG, while men received $5,658.

According to 2020 to 2021 data:

• 66% of CSFA Program student financial assistance recipients were under 25 years old;
• 94% of CAL recipients were male
• 32% of CAL recipients were between 25 to 29 years of age
• 27% of CAL recipients were below 25 years of age

Data source: CSFA program administrative data

Supplementary information sources:

• 2020 to 2021 Canada Student Financial Assistance Program Statistical Review
• 2020 to 2021 Canada Student Financial Assistance Program Annual Report
• Budget 2021 GBA plus section.

GBA plus data collection plan: the CSFA Program is exploring how to use its administrative data in combination with other sources of information, such as targeted surveys, Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform, and focus groups and/or interviews. This would support analyses on racialized students and other equity seeking groups such as LGBTQ2+ and immigrant students. The program will also undertake analyses on barriers faced by CSFA Program clients from equity seeking groups in attaining post-secondary education. These groups include Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups, LGBTQ2+, and immigrant students. This work would bring this analysis more in line with other groups covered under GBA plus, and expand the program’s capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity.

Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit

Target population: all Canadians – workers affected by regional COVID-19 lockdowns.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit recipients by gender, age group, and income
• observed results:
  • the benefit has been distributed equally between women at 50% and men at 50%
  • 42% of recipients are between 25 and 44 years of age
  • 78% of recipients earned less than $30,000 or had no tax filing in 2019
• data source: Canada Revenue Agency
• note: data covers period of October 24, 2021 to March 27, 2022. Distribution of benefits by income results are based on 2019 tax returns. The Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit ended on May 7, 2022

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: given the accelerated implementation, the exceptional nature, and the duration of the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB), there is no GBA data collection plan in place for 2021 to 2022.

Employment Insurance

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• Employment Insurance (EI) regular benefits:
  • indicator: number of EI regular benefit claims by gender
  • observed result: the number of new EI regular benefit claims established by both men and women increased compared to the previous year. Men established 55.4% of all new claims in the second half of 2020 to 2021 while women established 44.6% of new claims
  • data source: 2020 to 2021 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report;
  • note: data covers period of September 27, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Eligible claimants who would have otherwise applied for EI regular benefits applied for CERB between April 1, 2020 and September 26, 2020 instead
• EI special benefits:
  • indicator: number of parental benefits claims by gender
  • observed result: women established over two-thirds of parental benefit claims, 76.5%, while men established 23.5% of claims
  • data source: 2020 to 2021 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
  • indicator: number of caregiving benefits claims by gender
  • observed results:
    • women established over two-thirds of claims, 72.5%, under the Compassionate Care Benefit, compared to men (27.5%). Overall, both men and women recorded an annual decrease in the number of new claims
    • women established two-thirds of claims, 68.1%, under the Family Caregiver Benefit for Adults, while men established 31.9% of claims. Overall, both men and women recorded a slight annual increase in the number of new claims
    • women established more claims at 76.8% than men at 23.2% under the Family Caregiver Benefit for Children Overall, both men and women established a similar number of new claims compared to the previous year
  • data source: 2020 to 2021 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
  • indicator: number of sickness benefits claims by gender
  • observed result: the number of new sickness benefit claims established between September 27, 2020 and March 31, 2021 increased compared to the entire 2019 to2020 fiscal year. A larger share of new EI sickness claims were established by women 55.7%, than men, 44.3%
  • data source: 2020 to 2021 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
  • note: data covers period of September 27, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Eligible claimants who would have otherwise applied for EI sickness benefits applied for CERB between April 1, 2020 and September 26, 2020 instead

Key impacts – other:

Data regarding the sharing of EI parental benefits by parents shows that 21.1% of claimants for standard parental benefits and 25.4% of claimants for extended parental benefits shared weeks of parental benefits in 2020 to 2021.

Sharing of parental benefits is expected to promote gender equality, because it is expected to increase the take-up of EI parental benefits by men. Equal sharing of parental and family responsibilities is a key part of Canada’s Gender Results Framework.

Supplementary information sources:

• Annual EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
• EI Coverage Survey by Statistics Canada
• Monthly EI Statistics by Statistics Canada

GBA plus data collection plan:

Examples of analysis includes EI claims and benefits information by age and gender, which are aggregated at a regional and a national level for trend analysis and reporting in the annual EI Monitoring and Assessment Report.

The EI program uses mainly EI administrative data, Statistics Canada survey data and Canada Revenue Agency tax data to inform, monitor, and assess the program, and produce cost benefit analyses to support evidence based policy-making, including to increase or improve the accessibility of EI to Canadians.

Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities

Target population: a particular demographic group – official language minority communities.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available

Key impacts – statistics: in 2021 to 2022, 14 organizations across Canada received funding through the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (EF-OLMC). There is one organization in each province, including Québec, and one national organization. The Québec organization serves the English speaking communities while all the other organizations focus on serving francophone populations.

Key impacts – other: funding organizations in OLMC have a positive impact on these communities. The funded organizations provide a centralized hub of economic and human resources expertise for the minority language communities. They provide local leadership, promote partnerships, implement projects, and leverage networks for concerted action. For example, they help develop economic development strategies, provide employability services, assist new entrepreneurs in their journey, etc.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The EF-OLMC is in the process of developing a GBA plus data collection strategy. The EFOLMC invests in relatively small non-profit organizations. This funding enhances the capacity of the non-profit organizations so that they can act on issues identified within their communities.

In fiscal year 2021 to 2022, the development of a strategy to measure, monitor and address gender disparity will involve:

• exploring opportunities to develop an inventory of existing Official Language Minority Communities GBA plus data to identify and address data and knowledge gaps
• exploring opportunities to work collaboratively with recipients to develop tools to collect GBA plus data in communities

Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – newcomers and individuals of particular education level.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of newcomer clients who complete their credential assessment after an intervention (following loan repayment)
• observed result: 29.5% in 2021 to 2022. The target was 17%
• data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) loans contribution agreements
• note: newcomer clients who get their credentials recognized have better employment outcomes
• indicator: percentage of newcomer clients who find employment in their intended or related occupation after an intervention
• observed result: 30% in 2021 to 2022. The target was 35%
• data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with FCR loans contribution agreements
• indicator: percentage of FCR loans borrowers who are women
• observed result: 49.5% of loans were issued to women in 2021 to 2022
• data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with FCR loans contribution agreements

Key impacts – other: the FCR systems improvement projects is making the credential recognition process easier. This improves the labour market integration of skilled newcomers. About 80% are skilled newcomers are visible minorities. Women also benefit greatly from systems improvements. For example, nurses represent one of the largest occupations for economic immigrants, and most are women (about 75%).

Supplementary information sources:

• Evaluation of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program
• Survey of Skilled Newcomers Who Previously Used Employment Services
• Evaluation of the Canadian Work Experience Pilot Projects

GBA plus data collection plan: in 2021 to 2022, a new data collection method for FCR Employment Support projects was implemented. This new data collection method will track the number of skilled newcomers receiving employment supports that are women, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

Future Skills

Target population:

Specific sectors of the economy – individuals and organizations in skills development ecosystems. This includes provincial and territorial governments, non-profit organizations, post-secondary institutions, Indigenous organizations, labour groups, private firms, and unions. Future Skills is committed to an inclusive approach to skills development, with an emphasis on engaging and supporting under-represented and disadvantaged groups such as women, youth, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, racialized people, LGBTQ2+, persons with disabilities, veterans, and Canadians living in rural, remote, and Northern communities.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of projects reporting engaging equity seeking groups
• observed result: 71% of projects reported engaging equity seeking participants in their projects. This exceeded its target of 50%
• data source: program quarterly reports
• indicator: number of participants who report knowledge acquired for improved decision making on in demand skills
• note: information will be disaggregated by gender (GBA plus) and demographic groups (underrepresented and disadvantaged groups in the labour market)
• observed result: baseline is still to be established. The Future Skills Centre will be distributing surveys to participants of its innovation projects. The earliest this data will be available is 2023
• data source: program survey research

Key impacts – other:

Future Skills Centre and the Diversity Institute continues to advance adoption of the Diversity Assessment Tool. This tool has been used with 7 partners this quarter and will continue to be expanded into following quarters.

The Future Skills Centre has published 87 new research reports addressing the challenges under-represented and disadvantaged groups face. These reports are available on the centre’s website.

Supplementary information sources: Future Skills Centre Research Archive

GBA plus data collection plan: The Future Skills Centre is collecting data from the participants of their innovation projects. This data will be used to conduct a GBA plus analysis on the effectiveness of each project, consolidate evidence on what works for whom and under which conditions, and contribute to overall program evaluation. Data will be available in winter 2022.

Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – Indigenous people across Canada.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: second group - no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: gender distribution of participants
• observed result: 50% of new participants are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data
• indicator: gender distribution of participants employed following participation in program
• observed result: 43% of total participants employed following participation in program are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data
• indicator: gender distribution of participants who return to school following participation in program
• observed result: 61% of total participants who return to school following participation in program are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data

Key impacts – other:

The ISET program offers activities that support a holistic approach to service delivery. The eligible activities encompass a wide range of labour market activities, including locally designed programs in support of each distinctions-based labour market strategy, as well as services or supports that can help address barriers to participation in training based on needs.

Indigenous service delivery organizations funded by the program can provide wraparound supports to participants. This includes childcare and transportation to make it easier for participants, including women with children, to take part in training or employment.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the GBA plus data collection plan was reviewed as part of the review of the program’s performance measurement strategy. Information is collected, including by Indigenous distinction: First Nation, Inuit, Métis and urban/unaffiliated. Data will continue to be reviewed, as appropriate, in 2022 to 2023.

Job Bank

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: Job Bank promotes diversity and inclusion via dedicated webpages for Employers and Job Seekers. Job Bank aims to provide information linked to groups that may face barriers to enter the labour market.

GBA plus data collection plan: in 2022 to 2023, Job Bank will develop a survey to inform GBA plus needs going forward. Data collection and analysis will be implemented in 2023 to 2024.

Labour Market Development Agreements

Target population:

For more intensive training and employment programs, a particular demographic group:

• unemployed active and former EI claimants
• unemployed individuals who have made minimum EI premium contributions in at least 5 of the last 10 years

For less intensive employment programs and services, all Canadians – employed and unemployed individuals.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of active Employment Insurance (EI) claimants served
• observed result: among women who participated in programs and services funded under the LMDAs, 36.2% were active EI claimants in 2020 to 2021
• data source: Canada Employment Insurance Commission, 2020 to 2021 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, Chapter 3, 2021
• note: there is a 1-year lag in data availability. Results shown are for 2020 to 2021

Key impacts – other:

Recent evaluations show that programs and services funded under the LMDAs help active and former EI claimants participate in the labour market. This includes youth who have transitioned to the labour market and older workers.

Intersection analysis:

• women made up 45% of total clients served in 2020 to 2021, and the remaining 54% were men
• women participated in a total of 301,492 Employment Benefits and Support Measures interventions. This represents 47% of all interventions delivered in Canada;
• women accessed Employment Assistance Services interventions at a rate of 81.2%. This is higher than the access rate for men which was 68.8%. This does not include Employment Benefits
• among women participants, the majority, 36.5%, were non-insured clients who usually have little substantive or recent job attachment. 36.2% were active EI claimants and 16.7% were former EI claimants. 10.7% were under the premiums paid eligible client category, which is based on EI premium contributions
• 66% of all Employment Benefit and Support Measures clients were in their core working years, aged 25 to 54 years old
• youth aged 15 to 24 years old represented 24% of all clients
• clients aged 55 or older made up the remaining 10%
• persons with disabilities participated in 14% of all Employment Benefits and Support Measures interventions delivered in 2020 to 2021
• Indigenous people participated in 8% of the total interventions delivered in 2020 to 2021
• members of visible minority groups represented 17% of participants

Data source: EI Monitoring and Assessment Report 2020 to 2021.

Note: there is a 1-year lag in data availability; results shown are for 2020 to 2021.

Supplementary information sources: The 2020 to 2021 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report, specifically: Chapter 3: Impact and effectiveness of Employment Benefits and support to workers and employers (Part II of the Employment Insurance Act).

GBA plus data collection plan: through the existing Performance Measurement Strategy, GBA plus data is collected on a quarterly and monthly basis for all program participants. This includes self-declared information on gender and for designated groups such as people with disabilities, people with Indigenous identity, and people from visible minorities.

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

Target population: a particular demographic group – working-age Canadians who self-identify as having one or more disability.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of persons with disabilities that start one or more intervention
• observed result: 4,375 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: Participant Information Form completed for each person with a disability served by the Opportunities Fund program
• note: these results are from across Canada including preliminary data from Quebec, as final Quebec results under the Canada-Quebec Agreement are not available until end of November 2022. As such, the final result will be updated if required in future reporting.
• indicator: number of persons with disabilities employed or self-employed within 6 months of exiting an Opportunities Fund intervention
• observed result: 2,050 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: Participant Information Form completed for each person with a disability served by the Opportunities Fund program
• note: these results are from across Canada including preliminary data from Quebec, as final Quebec results under the Canada-Quebec Agreement are not available until end of November 2022. As such, the final result will be updated if required in future reporting.
• indicator: number of persons with disabilities in school within 6 months of exiting an Opportunities Fund Intervention
• observed result: 299 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: Participant Information Form completed for each person with a disability served by the Opportunities Fund program
• note: these results are from across Canada including preliminary data from Quebec, as final Quebec results under the Canada-Quebec Agreement are not available until end of November 2022. As such, the final result will be updated if required in future reporting.

Key impacts – other:

In the first 9 months of 2021 to 2022, of the number of persons with disabilities the Opportunities Fund serves, approximately:

• 53% were males, 45% were females, 1% indicated other and 1% declined to answer (see note below)
• 21% were visible minorities
• 12% were Aboriginal
• 4% were new immigrant.

Note: the OF awaits more/final data to determine current gender participation and hiring trends among PWDs and OF clients. The 2017 Canadian Survey of Disability data indicate that there are slightly more women with disabilities than men with disabilities already in the Canadian labour force (that is, employed or unemployed), although women are more likely than men to require workplace accommodations.

The Opportunities Fund was established to address barriers to labour market participation for Canadians with disabilities. Since it began in 1997, the program has helped over 134,000 people with disabilities across Canada.

A program evaluation found that within 5 years of taking part in the program, the average annual earnings of participants increased by 38%. This is about $1,100 more in average annual earnings than non-participants with similar characteristics. In addition, $1 invested in the program resulted in a $1.7 in return (over a 10-year period following program participation).

The COVID-19 pandemic decreased participation in the program in 2020.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: updated Participant Information Forms (PIFs) to enhance data collection are not yet ready for implementation, older PIFs are still in use for current data collection.

Sectoral Initiatives Program

Target population: specific sectors of the economy.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: as of June 16, 2021, the SIP was folded within the new Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program. The program will fund a range of industry-driven activities such as training and reskilling workers, helping employers retain and attract a skilled and diverse workforce and other creative solutions to help sectors address labour market needs. It will also support equity-deserving groups by promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce and providing wrap-around supports as needed to those facing barriers to participation.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: program officials have developed a data collection tool for funding recipients. The tool includes outcome measures that may allow for disaggregation of data by equity-deserving group. The accompanying data collection guidance is under development and will be provided to funding recipients in fiscal year 2022 to 2023.

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship (Red Seal Program)

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – skilled trades industry; Red Seal occupations, and provinces and territories.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: first group – predominantly men (80% or more men)
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics: the goal is to develop standards that accurately reflect labour market requirements in the skilled trades in order to equitably and fairly assess apprentices and tradespeople.

Key impacts – other:

The Red Seal Program is an interprovincial partnership between all provincial and territorial apprenticeship authorities and the federal government. The program sets national occupational standards for trades that are designated Red Seal. These national standards are the basis for common assessment tools for certification, as well as for the harmonization of apprenticeship training across jurisdictions.

The federal government supports the development of Red Seal standards and examinations, as well as Secretariat services to the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship, who oversee the program. Even though the department does not collect specific GBA+ statistics on the Red Seal Program, it has access to apprenticeship data. In 2020, women accounted for 9% of Red Seal apprentices, with about half in the low-paid hairstylist, cook, and baker trades.

Data source: Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) 2020.

Women are under-represented in the skilled trades, particularly in higher-paid trades. The proportion of women registering in higher-paying Red Seal trades, however, has been increasing steadily, from 2.9% in 2007 to 5.2% in 2020.

Data source: RAIS 2007 to 2020 data shows the proportion of continuing women apprentices in all Red Seal trades, except hairstylist, cook and baker.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the department doesn’t target individuals through this program. The Red Seal Program is a partnership between all provincial and territorial apprenticeship authorities and the federal government. The Red Seal Program uses RAIS data to prioritize updating of standards to make sure they reflect labour market needs.

Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program

Target population: all Canadians – the program encourages Canadians, particularly those facing barriers, to explore and prepare for careers in the skilled trades. This includes youth, women, Indigenous people, newcomers, persons with disabilities, and racialized communities.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicators:
  • number of individuals participating in funded projects annually
  • number of individuals participating in the funded projects that are part of a target group
  • number of individuals participating in funded projects, including those from target groups, who intend to pursue apprenticeship or a career in the trades or further education, annually
• observed results:
  • results from the 2020 to 2021 fiscal year show that 3,695 individuals participated in Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program projects
  • 2,304 of participants in the Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program were from equity-deserving groups:
    • 1,166 women
    • 598 Indigenous persons
    • 182 newcomers
    • 147 persons with disabilities
    • 211 racialized individuals
  • note: these statistics allow for double counting as an individual can belong to more than one equity-deserving group
  • 2,897 participants, including those from target groups, intend to register in an apprenticeship program after access to skills training and exploration activities
  • results from the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year show that 19,447 individuals participated in Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program projects
  • 16,880 participants in the Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program were from equity-deserving groups:
    • 13,935 women
    • 1,603 Indigenous persons
    • 594 newcomers
    • 34 persons with disabilities
    • 714 racialized individuals
  • note: these statistics allow for double counting as an individual can belong to more than one equity-deserving group
  • 5,143 participants, including those from target groups, intended to register in an apprenticeship program after accessing skills training and exploration activities
  • data source: annual reports on apprenticeship programs, 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022, Trades and Apprenticeship Division. 

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: a summative evaluation of the program is expected to be completed in 2022 to 2023, it will include GBA plus data. The effectiveness of the Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program is also monitored through an annual report that tracks key performance indicators of funded projects as well as lessons learned and best practices. A survey was first conducted for the Program in 2020 to 2021 for the 2019 to 2020 results. Results for 2019 to 2020, 2020 to 2021, and 2021 to 2022 are currently available.

Skills and Partnership Fund

Target population: a particular demographic group – all Indigenous people across Canada.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: gender distribution of participants
• observed result: 38% of new participants are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data
• indicator: gender distribution of total participants employed following participation in the program
• observed result: 35% of total participants who become employed following participation in the program are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data
• indicator: gender distribution of participants who return to school following participation in the program
• observed result: 43% of total participants who return to school following participation in the program are Indigenous women
• data source: administrative program data

Key impacts – other: project recipients have the flexibility to provide supports to program participants to address barriers to participation in training, such as support for child care, based on the project and where needed.

Supplementary information sources: some GBA plus information was included in the 2020 Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy / Skills and Partnership Fund evaluation.

GBA plus data collection plan: data collected on GBA plus will be reviewed in 2022 to 2023 as part of the review of the program’s performance measurement strategy.

Skills for Success Program

Target population: all Canadians – most projects have focused on low skilled workers from underrepresented population groups.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: number of participants that were registered for skills training
• observed result: 10,643 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program;
• note: 91% of participants that started skills training in 2021 to 2022 completed their training. Some participants did not complete training because they found employment. Additionally, there was a significant increase in the number of participants who accessed training in 2021 to 2022 (as compared to previous years) due to the shift to online training during the pandemic. Due to the flexibility of online training, more participants across Canada were able to access skills training
• indicator: number of employers involved in projects
• observed result: 389 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: annual results collected by the SFS program
• indicator: number of participants with improved foundational and transferable skills;
• observed result: 2,265 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: annual results collected by the SFS program
• note: not all projects reported results for this indicator. The renewed Skills for Success program aims to increase reporting on skills assessment and outcome measurement
• indicator: number of participants who found employment
• observed result: 2,063 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: annual results collected by the SFS program
• note: not all projects reported results for this indicator, but results reporting has increased compared to the previous year
• indicator: number of participants who pursued further education and training;
• observed result: 1,423 in 2021 to 2022
• data source: annual results collected by the SFS program
• note: not all projects reported results for this indicator, but results reporting has increased compared to the previous year

Key impacts – other:

The results from the Skills for Success program’s funding recipients for 2021 to 2022 include:

• 29% of training participants were recent immigrants, 3% were refugees and 2% were established immigrants
• 27% of training participants were visible minorities, 3% of whom were Black Canadians
• 15% of training participants were persons with disabilities
• 10% of training participants were Indigenous people, of whom 80% were First Nation Registered on-reserve, 5% were Métis and 3% were Inuit

Note: in 2021 to 2022, the Skills for Success program tracked types of participants, rather than the focus of projects on types of participants, to obtain a more accurate understanding of the demographics of participants.

Gender: based on the gender data that was reported for 2021 to 2022, approximately 63% of total participants who accessed skills training were men and 35% were women. Gender information was not available/reported for approximately 4% of participants. Additionally, around 1% of participants chose not to identify themselves as either male or female.

Age: approximately one-third of training funded by SFS program target youth and very few projects target seniors. Based on 2021 to 2022 results, approximately:

• 60% of participants were aged 15 to 29 years
• 17% of participants were aged 30 to 39 years
• 10.5% of participants were aged 40 to 49 years
• 5.1% of participants were aged 50 to 59 years
• 1.7% were aged 60 years or older

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

Through an annual results reporting survey in 2021 to 2022, funding recipients were asked to provide demographic information of its training participants to measure the GBA plus impacts. In the future, this survey will be used as the basis for other GBA plus impact analysis surveys as the funding list grows.

A collaborative effort with funding recipients is required as they also collect individual information that is not reported to ESDC. Only aggregate information on output and outcome indicators and demographic profiles (for example, number of visible minorities, number of women, etc.) is made available to the department via annual and final reporting.

A 2-year initiative, the Women’s Employment Readiness (WER) Pilot Program, is also run under the Skills for Success Program. The pilot is a 2-year, $50 million initiative that funds organizations to provide and test foundational and transferable skills training models coupled with wrap-around supports. The pilot targets 4 groups of women: racialized and/or Indigenous women; women with disabilities; women from the LGBTQ2+ community; and women with prolonged labour force detachment. The pilot also uniquely tests models to improve employer inclusivity.

The pilot has an intersectional data collection framework. The framework includes up to 22 identity factors for participants which will be analyzed along with skills measurements results and employer inclusivity. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected. Interviews and anonymous surveys will also be used for the pilot’s evaluation. A public “What we Heard” report will be completed for other levels of government and practitioners to share lessons learned. Results will be used to inform changes to skills and employment programs to better serve women.

The WER Pilot Program completed its calls for proposals in June 2021. In total, 26 proposals were approved for funding.

Student Work Placement Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – students and youth.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: proportion of program placements provided to under-represented and first-year students;
• observed result: 25,903;
• data source: program administrative data.

Key impacts – other:

The Student Work Placement Program has been successful in supporting placements for students in under-represented groups. In total 52% of all placements were for women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, newcomers and visible minorities. Moreover, the program has heard from stakeholders that it has been instrumental in supporting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in hiring students; 90% of all employers participating have been SMEs.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the Student Work Placement Program will continue collecting and analyzing administrative data around GBA plus groups. The program recently undertook a revision of the reporting template used to collect administrative. As part of this exercise, the GBA plus variables were updated to better align with the Skills and Employment branch’s standardized approach to collecting GBA plus data.

Supports for Student Learning Program

Target population: a particular demographic group – students facing barriers to education. This includes, but is not limited to, Indigenous students, students with disabilities, students from low-income households, and students living in rural or remote areas.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: Indigenous self-identification. (This is being measured because Indigenous students is one of the groups that the program targets.)
• observed result: in 2021 to 2022, over 6,599 Indigenous students participated in programs and services offered by Indspire, one of the delivery organizations for the Supports for Student Learning Program. Indspire distributed more than $23 million to these students
• data source: Indspire 2021 to 2022 Annual Report
• indicator: student self-identification – colleges and institutes
• observed results:
  • between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, 254 students from 14 colleges and institutes participated in the Outbound Student Mobility Pilot (also branded as the Global Skills Opportunity) to study or work abroad as part of their post-secondary studies experience (56 physical, 198 virtual). Of the 254 students, 168 were women, 82 were men, 4 were non-binary/third gender/gender X. Among them, 122 identified as low-income students, 38 as students with a disability, 61 as indigenous students, and 56 as other eligible students;
• data source: Colleges and institutes Canada
• indicator: student self-identification – universities;
• observed result: between April 1, 2021 and March 31 2022, 56 students from Canadian universities had started a mobility experience in the Outbound Student Mobility Pilot (also branded as the Global Skills Opportunity) to study or work abroad as part of their post-secondary experiences (3 physical, 53 virtual). Of the 56 students, 41 were women, 13 were men and 2 preferred not to say. In addition, of the 53 students who participated in a virtual experience, 22 identified as low-income students, 8 as students with a disability, 15 as Indigenous students, and 8 as other eligible students. Amongst the students who participated in a physical experience, 1 identified as low-income student, and 2 as other eligible students
• data source: Universities Canada. This is the most recent data available. Additional data will be available in fall 2022

Key impacts – other: research has shown that education is a core determinant for stronger lifelong economic, social and health outcomes. Canadians who don’t have a certificate, diploma or degree are typically more at-risk of being unemployed, of making a lower income, and of developing obesity, arthritis, diabetes, and other health issues. However, not all students have equal access to educational resources and support systems. High school drop-out rates for students experiencing homelessness or for Inuit students, for instance, are at least 40% higher than the national average. (Statcan, 2016, 2020 and 2021). By providing unique academic opportunities and supports for youth, the Supports for Student Learning Program aims to bridge gaps in educational attainment and to address systemic inequities. Funded projects are tailored to support the needs of students who face greater barriers to education, including:

• visible minority and racialized students
• students with disabilities
• students from low-income households
• students identifying as 2-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning
• students living in rural, remote or northern areas
• students experiencing or at-risk of homelessness
• students in or aging out of care
• newcomer students
• students from official language minority communities

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

ESDC’s funding of Indspire’s Research Knowledge Nest project, to be completed in March 2023, aims to compile Indspire’s current data holdings into a format that permits:

• quantitative and qualitative analysis
• identification of gaps and needs of existing data holdings
• development of methodologies to better understand student success

Implementation of the Outbound Student Mobility Pilot was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection on sociodemographic information began in fall 2021.

Internal work is being done to build an evidence-based approach in support of ongoing and improved implementation of the Supports for Student Learning Program. Initiatives underway include:

• an Impact Measurement Strategy to address consistency in data collection across SSLP funded projects.

A data collection and reporting plan to increase SSLP’s collection of disaggregated data, and to conduct GBA plus analyses of funded projects. Data collection will begin in fall 2022.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – employers in various sectors across Canada that have demonstrated a need for employees. The highest program user is the agriculture sector. This sector employs about 60% of temporary foreign workers; specific demographic group – temporary foreign workers.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• foreign workers:
• gender: first group – predominantly men (80% or more men)
• income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• employers: primarily small enterprises (less than 100 employees). This type of enterprise represents over 90% of all employers in the program in 2020

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: country of origin for workers
• observed result: in 2021 to 2022, workers under the program came from over 20 countries. Approximately 22% were from Mexico, 21% from Guatemala and 11% from India
• data source: program data - positive Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA)
• note: this result is a proxy. The decision to issue a work permit rests with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and not all positions on a positive LMIA result in a work permit
• indicator: employer activities to increase workplace diversity (this indicator is for the Global Talent stream only)
• observed result: in 2021 to 2022, companies that used the program’s Global Talent stream committed to 345 activities to increase workplace diversity
• data source: Global Talent stream program data on Labour Market Benefits Plan commitments
• note: companies can choose from a number of workplace activities to increase diversity. For example, increasing the number and percentage of new employees who are members of underrepresented groups such as Indigenous peoples, newcomers, persons with disabilities, youth and women. Another activity is offering events or sessions that support the professional development of underrepresented groups

Key impacts – other:

Based on feedback received from workers and their representatives, the department now offers live agent support in English, French, Spanish and more than 200 other languages. This helps to protect the health and safety of workers because it provides information in a language that they can understand.

The department also funded community organizations to help temporary foreign workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers were provided with information about their rights in languages that they understand.

As part of the application process, most employers must demonstrate that they made efforts to recruit Canadians or permanent residents, and were not successful in doing so. This includes efforts to recruit people from underrepresented groups (Indigenous persons, vulnerable youth, newcomers, and persons with disabilities).

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the Migrant Worker Support (MSW) Program will launch in fall 2022. The department is in the process of developing data collection tools for impact reporting. The tools will include elements of GBA plus. In addition, elements of GBA plus will be applied to a post-rollout survey to gauge the impact of the services provided to Temporary Foreign Workers through the MSW Program.

Union Training and Innovation Program

Target population:

• stream 1 – Investment in training equipment: specific sectors of the economy – unions and Red Seal workers
• stream 2 – Innovation in apprenticeship: specific sectors of the economy – unions and Red Seal workers. There is a focus on target groups including women, Indigenous peoples, newcomers to Canada, persons with disabilities and visible minorities, including Black Canadians
• stream 3 – Women in Construction Fund: a particular demographic group – the program targets women to increase their participation in construction trades

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: first group – predominantly men (80% or more men)
• income: second group – somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• stream 1 – Investment in training equipment and stream 2 – Innovation in apprenticeship:
  • indicator: number of individuals from target groups participating in funded projects
  • observed results:
    • 2020 to 2021 results for the number of individuals from equity-deserving groups participating in funded projects
    • 27 % or 7,688 participants in Union Training and Innovation Program projects were from equity deserving groups, including:
      • 6% who were women
      • 7% who were Indigenous persons
      • 4% who were newcomers
      • 1% who were persons with disability
      • 9% who were racialized individuals
    • 77% or 5,915 participants in stream 1 projects were from equity deserving groups, including:
      • 6% who were women
      • 6% who were Indigenous persons
      • 4% who were newcomers
      • 1% who were persons with disabilities
      • 8% who were racialized individuals
    • 33% or 1,773 participants in stream 2 projects were from equity deserving groups, including:
      • 9% who were women
      • 14% who were Indigenous persons
      • 8% who were newcomers
      • 0.1% who were persons with disabilities
      • 14% who were racialized individuals
    • note: the statistics allow for double counting as an individual can belong to more than one equity-deserving group
    • results for the number of individuals from equity-deserving groups participating in funded projects for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 show that:
      • 36% or 10,363 participants in Union Training and Innovation Program projects (both streams) were from equity deserving groups, including:
        • 10% who were women
        • 7% who were Indigenous persons
        • 4% who were newcomers
        • 1% who were persons with disability
        • 9% who were racialized individuals
      • 63% or 6,513 participants in stream 1 projects were from equity deserving groups, including:
        • 7% who were women
        • 7% who were Indigenous persons
        • 4% who were newcomers
        • 1% who were persons with disabilities
        • 9% who were racialized individuals
      • 37% or 3,850 participants in stream 2 projects were from equity deserving groups, including:
        • 27% who were women
        • 14% who were Indigenous persons
        • 14% who were newcomers
        • 4% who were persons with disabilities
        • 18% who were racialized individuals
    • note: the statistics allow for double counting as an individual can belong to more than one equity-deserving group
    • data source: 2020 to 2021 survey to collect Union Training and Innovation Program’s key performance indicators. The survey to collect the 2021 to 2022 data was launched in May 2022
  • indicator: number of individuals participating in funded projects, including those from target groups, who are employed in a skilled trade, for fiscal year 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022
  • observed results:
    • For fiscal year 2020 to 2021, 21,585 participants in funded projects (both streams), including those from equity-deserving groups, were employed in a skilled trade.
    • For fiscal year 2021 to 2022, 21,654 participants in funded projects (both streams), including those from equity-deserving groups, were employed in a skilled trade
    • note: the statistics above allow for double counting as an individual can belong to more than one equity-deserving group
  • data source: annual reports on apprenticeship programs, 2020 to 2021, and 2021 to 2022, Trades and Apprenticeship Division
• stream 3 – Women in Construction Fund:
  • indicator: number of women, reached through Women in Construction Fund projects, annually
  • observed result: 881 in fiscal year 2020 to 2021, and 814 in fiscal year 2021 to 2022
  • note: a total of four projects were funded under the WCF program. The fourth project undertook significant promotion/awareness activities, and reported reaching high volumes, as a result (173,563 women in 2020-21, and 589,271 women in 2021-22) were reached. For the purposes of DRR reporting, figures from the fourth project are excluded. Women in Construction Fund results are published in Infrastructure Canada’s Departmental Results Report. The results for 2020-2021 were not available in time to be reported in the 2020-2021 Departmental Results Report, and have been included here
  • data source: annual reports on apprenticeship programs, 2020 to 2021, and 2021 to 2022, Trades and Apprenticeship Division
  • indicator: percentage of women reached through Women in Construction Fund projects that are registered in or expect to register in an apprenticeship in the next 2 years, annually
  • observed result: in 2020 to 2021, 409 or 46% of participants were registered in, or were expected to register in, apprenticeship in the next 2 years; in 2021 to 2022, 437 or 54% of participants were registered in, or were expected to register in, apprenticeship in the next two years
  • data source: annual reports on apprenticeship programs, 2020 to 2021, and 2021 to 2022, Trades and Apprenticeship Division

Key impacts – other:

A summative evaluation was conducted to evaluate the program on a 5-year cycle. 56% percent of the interviewees reported that Indigenous people had access to the training, equipment and materials funded, as a result of the Union Training and Innovation Program’ innovative approaches.

Data source: Evaluation of the Union Training and Innovation Program.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the effectiveness of the program is monitored through an annual report that tracks key performance indicators of funded projects, including GBA plus data, as well as lessons learned and best practices. For stream 1, results for 2017 to 2018, 2019 to 2020 , 2020 to 2021, and 2021 and 2022 are available. For streams 2 and 3, results for 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021 are available.

Workforce Development Agreements

Target population: a particular demographic group:

• individuals who are removed from the labour market, unemployed, underemployed, and seeking to upskill to either find and maintain good jobs or reorient their career. The WDAs assist individuals regardless of their employment status, including those that have no connection to the EI program. The program is designed to serve those who would benefit from the similar labour market supports offered under Labour market Development Agreements (LMDAs) but to which they may be ineligible. Groups who are under-represented in the labour force or over-represented in the unemployed population (e.g. persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, women, newcomers, visible minorities) are often ineligible for assistance under LMDAs but are eligible under WDA.
• The WDAs include specific funding targeted for persons with disabilities. The WDA targeted funding for persons with disabilities is the Government of Canada’s largest labour market investment for persons with disabilities

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: first group: primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of participants by age and gender
• observed results:
  • women made up 50% of total clients served in 2020 to 2021, while 50% were men
  • women participated in a total of 173,478 of Workforce Development Agreement services delivered in Canada
  • 54% of skills development activities were provided to women, with the remainder to men and a small number of other gendered participants. 27% of all services were provided to youth (15 to 24 years), 60% were provided to core-age (25 to 54 years) participants and the remaining 13% were provided to older participants (55+ years)
• data source: Workforce Development Agreements 2020 to 2021 data. There is a 1-year lag in data availability; the results shown are for 2020 to 2021

Key impacts – other: not available

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: through the existing Performance Measurement Strategy, disaggregated GBA plus data is collected on a quarterly basis for all participants in programming. This includes self-declared information on gender and for designated including: disability, indigenous identity, visible minorities, immigrants.

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

Target population: a particular demographic group – youth (15 to 30 years) prioritizing under-represented segments of the youth population: youth living with disabilities, Indigenous youth, Black and other racialized groups, recent immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ2+, women (particularly women in STEM) and disadvantaged groups (e.g. youth from low-income households, living in rural or remote areas, official language minority communities).

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender:
  • Canada Summer Jobs only: fourth group – 60% to 79% women
  • ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program only: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• age group: first group - primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations.

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of youth served who are facing barriers to employment;
• observed results:
  • in 2021, 21% of Canada Summer Jobs program and 31% of ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program participants identified as visible minorities
  • in 2021, 7% of participants of the Canada Summer Jobs program and 21% of ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program participants identified as members of Indigenous groups
  • in 2021, 3% of Canada Summer Jobs program and 16% of ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program participants identified as being persons with disabilities
• data source: program data

Key impacts – other:

The breakdown of ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program funded projects started in fiscal year 2021 to 2022 demonstrates that ESDC YESS Program serves a number of GBA plus priorities. Projects often serve multiple populations and the same project may be repeated in the count below.

• 241 of 289 projects (83%) support youth with disabilities;
• 247 of 289 projects (85%) support visible minority youth
• 232 of 289 projects (80%) support First Nations, Métis, Inuit and/or urban or non-affiliated Indigenous youth.
• 92 of 176 projects (52%) support youth who are involuntary not in education, employment, training (NEET) for at least 6 months (no info available as the Fall Economic Statement projects report on these clients)
• 28 of 289 projects (10%) support youth in official languages minority communities

The demographic breakdown of Canada Summer Job 2021 to 2022 youth participants included many sub-populations representing GBA plus priorities. The demographic breakdown of youth served, which is collected through the Employee and Employer Declaration on a voluntary basis, is as follows:

• 61% of participants identified as female, 38% as male 1% chose not to respond or selected “other” as a response
• 21% of participants identified as visible minorities, representing a 3% increase over 2019
• 7% of participants identified as members of Indigenous groups, a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2019
• 2% of participants identified as recent immigrants. This is the same as in 2019
• 3% of participants identified as being persons with disabilities. This is about the same as in 2019

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

In 2019, as part of the modernization of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, the 12 YESS partner departments worked together to co-develop an enhanced, outcomes-based performance measurement framework. This framework reflects the YESS’s increased emphasis on reaching youth facing barriers to employment.

Baseline data collection and reporting started in fiscal year 2020 to 2021. Socio-demographic data of participants is collected voluntary and is self-reported. Many partner departments collect this data in a way that allows it to be linked to other performance indicators and different identity factors. Efforts are underway to further standardization of YESS GBA plus data collection by partner departments. This includes additional demographic options for self-reporting. For example disaggregating youth with disabilities and visible minority options. This will allow for more robust data analysis to inform policy and program design to improve responsiveness to youth’s diverse needs. This new, upgraded YESS performance measurement framework is pending ESDC management and YESS partners approval. If accepted, the upgraded YESS PMF with improved data disaggregation aims to begin implementation in 2023 to 2024.

Federal Workers’ Compensation

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – the target population is federal government employees who are injured on the job, become sick from an occupational disease or are slain while on duty.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: at present, Federal Worker’s Compensation does not yet have a GBA plus data collection plan in place. The department will endeavor to develop a GBA plus data collection plan for 2024 to 2025.

International Labour Affairs

Target population: all Canadians – this program protects Canadian workers and employers from unfair competition from other countries with poor labour standards or lax labour law enforcement.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: program activities promote gender equality and non-discrimination in Free Trade Agreement partner countries. For example, key FTA labour obligations commit partner countries to enforce their laws. This, in turn, should protect internationally-recognized labour rights such as non-discrimination in employment. In addition, some activities promote labour rights such as freedom of association and collective bargaining. This provides workers, including female workers, with an opportunity to develop a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities. It also helps them build the skills and knowledge needed to interact with employers to improve their working conditions and their lives.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: at present, the program does not yet have a GBA plus data collection plan in place. The program will endeavor to develop a GBA plus data collection plan for 2023 to 2024.

Labour relations

Target population:

• specific sectors of the economy – federal jurisdiction employers, employees and unions. This population is subject to Part I of the Canada Labour Code
• all Canadians – this program benefits all Canadians by supporting positive labour relations in key industries under federal jurisdiction. Labour disputes in these industries could negatively impact the economy

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are women in 2019
• observed result: 37.4%. 371,000 out of 992,000 employees are women
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are Indigenous people in 2019
• observed result: 7.4%. 73,000 out of 992,000 employees are Indigenous people;
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are persons with disabilities in 2019
• observed result: 3.4%. 34,000 out of 992,000 employees are persons with disabilities
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are members of visible minorities in 2019
• observed result: 22.6%. 224,000 out of 992,000 employees are members of visible minorities
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: at present, Labour Relations does not have a GBA plus data collection plan in place. This is because the program’s data collection focuses on characteristics of the sectors rather then characteristic of employees. The department will endeavor to develop a GBA plus data collection plan for 2024 to 2025.

Labour standards

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – the target population is employers and employees in industries that fall within the federal jurisdiction.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• income: third group no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are male and female
• observed result: males represented 62% of all employees, while females accounted for 38%
• data source: 2015 Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: the department is exploring options to develop a GBA plus data collection plan and to collaborate with other teams within the Labour Program in 2023 to 2024.

Occupational Health and Safety

Target population: specific sectors of the economy – the target populations are employers and employees in industries that fall within federal jurisdiction.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are women in 2019
• observed result: 37.4%. 371,000 out of 992,000 employees are women
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are Indigenous people in 2019
• observed result: 7.4%. 73,000 out of 992,000 employees are Indigenous people
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are persons with disabilities in 2019
• observed result: 3.4%. 34,000 out of 992,000 employees are persons with disabilities
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are members of visible minorities in 2019
• observed result: 22.6%. 224,000 out of 992,000 employees are members of visible minorities
• data source: Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (Statistics Canada and ESDC) and Labour Program data, reference year 2019

Key impacts – other: the department regulates occupational health and safety in industries that fall within federal jurisdiction. When completing the regulatory proposal process, the department includes a GBA plus section to ensure proposed amendments mitigate or address potential or adverse outcomes to Canadians based on factors such as gender, age and education.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: information on the age, gender and income of the target population is based on data from the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey, last conducted in 2015. A Survey of Employees in the Federal Jurisdiction is planned for 2022. It is anticipated data from the survey will be available in 2023. Survey results will include information on gender, sexual orientation and age.

Wage Earner Protection program

Target population: all Canadians – the program is available to all Canadians whose employer has filed for bankruptcy or restricting proceedings.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available.

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other:

An evaluation of the Wage Earner Protection Program was released in January 2022. The report made the following observations:

• 58% of program applicants identified as male and 42% identified as female
• a slight majority, 52%, of program applicants were between 31 and 54 years of age. 24% were aged 30 years old or younger and 21% were 55 years of age or older
• for 34% of program applicants, their highest level of education was high school or occupational training. In contrast, 31% reported college, vocational or apprenticeship training as their highest level of education
• on-the-job training represented 14% of program applicants, while managerial training represented 12% and a university degree represented 5%
• a slight majority, 53%, of program applicants were employed in the service industry

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The program routinely collects the date of birth of applicants for identity verification purposes, and by extension, the age of the applicants.

As part of the program’s evaluation which concluded in January 2022, data linkages were made to examine the socio-demographic profile of program recipients. Information on program recipients’ gender, ethnicity, income level, level of education, immigration status, and sector of employment was provided at the time of the evaluation. As a one time exercise, data from approximately 100,000 Wage Earners Protection Program recipients (from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2020) was linked to 2 other datasets:

• Employment Insurance data from ESDC
• Census 2016 and T1 Family File tax data from Statistics Canada

These data linkages were made as part of the program evaluation. The departments does not anticipate that this type of data linkages and analysis will be conducted regularly, but something similar may be included in future program evaluations.

Workplace Equity

Target population: all Canadians – includes a focus on 4 designated groups: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}:

• gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are women in 2019
• observed result: 39.5% compared to 48.2% in the available workforce;
• data source: Employment equity annual reports submitted by federally regulated private-sector employers under the Employment Equity Act
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are Indigenous people in 2019
• observed result: 2.3% compared to 4.0% in the available workforce;
• data source: Employment equity annual reports submitted by federally regulated private-sector employers under the Employment Equity Act
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are persons with disabilities in 2019
• observed result: 3.5% compared to 9.1% in the available workforce
• data source: Employment equity annual reports submitted by federally regulated private-sector employers under the Employment Equity Act
• indicator: percentage of federally regulated private-sector employees who are members of visible minorities in 2019
• observed result: 24.4% compared to 21.3% in the available workforce
• data source: Employment equity annual reports submitted by federally regulated private-sector employers under the Employment Equity Act

Key impacts – other: federally regulated private-sector employers continue to demonstrate their commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, as shown in their annual employment equity reports. For example, employers are developing performance objectives that look at diversity within the organization. In addition, some employers are creating internship and apprenticeship programs to increase the diversity of employees. They are also sharing knowledge and best practices with other employers, and partnering with community stakeholders.

Supplementary information sources:

• Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2019
• Annual employment equity statistical reports submitted by the federally regulated private sector employers

GBA plus data collection plan: in 2020 to 2021, changes were made to the Employment Equity Act and the Employment Equity Regulations. Salary data is now being collected in a way that allows for the calculation of pay gaps for all 4 designated groups in the federally regulated private sector. Employers will be expected to report new salary ranges and pay gap data in their 2021 annual employment equity reports. These reports will be submitted to the department in June 2022 and the results will be posted online, following consolidation and validation of the data by the Labour Program. The target for posting online is early 2023.

Government of Canada Internet Presence

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available.

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: quantitative data is not available. The service does not capture any client data. It is an information service and an anonymous service.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: nothing to report for 2021 to 2022. Service Canada provides the infrastructure for Canada.ca. Individual departments are responsible for their own program and service content including collection of gender-based analysis plus data.

Government of Canada telephone general enquiries service

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available.

Key impacts – statistics: quantitative data is not available. The service does not capture any client data – it is a general enquiries and anonymous service.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: the latest available Service Canada Client Experience Survey (2020 to 2021) shows that 38% of the clients who reported having used the 1 800 O-Canada service channel to seek general information have an education level of high school or less compared to 31% for the average Service Canada client. In addition, 21% of these 1 800 O-Canada users self-identified as e-vulnerable, compared to 13% for the average Service Canada Client.

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

In-person points of service

Target population: all Canadians – clients who access in-person services also include permanent residents or temporary foreign workers.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available.

Key impacts – statistics:

• indicator: in-person service channel clientele
• observed result: the in-person points of service strive to provide service access to all clients. This includes vulnerable groups such as clients with disabilities, clients who experienced barriers to service access and seniors. Among the clients who used the in-person channel during the application stage, 7% were clients with disabilities, 37% were clients who experienced barriers to service access, and 18% were seniors
• data source: 2020 to 2021 Client Experience Survey Report

Key impacts – other:

The in-person channel satisfaction among Indigenous clients was 87% in 2018 to 2019, 84% in 2019 to 2020 and 77% for 2020 to 2021.

Note: not all Indigenous clients used the in-person services through Targeted Outreach, some clients still visited in-person offices.

Data source: 2020 to 2021 Client Experience Survey Report.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

The department analyzed results of its annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey by gender and other client group variables such as; disability, newcomers, non-English or French speakers, clients living in rural areas, clients living in remote areas, youth, seniors and Indigenous identity.

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

Results from the 2021 to 2022 Client Experience Survey will become available in spring 2023.

Passport

Target population: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is responsible for GBA plus data for the Passport Program.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available.

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: not available.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) partners with ESDC and Global Affairs Canada for the delivery of the Passport Program and to ensure Canadians can access passport services. ESDC, through Service Canada, is the provider of passport services in Canada for regular passports.

IRCC is responsible to collect gender-based analysis plus data and report on impacts. 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.

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

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

Service delivery partnerships

Target population: all Canadians.

Distribution of benefits ^{Footnote 1}: not available. Since the Service Delivery Partnership (SDP) Program aims to establish service delivery partnerships to improve services to Canadians, the target groups of the SDP Program vary depending on the specific outcomes of each program and are negotiated at the outset of each partnership with each partner. Each partner, as the authority for their program, is responsible for all mandatory performance reporting, including GBA plus.

Key impacts – statistics: not available.

Key impacts – other: the purpose of the SDP Program, which replaced the Other Government Departments Program in 2021, is to establish service delivery partnerships with external partners to deliver their programs (partners can include other federal institutions, provinces and territories, municipalities, and Indigenous organizations as well as non-profit corporations or public bodies that perform a function for a previously mentioned partner). The SDP program leverages ESDC/Service Canada’s existing expertise, infrastructure and capabilities, improving service delivery on a cost-recovery basis.

Supplementary information sources: not available.

GBA plus data collection plan: service delivery partners, including other federal departments, are responsible for collecting data and reporting on impacts related to GBA plus. In fiscal year 2022 to 2023, the SDP Program will work with existing partners to confirm that GBA plus assessments have been conducted for all programs and initiatives delivered through existing SDPs. For all new SDPs, GBA plus assessments will be confirmed through monthly consultations with partnership leads, whom will be consulting with partners on their GBA plus activities. The SDP Program will track the number of SDPs for which GBA plus assessments were conducted for the related programs.

Note 1: the following scales are used to identify the distribution of program benefits.

Gender scale:

• first group: predominantly men (80% or more men)
• second group: 60% to 79% men
• third group: broadly gender-balanced
• fourth group: 60% to 79% women
• fifth group: predominantly women (80% or more women)

Income level scale:

• first group: strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• second group: somewhat benefits low income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• third group: no significant distributional impacts
• fourth group: somewhat benefits high income individuals (somewhat regressive)
• fifth group: strongly benefits high income individuals (strongly regressive)

Age group scale:

• first group: primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations
• second group: no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors
• third group: primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation