Gender-based analysis plus

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• Section 1: Institutional GBA plus Capacity
• Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program
• Core responsibility 1: Social Development
• Core responsibility 2: Pensions and Benefits
• Core responsibility 3: Learning, Skills Development, and Employment
• Core responsibility 4: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations
• Core responsibility 5: Information and Service Delivery for Other Departments

Section 1: Institutional GBA plus Capacity

Governance

The department has taken several actions to build internal capacity and advance implementation of GBA plus governance, including:

Identification of an executive GBA plus Champion;

Establishment of a GBA plus Centre of Expertise;

Launch of ‘the Black Centric Lens’ to help employees take the history, needs, and lived experiences of Black Canadians’ communities into account when designing policies, programs, and services. The lens is being piloted in two regions, Ontario and the Atlantic. Training and promotional activities are also underway to prepare for broader application.

Capacity

There has been collaboration with ESDC’s Chief Data Office on projects to improve the data collection, dissemination and display of identity characteristics inside and outside of the department. This is to increase data quality for better decision making.

In addition, the Hub designed, and implemented an Inclusive Leadership Development Pilot Program (ILDP) to support capacity building and integration of inclusive leadership strategies within senior management. The pilot helped participants deepen their knowledge in creating, promoting, and sustaining inclusive and diverse work environments.

Data Investments – To facilitate program data collection and improve the quality of data collected to measure and monitor gender and diversity outcomes in skills programs, the department achieved the following results in 2022 to 2023:

• Developed the GBA plus Data Dictionary to address inconsistencies in the definition and categorization of socio-demographic information of program participants. This evergreen dictionary provides uniform terminology for socio-demographic variables collected in skills programs and improves the capacity to discover and compare data across these programs for better analysis and measurement of program outcomes
• Undertook two ongoing data-linking projects to provide a better understanding of program outcomes for persons with disabilities and equity-deserving youth facing barriers to employment. Data linking connects eligible datasets (in accordance with laws and regulations respecting individual privacy) to allow policy makers to gather existing data from different sources without having to collect new data. These initiatives reduce administrative burden and create more robust data sets to examine outcomes for diverse program participants
• Completed four qualitative research projects to increase understanding of the lived experiences of underrepresented groups in the labour market, including their experiences and/or perceptions of skills programs. These projects examined barriers to employment faced by hard-to-reach youth; employer strategies for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the skilled trades; best practices for wraparound supports for equity-deserving groups; and ways to improve voluntary self-reporting rates among participants of the department’s skills and employment programs

Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program

Core responsibility 1: Social Development

Accessible Canada Initiative

Program goals: this initiative supports a proactive approach to the identification, removal and prevention of barriers to accessibility. This is done through the implementation and ongoing administration of the Accessible Canada Act (the act), along with the advancement of broader accessibility initiatives

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 benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly or indirectly:
• Official language minority communities
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized / visible minority communities
• Persons with disabilities (including persons with disabilities in rural and remote areas)

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: geographical distribution of projects funded for 2022 to 2024
• Observed result: 18 projects were funded under the National AccessAbility Week and Accessible Canada Partnerships streams. Projects were placed in 10 provinces and territories, with activities taking place across Canada
• Data source: program data
• Indicator: number of projects that give consideration to more than one GBA plus identity factor
• Observed result: projects are still underway. Results are anticipated in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 fiscal years
• Data source: program data

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• For the second cycle of Accessible Canada funding beginning in 2022, the department has funded projects that seek to increase the participation of diverse groups within the disability community.
• To measure the participation of these groups, 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 undertaken by project recipients to support participation from these groups/organizations.
• measures contributing to improved capacity within the disability community, in particular diverse groups within the community, to take action on removing barriers to accessibility and inclusion.
• Project results are anticipated in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 fiscal years.
• The department will also collect GBA plus related data through the implementation of the Federal Data and Measurement Strategy for Accessibility – 2022 to 2027. The Strategy sets out activities that will support the measurement of progress in the identification and removal of barriers to accessibility over time.
• The department published Phase 1 of a performance indicator framework for accessibility in August 2023 which includes indicators for employment, information and communication technologies, and transportation. When exploring potential data sources to map against these indicators, the department considers intersecting identities because many identity factors, for example, race, gender, disability status, affect how accessibility barriers are experienced.
• The department will continue to identify strategies to fill data gaps as it completes work on Phase 2 of the performance indicator framework in 2024 to 2025.

Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime

Program goals: this program 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

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent women
• Income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: proportion of applications received and processed within the prescribed timeframe
• Observed result: applicants receive a timely response
• Data source: administrative data

Key impacts (other): this program 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

Program goals: the Federal Secretariat on Early Learning and Child Care works with provinces and territories to increase access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care. In addition, inclusion is a key principle in all agreements with provinces and territories

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: first group – predominantly women (that is 80 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: women, particularly mothers, children or youth
• Groups that may benefit indirectly: men
• Groups that may face barriers to access: Indigenous people, Black or other racialized / visible minority marginalized communities, persons with disabilities or health issues or their caregivers, newcomers or immigrants, individuals of particular socio-economic status, individuals of particular educational level and/ or individuals of particular familial characteristics (for example, marital status, family status), 2SLGBTQIA+

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: 51,617 new child care spaces announced in 2022 to 2023 under the Canada-wide early learning and child care system. Note that these results do not include the more than 40,000 spaces created under the Early Learning and Child Care Bilateral Agreements
• Data source: publicly announced spaces from provinces and territories

Key impacts (other):

• Benefits of the Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system are also anticipated for those working in the early learning and child care sector. Approximately 96% of these workers are women and roughly a third of whom are immigrant women. Growing the number of affordable regulated ELCC spaces will increase employment opportunities. Also, investments to improve the quality of early learning and child care will positively impact working conditions and qualifications of the workforce.
• Access to affordable, high quality ELCC 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 (for example, Indigenous children, children with additional support needs, official language minority communities and recent immigrants) benefitting from inclusive child care programming.
• 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 2SLGBTQIA+ 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. 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 child care 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 (2017 to 2018) and the National Progress Report on Early Learning and Child Care (2018 to 2019) provide 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 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 early learning and child care 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 three 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

Program goals: the program provides funding for projects that make Canadian communities and workplaces more accessible for persons with disabilities. Funded projects are for the benefit of persons with disabilities regardless of gender, region, or any other identity factor. Data is collected on gender and diversity for funded projects from recipients’ final activity reports. Data is analyzed to determine any program trends relative to GBA plus

Target population: a particular demographic group – persons with disabilities

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly or indirectly: persons with disabilities or health issues or their caregivers

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: sub-groups of persons with disabilities benefitting from the projects (2020 Small projects component)
• Observed result: the 161 organizations funded through the 2020 Small projects component benefited the following sub-groups:
• Children (0-15): 23
• Youth (16-25): 53
• Adults (26-64): 31
• Seniors (65+): 106
• Indigenous people: 23
• Visible minorities: 49
• Women: 57
• 2SLGBTQIA+: 39
• Veterans: 32
• Data source: 2020 Final Reports – Small projects component
• Note: some organizations benefit more than one equity-deserving group. Recipients submit final reports after the close of their project. The latest data source reports on funded projects from the 2020 Small projects call for proposals

Key impacts (other): organizations that receive funding through the program 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 projects from final activity reports from funding recipients. Recipients are required to select the groups their project targets. The data is analyzed to determine program trends relative to GBA plus. Data that is collected include sub-groups of people with disabilities targeted (age range, Indigenous status, women, veterans and 2SLGBTQIA+ and type of disability targeted). This data is available following the final report submitted by recipient organizations at the end of their 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

Program goals:

• This initiative provides investments in a wide range of programs and services including Aboriginal Head Start and Day Care programming. It enhances early childhood development and school readiness for Indigenous children regardless of where they live.
• Indigenous women face unique challenges and tend to be primary caregivers. Access to culturally appropriate Indigenous early learning and child care (ELCC) programming has a positive impact by helping to increase social supports and improve education, employment and health outcomes

Target population: a particular demographic group – Indigenous families with young children 0-6 years

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: first group – predominantly Indigenous women (that is 80 per cent or more)
• Income: first group – strongly benefits low income individuals (strongly progressive)
• Age groups:
• First group – primarily benefits workers
• Second group – primarily benefits Indigenous children and future generations  

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Indigenous women (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women and children)

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. This includes 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 ELCC. Topics include: 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 for GBA plus analysis related to Indigenous ELCC once results data and analysis is collected and completed

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, to 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

Program goals: the program provides funding to make a difference in the lives of seniors and their communities. Funding recipients are encouraged to address the needs of diverse senior communities, vulnerable seniors and underserved seniors. A final report is used to assess whether the program is meeting GBA plus objectives, in addition to assessments in the application process and routine progress reporting

Target population: a particular demographic group – seniors in Canada

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent women
• Income: first group - strongly benefits low-income individuals (strongly progressive)
• Age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Women seniors were both the majority of volunteers and beneficiaries. The majority of projects served geographically isolated seniors, low-income seniors, seniors with disabilities, Indigenous seniors and visible minority seniors. Based on the available data Official Language minority communities and 2SLGBTQIA+ benefited from the least number of projects
• Groups that may experience negative impacts: there were no examples where the program led to negative impacts

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: groups benefitting from the program
• Observed result:
• Women volunteers represented 65% of all volunteers. They were also 61% of all program beneficiaries. Approximately 83% of all projects directly addressed socially isolated seniors. This expanded the social participation and inclusion of seniors
• Note: the high number of projects addressing senior isolation was in response to the pandemic lockdowns
• Approximately 23% of all projects targeted seniors who were new immigrants and from ethno-cultural communities
• Data source: final reports from funding recipients

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Efforts have been made to improve the use of electronic forms in the application and final reporting stage. This method requires internet access and ease with using electronics. For example, a computer. Paper-based forms continue to be available to individuals who request it
• The final report template will be provided earlier to funding recipients. This will provide them with more time to ask questions and seek guidance and it will improve response validity. This will allow the program to use the latest available data to continue to respond to the needs of seniors and different groups within this population
• These improvements are necessary as they are the primary method to collect GBA plus data. Further, confidence in this data is anticipated to improve and relevant policy interventions may be made in a timely manner in order to continue programming which is sensitive to GBA plus and vulnerable senior populations

Social Development Partnerships Program – Children and Families component

Program goals: funding supports projects in the not-for-profit sector to meet social needs and aspirations of children and families of vulnerable populations. One project provided financial awareness to indigenous peoples in rural and remote communities. Another project provided tools and knowledge resources to a broad base of community partners looking to serve diverse populations

Target populations:

• Children and families
• Vulnerable individuals such as women, youths, seniors, caregivers, newcomers, Indigenous peoples, official language minority communities, Black communities in Canada, northern communities, newcomers, immigrants, persons with disabilities and 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Indigenous people and people residing in rural areas of Canada

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of Indigenous community members benefiting from products and podcasts
• Observed result: over 35,000 individuals engaged through 14 communities of practice with the objectives of ending poverty and deepening communities in cities
• Data source: program final report

Key impacts (other):

• Black-led organizations are the primary beneficiaries of the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI). In addition, Black individuals, families, and communities in Canada as well as other marginalized communities also benefit. Capacity building and infrastructure of Black-led organizations help to better serve and meet the needs of these groups.
• Organizations receiving funding from SBCCI Capital Funding target Black communities. More than 675,000 Black people in Canada have directly benefited from these projects. Of this group, 46% (approximately 310,000) were new beneficiaries to the organizations. Almost 90% of projects targeted specific Black group(s), with youth, new immigrants, low-income individuals, and women being the most targeted. Overall, the SBCCI Capital Funding projects benefited more Black women, 56.2%, than Black men, 43.0%, or individuals who do not identify as either of these groups, 0.7%. Individuals under the age of 25 accounted for a large proportion of the beneficiaries, 28%, while seniors, those aged 55 and over, accounted for 17% of the beneficiaries

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Data is collected using a final report which recipients are encouraged to answer at the completion of their projects. The final report asks recipients to identify the populations they serve and whether they are part of any vulnerable populations or are gender specific. Further, recipients are asked to reflect on how their project impacted their target populations. Conclusions from these reports are used in future program policy and funding opportunities.
• The Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) engagement with Black communities, including the SBCCI National Funders Network and the SBCCI External Reference Group also provide qualitative data on the lived experiences of Black people in Canada. The membership of the External Reference Group reflects Canada’s ethnocultural, gender, regional and linguistic diversity, and members bring youth, persons with disability, female, and seniors’ perspectives among others. This data is used to inform program development and support decision-making.
• The SBCCI also is also revising reporting and data collection and leveraging community engagement. This is to ensure that people who experience multiple forms of marginalization are receiving support from their communities, and that the organizations that support multiple marginalized people are increasing their capacity to serve them

Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability component

Program goals:

• Funding is provided to not-for-profit organizations working to address the social issues and barriers that persons with disabilities face. It also supports the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act
• Social Development Partnerships Program- Disability (SDPP-D) required organizations receiving national operating funding to conduct a GBA plus analysis to identify the needs of diverse groups among persons with disabilities. For example, intersecting identity factors such as gender identity and gender expression

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 benefitsⁱ : not available. This component of the program does not provide direct services or benefits to individual Canadians. It does not collect data about the organizations or individuals that may benefit from projects funded by the program

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: persons with disabilities and their families are direct and indirect beneficiaries. Due to the various intersectional identities of persons with disabilities, persons from all demographic groups could directly benefit from this program as well
• Groups that may benefit indirectly: due to the various intersectional identities of persons with disabilities, persons from all demographic groups could indirectly benefit from this program as well

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of disability organizations receiving national operating funding whose staff have completed a GBA plus course
• Observed result: 24 out of 28
• Data source: performance indicator reports
• Notes:
• These disability organizations are also actively developing plans to address barriers to GBA plus within their organizations
•  28 out of 28 national disability organizations funded under the Disability component’s national operating funding stream contribute to reporting on this indicator

Key impacts (other): employees of funded organizations take GBA plus training. In addition, organizations conduct a GBA plus analysis on their project activities and formulate plans to address barriers to intersectional inclusion

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. Funding recipients indicated that they required support from the program to achieve this objective
• In response, the program 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 by current recipients. The data can also be used to address gaps in funding for future program calls for proposals
• Data is collected through annual reports submitted by recipient organizations and 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 three years in duration. However, agreements set to expire at the end of 2021 to 2022 were extended for an additional year and concluded on March 31, 2023. Full data from these agreements will be available in September 2023

Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy:

Program goals:

• Social Purpose Organizations (SPOs) play a key role in tackling socio-economic and environmental challenges. The Social Innovation and Social Finance (SI/SF) Strategy helps SPOs access flexible financing opportunities that enable them to grow and enhance their impacts
• SPOs led by and serving equity-deserving groups are important contributors to the SI/SF Strategy. These SPOs best understand the needs and barriers in their communities. The SI/SF Strategy undertakes thorough data collection and engagement to ensure that these SPOs are able to participate in the programs under the SI/SF 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 benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: funded SPOs. Groups that benefit directly from the SI/SF tend to have more women, Indigenous people, and members from Black and other racialized/visible minority communities than in the overall Canadian population. These groups can be found both within the SPOs and served by the SPOs
• Groups that may face barriers to access or may experience negative impacts: none 

Key impacts (statistics) – Investment Readiness Program:

• Indicator: diversity of social purpose organizations (SPOs) receiving Investment Readiness Program funding
• Observed results:
• Over 75% of SPOs receiving Investment Readiness Program funding indicate that they serve at least one equity-deserving population:
• 21% serve Indigenous peoples
• 20% serve women
• 13% serve Black communities
• 7% serve other racialized communities
• 6% serve 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
• Over 60% of SPOs receiving Investment Readiness Program funding indicate that they are led by least one equity-deserving population.
• 52% are led by women
• 13% are led by Indigenous peoples
• 12% of are led by Black communities
• 11% are led by other racialized communities
• 8% are led by 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
• Data source: Investment Readiness Program beneficiary data

Key impacts (statistics) – Social Finance Fund:

• Indicator: percentage of funding recipients’ contributing to advancing social equity and gender equality. The target is 35% contributing to advancing social equity and 15% contributing to gender equality by March 31, 2039
• Observed result: results will be available in 2024 to 2025
• Data source: reports from funding recipients

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Investment Readiness Program: the program is collecting data on the diversity of SPO’s leadership and the populations they serve. It is also collecting data on the amount of funding provided to SPOs 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 will also use the data generated 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
• Social Finance Fund: the program is collecting disaggregated data on representation of equity-deserving groups on the leadership teams and governance bodies of the social finance intermediaries and social purpose organizations that funding recipients invest in. This includes looking at the representation of women, Black people, Indigenous peoples among others. The program will also collect data on the percentage and value of funding recipient’s investments that are used advance social equity and/or gender equality. The data will be used to monitor progress towards broadening the reach of social finance to underserved populations and enhancing social equity practices in Canada’s social finance market over time. In addition, this data will provide information on which communities face barriers to participating in the social finance market and may need additional support

Strategic Engagement and Research Program

Program goals:

• This program supports international and domestic organizations to conduct research and research-related events that align with the department’s mandate and priorities
• In 2022 to 2023, the department ensured that the GBA plus components of the initiatives that used SERP funding were reviewed and that the projects supported considered GBA plus

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ : the benefitting group has no notable characteristics beyond the Canadian population overall

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics): not available

Key impacts (other):

• In 2022 to 2023, SERP funding supported the Munk School-Queen’s International Institute on Social Policy conference, “Next Wave: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Policy in the Coming Decade”. A key objective of the conference was to heighten awareness and understanding on the differential impacts of recent socioeconomic shifts on those who are often marginalized: women, new immigrants and refugees, people of colour, persons with disabilities, low skilled/low paid service workers
• A post-survey of conference participants showed a heightened understanding in the following areas:
• Current and projected social, economic and demographic trends related to inclusion and diversity and social and economic inequalities
• Possible policy avenues for strengthening income, social, health, and labour market outcomes for all, with a particular focus on those facing systemic barriers
• How intersecting and compounding effects of income, race, indigeneity, education, gender etc. can create concentrations of advantage and disadvantage

Supplementary information sources: public reports of SERP projects funded and completed in 2022 to 2023:2022 Munk School-Queen’s International Institute on Social Policy (MSQIISP) conference, “Next Wave: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Policy in the Coming Decade”

GBA plus data collection plan:

• In 2022 to 2023 the department implemented requirements to collect data to measure the impact of SERP’s impacts by gender and diversity
• Project proposals submitted to the department must include information on how the proposed research and research-related events will take into account intersecting factors. Factors include gender, age, disability issues, income, education, language, geography, 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 and equity deserving groups
• Departmental officials will monitor research and research-related events that contribute to the understanding of GBA plus equity issues. This will be done by ensuring that the research is disseminated (available publicly) whenever possible and discussed as part of the information sharing role of the DG level Portfolio Research Steering Committee, as appropriate
• Furthermore, departmental officials will track the number of final reports and/or events for which the funded organization has conducted a GBA plus assessment. This information will enable departmental officials to monitor and ensure that funds reach a diversity of organizations and beneficiary populations. The collection of this information over time will help to examine the impact of the program on different subpopulations

Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

Program goals:

• This program builds public awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by engaging with Canadians, fostering new knowledge, partnerships and networks and encouraging action in support of Moving Forward Together: Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy and Canada’s word to advance the 2030 Agenda
• When assessing proposals, a GBA plus lens is applied and the inclusion of groups such as women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and other diverse groups of people is considered

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ : not available

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: vulnerable and equity seeking groups. For example, the program directly supported three National Indigenous Organizations to include Indigenous Peoples in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and Moving Forward Together: Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy which has an objective to help advance Reconciliation

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: geographic distribution of funding in 2022 to 2023
• Observed result:
• British Columbia – 1 contribution project
• Manitoba – 1 contribution project
• Nova Scotia – 2 contribution projects
• Ontario – 6 contribution projects; 1 grant project
• Québec – 3 contribution projects
• Total – 13 contribution projects; 1 grant project
• Data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions

Key impacts (other): the program enables and supports three National Indigenous Organizations: the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and the Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami

Supplementary information sources: List of projects funded by the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

GBA plus data collection plan: The department has started work to improve measurement of socio-demographic variables by allowing for the collection and disaggregation of data for GBA plus analysis and reporting. This work is currently in the planning and development phase. Enhanced data collection is scheduled to take place by the end of fiscal year 2024 to 2025

Core responsibility 2: Pensions and Benefits

Canada Disability Savings Program

Program goals:

• This program supports the long-term financial security of persons with disabilities. Incentives are provided (grants and bonds) to open and contribute to a Registered Disability Savings Plan. The grant and bond respond to long-standing and ongoing needs identified by people with disabilities, their families, and organizations supporting them. This helps to reduce barriers to saving for the future
• The Canada Disability Savings Program (CDSP) undertook limited Gender Based Analysis plus analysis due to data limitations. Key program results were monitored by sex, income level, province/territory of residence, language. This analysis helps inform outreach and promotional activities to increase take up in regions where there is lower than average participation

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: second group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Canadians with disabilities who are approved for the Disability Tax Credit
• Groups that may benefit indirectly: the families of these individuals and organizations supporting these individuals may benefit indirectly

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of beneficiaries aged 0 to 49 in 2022 of low- to modest-income receiving a bond who have also received a grant
• Observed result: 47%
• Data source: program data

• Indicator: percentage of Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries aged 0 to 49 years receiving a grant and/or a bond in 2022
• Observed result: 76%
• Data source: program data

Key impacts (other):

• In 2022, 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 2022 where women comprise approximately 41.4% 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, 2023, there were 263,861 active Registered Disability Savings Plans. 54.7% (144.380) of all Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries are aged 0 to 34 years. Of this age cohort, men (94,416) make up 65.4% and women (49,964) make up 34.6%
• Of all active Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries as of March 2023, those aged 35 to 49 years comprise 26.7% (70,420). Of this age cohort, men (37,337) make up 54.4% and women (32,083) 45.6%
• Of the 263,861 Registered Disability Savings Plans, 61.8% belong to low- or modest-income individuals and 27.5% belong to high-income individuals. The remaining 11.7% 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 program is working to broaden and enhance the availability of gender and socio-demographic information it can use to conduct GBA plus. Currently the program’s system only accepts male or female sex identifiers for applicants. The program will undertake a project to modify the system and require financial institutions to collect gender data instead of sex data. In addition, a non-binary gender option will be added. This will enable Registered Disability Savings Plan beneficiaries and holders to identify their gender when opening a plan and applying for grants and bonds. This will enhance the program’s ability to conduct GBA plus analysis. It is expected that this gender-based data will be available to the program in 2024

Canada Pension Plan

Program goals: the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provides workers and their families with minimum basic income replacement upon the retirement, disability, or death of a contributor. While slightly more women than men are benefiting from the CPP retirement pension, considerably more women than men are benefiting from CPP disability and survivor benefits. Disability and survivor benefits reflect the social insurance nature of the Plan and are not a direct return on contributions

Target populations: while primarily a retirement plan, the many benefits provided by the Canada Pension Plan provide protection to a variety of Canadians, as follows:

• CPP – Retirement: a particular demographic group – the CPP provides monthly retirement pensions to older Canadians which partially replaces their labour earnings from work
• CPP – Disability: a particular demographic group – the CPP provides a monthly disability pension to working age contributors who have a severe and prolonged disability, and a monthly benefit to their dependent children under 25
• CPP – Survivor Pensions: a particular demographic group – the CPP provides a monthly survivor pension to the legal spouse or common-law partner of an eligible deceased CPP contributor. Amounts received vary based on the age of the surviving spouse or common-law partner and the contributions made to the CPP by the deceased contributor
• CPP – Children’s Benefits: a particular demographic group – the CPP provides a monthly benefit to the dependent children of deceased CPP contributors. A deceased contributor must have made sufficient contributions to the CPP, and their dependent child must be either under age 18 or under age 25 and attending a recognized school or university full-time.
• CPP – Death Benefit: no particular demographic group; all Canadians. The CPP death benefit is provides the estate of a deceased contributor a flat-rate amount of $2,500 to help offset funeral expenses (or, if there is no estate, the next of kin or the individual that paid for the funeral expenses).

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• CPP Retirement pension:
• 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:
• 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 per cent to 79 per cent women
• Income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• Age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation
• CPP Children benefits:
• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• Income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• Age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations
• CPP Death benefit:
• Gender: second group – 60% to 79% men
• Income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• Age group: third group – primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• CPP Retirement pension:
• Groups that may benefit directly: seniors
• CPP Disability pension:
• Groups that may benefit directly: persons with disabilities
• CPP Survivor’s pension:
• Groups that may benefit directly: women, individuals of particular familial characteristics, for example, widows and widowers
• CPP Children benefits:
• Groups that may benefit directly: children or youth, students
• CPP Death benefit:
• Groups that may benefit directly: individuals of particular familial characteristics, for example, individuals related to a deceased contributor

Key impacts (statistics):

• CPP Retirement pension:
• Indicator: percentage of recipients who are women
• Observed result: 52.3%
• Data source: The CPP & OAS Stats Book 2022
• CPP Disability pension:
• Indicator: percentage of recipients who are women
• Observed result: 55.9%
• Data source: The CPP & OAS Stats Book 2022
• CPP Survivor’s pension:
• Indicator: percentage of recipients who are women
• Observed result: 79.4%
• Data source: The CPP & OAS Stats Book 2022
• CPP Children benefits
• Indicator: percentage of recipients who are women
• Observed result: 50.9%
• Data source: CPP administrative data
• CPP Death benefit
• Indicator: percentage of total number of benefits paid on behalf of a deceased women contributor
• Observed result: 40.0%
• Data source: CPP administrative data

Key impacts (other):

• The CPP Retirement Pension cannot be applied for before the age of 60. As a result, all 5.7 million recipients are at least 60 years old. 88.4% are aged 65 or older and 38.1% are aged 75 years or older
• The CPP Disability Pension is only available to working age adults under the age of 65. Individuals who receive CPP Disability Pensions are automatically converted at age 65 to a CPP Retirement Pension. As much as 66% of the 325,000 Disability Pension recipients are aged 55 or older
• The CPP Survivor’s Pension is available to all legal spouses and common-law partners of deceased CPP contributors, regardless of their age. However, as many as 82.4% of the 1.2 million recipients are aged 65 or older
• CPP Children Benefits are available only to dependent children of disabled and deceased CPP contributors under the age of 18 or under the age of 25 if in full time attendance at school or university. As a result, all 140,000 recipients are under the age of 25
• The CPP Death Benefit is paid to the estate of a contributor on the contributor’s behalf. A total of $454.0 million were provided to 176,000 recipients
• Data source: The CPP & OAS Stats Book 2022 and CPP administrative data

Supplementary information sources: Employment and Social Development Canada (2022). The Annual CPP & OAS Stats Book 2022; Statistics Related to Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. Table 11.AP Canada Pension Plan Number of Beneficiaries by Gender and by Age for June 2022; Table 12. Contributors and Contributions by Gender; and Table 13. Average Earnings and Contributions by Gender

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Legislative amendments included in the first Budget Implementation Act for Budget 2023 will allow the department to use Canada Revenue Agency-collected data to perform policy analysis, reporting and evaluation functions for the CPP, as announced initially under Budget 2022
• Access to this data will allow the department to conduct further GBA plus analysis, reporting and evaluation functions related to the CPP, especially pertaining to marginalized groups, such as CPP survivors, disability pension recipients, and low-income seniors. These amendments were enacted on June 22, 2023

Old Age Security

Program goals:

• This program ensures a minimum income for Canadian seniors and  mitigates income disruptions at retirement. Benefits under the Old Age Security (OAS) program are available to eligible seniors who are 65 years of age or older, and to some near seniors who are aged 60 to 64 years old. In 2022 to 2023, 99% of the 7.1 million OAS program beneficiaries were aged 65 years and older, and 1% are aged between 60 to 64 years old
• The OAS Administrative Database allows the disaggregation of information on OAS beneficiaries by sex, age, and place of residence. This database can be linked to income information and regional distribution. As a result, the Department is able to conduct GBA plus assessments of the OAS program

Target populations:

• 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 who are either the spouse or common-law partner of a GIS recipient or who are widows or widowers

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Seniors aged 65 and over, who meet the residence and legal status requirements, benefit directly from the OAS pension
• Lower-income seniors aged 65 and over benefit directly from the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). The GIS is an additional benefit payable to low-income recipients of the OAS pension 
• Lower-income Canadians aged 60 to 64, who are the spouses or common-law partners of GIS recipients, or who are widows or widowers, benefit directly from the Allowances
• Groups that face barriers:
• Immigrant seniors may have a lower level of awareness of Canadian social programs and benefits, as their home countries may not have equivalent programs.
• Homeless and transient individuals often do not have a bank account, which is many cases is linked to a lack of proper identification. This can make it difficult for them to receive government benefits.
• Indigenous seniors may not be well informed about government supports to which they are entitled and their associated programs.

Key impacts (statistics):

• OAS Pension:
• Indicator: percentage of OAS pensioners who are women
• Observed result: 54%
• Data source: OAS administrative data, March 2023
• Indicator: percentage of OAS pensioners with after-tax income below $30,000 and $50,000
• Observed result: 50%, or 3.1 million, of OAS pensioners have after-tax incomes below $30,000. 81%, or 5.1 million, of OAS pensioners have after-tax incomes below $50,000
• Data source: 2021 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: 96.7% (2020)
• Data source: ESDC custom tabulation from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD)
• GIS
• Indicator: percentage of GIS recipients who are women
• Observed result: 58%
• Data source: OAS Administrative Data, March 2023
• Indicator: percentage of GIS recipients with after-tax income below $25,000
• Observed result: 71%, or 1.5 million, of GIS recipients have after-tax incomes below $25,000
• Data source: 2021 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: 91.9% (2020)
• Data source: ESDC custom tabulation from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD)
• Allowances:
• Indicator: percentage of Allowance recipients who are women
• Observed result: 85%
• Data source: OAS Administrative Data, March 2023
• Indicator: percentage of Allowance recipients with after-tax income below $20,000
• Observed result: 61%, or 54,000, of Allowance recipients have after-tax incomes below $20,000
• Data source: 2021 Canadian Income Survey, Statistics Canada

Key impacts (other):

• As the first pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System, the OAS program (which includes the OAS pension, the GIS, and the Allowances) plays a key role in reducing the incidence of low-income among Canadian seniors
• The latest data from the Canadian Income Survey shows that since 2015, there has been a decrease in the poverty rate for seniors as measured by Canada's Official Poverty Line (the Market Basket Measure, 2018 base), from 7.1% in 2015 to 5.6% in 2021

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: the department conducted GBA plus research and data analysis based on OAS administrative data. Statistics Canada income survey data was also incorporated into this work

Core responsibility 3: Learning, Skills Development, and Employment

Apprenticeship Grants

Program goals: The Apprenticeship Grants program provides grants to support entry, progression and certification within an apprenticeship program in a designated Red Seal trade. Strategies to increase the uptake of apprenticeships by equity-deserving groups identified through GBA plus are built into the design of the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy. These include providing employers with additional support for hiring apprentices from equity-deserving groups that are known to face barriers to pursuing a career in the skilled trades. This also includes consideration of linguistic diversity, official languages and official language minority communities

Target populations:

• 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.
• The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W) benefits women in Red Seal trades where they are under-represented

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant:
• Gender: first group – predominantly men (that is 80 per cent 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 (that is 80 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant:
• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women:
• Groups that may benefit indirectly: women

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of Apprenticeship Incentive Grants issued annually
• Observed result: 31,524. Of these, 1,940 were issued to apprentices who self-identified as women
• Data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions – Client Module

• Indicator: number of Apprenticeship Completion Grants issued annually
• Observed result: 19,336 ACG issued. Of these, 1,629 were issued to apprentices who self-identified as women
• Data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions – Client Module

• Indicator: number of Apprenticeship Incentive Grant-Women issued annually
• Observed result: 3,204
• Data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions – Client Module

Key impacts (other):

• Women are more likely than men to feel that the Apprenticeship Grants help them cover the costs of their apprenticeship training. Through this program women are eligible for addition grants 
• 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:

• The department will continue to collaborate with Statistics Canada on the Education and the Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) to expand the program’s capacity to report on impacts by gender and diversity. ELMLP includes sociodemographic and income variables of apprentices and is linked to additional datasets, including apprentice grants, loans, and Census 2016
• The next evaluation is planned to be completed in fiscal year 2024 to 2025. 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
• The Apprenticeship Grant evaluation will include a formative evaluation of the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women pilot project – which was too new to examine in the last evaluation

Apprenticeship Service

Program goals:

• The Apprenticeship Service addresses a lack of skilled tradespeople and diversity in the trades. It provides incentives for small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) to create first year apprenticeship opportunities and hire individuals from equity-deserving groups
• Strategies to increase the uptake of apprenticeships by equity-deserving groups identified through GBA plus are built into the design of the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy. These include providing employers with additional support for hiring apprentices from equity-deserving groups that are known to face barriers to pursuing a career in the skilled trades. This also includes consideration of linguistic diversity, official languages and official language minority communities

Target population: all Canadians – first-year apprentices in 39 Red Seal trades found predominately in the construction and manufacturing sectors

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: first group – predominantly men (that is 80 per cent or more men)
• Income: fourth group – somewhat benefits high income individuals (somewhat regressive)
• Age group: second group – no  significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Women
• Indigenous people
• Racialized communities, including Black Canadians
• Persons with disabilities
• Newcomers
• Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicators:
• Number of employers who access supports to hire apprentices, including those from equity-deserving groups
• Number of individuals hired through the Apprenticeship Service, including those from equity-deserving groups. For example, women, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, racialized communities, including Black Canadians
• Observed result:
• 1,950 employers accessed supports to hire apprentices, including those from equity-deserving groups
• 6,023 individuals were hired through the Apprenticeship Service, including those from equity-deserving groups. For example, women, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, racialized communities, including Black Canadians

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: To measure the GBA plus impacts of the Apprenticeship Service, the department will collect data through annual surveys. These surveys will run from fiscal year 2022 to 2023 until the end of fiscal year 2024 to 2025. The data will be disaggregated by equity-deserving groups. These include women, Indigenous people, newcomers, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and racialized communities, including Black Canadians

Canada Education Savings Program

Program goals: the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) delivers education savings benefits to help children and families save and plan for post-secondary education. The program analyzes the sociodemographic profiles of program beneficiaries to inform ongoing policy and outreach efforts

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• Income: second group - somewhat benefits low-income individuals (somewhat progressive)
• Age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly or indirectly:
• Children or youth
• Students
• Families with low income
• Groups that may face barriers to access/participation or may experience negative impacts: 
• Indigenous people
• Parents or caregivers with low income
• Parents or caregivers with lower education
• Lone-parent families

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: Canada Learning Bond (CLB) take-up rate
• Observed result: as of 2022, 42.5% of eligible children from low-income families had received the CLB in a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
• Data source: CESP administrative data

• Indicator: percentage of eligible Indigenous children that received the CLB
• Observed result: in 2016, only slightly less than 7% of children who had an Indigenous parent and who were eligible for the CLB received it. By comparison, 27.7% of children who were non-Indigenous and who were eligible for the CLB received it
• Data source: CESP administrative data linked to the 2016 Census data
• Indicator: RESP withdrawals for CESP beneficiaries belonging to low- and middle-income families
• Observed result: in 2022, $5.1 billion was withdrawn from the RESPs of 493,299 students to help pay for their studies. From this total, $1.8 billion was withdrawn from RESPs that supported the education of 182,525 students from low- and middle-income families
• Data source: CESP administrative data
• Indicator: postsecondary education participation among low-income students that received the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG)
• Observed result: when controlling for some factors known to influence PSE participation, for example, parental income, the probability that an 18-year-old belonging to a low-income family will enroll in PSE by the age of 26 is 22.4 percentage points higher among CESG beneficiaries than non-beneficiaries
• Data source: CESP administrative data linked to Postsecondary Student Information System and Registered Apprenticeship Information System data

Key impacts (other): a 2021 evaluation of the CESP identified the following barriers to accessing the CLB among underrepresented groups: lack of time to commit to the process of opening an account, difficulty obtaining required documents, for example, birth certificate and SIN, and associated costs, mistrust of financial institutions, lack of awareness and understanding of the program, and language barriers

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

GBA plus data collection plan: the program is moving from collection of data on sex to collection of data on gender. Currently, RESP promoters collect information on sex (male or female) of the beneficiary during the application process. The CESP is modifying its systems and forms so that promoters will instead collect information on gender, including a non-binary gender option and an option to indicate when no gender was provided. The CESP system will start collecting gender information in October 2023. Promoters will have until May 1, 2024 to make their system changes to collect and transmit gender data

Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Program goals: this program was announced on March 15, 2020 and provided financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians who were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of 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): Auditor General’s report in December 2022 confirms that the Government’s COVID-19 benefit programs, including the CERB, achieved their objectives in terms of helping mitigate poverty and income inequality and in facilitating an economic rebound

Supplementary information sources:

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

GBA plus data collection plan: as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) concluded in December 2020 and given the accelerated implementation, the exceptional nature, and the duration of the CERB, there is no GBA data collection plan in place for 2022 to 2023

Canada Recovery Benefits

Program goals:

• The Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) was in place between September 27, 2020 and October 23, 2021. The CRB provided income support to employed and self-employed individuals who experienced at least a 50% reduction in average weekly income due to COVID-19 and were not entitled to Employment Insurance benefits
• The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) was in place between September 27, 2020 and May 7, 2022. The CRCB provided income support to employed and self-employed individuals who were unable to work because they had to care for a child under 12 years old or a family member who needed supervised care
• The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) was in place between September 27, 2020 and May 7, 2022. CRSB provided income support to employed and self-employed individuals who were unable to work because they were sick or needed to self-isolate due to COVID-19, or had an underlying health condition that put them at greater risk of getting COVID-19

Target population:

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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 per cent to 79 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

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

• Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit:
• Indicator: percentage of Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit recipients by gender, age group, and income
• Observed results:
• 68% of recipients are women. Women make up 47% of labour force participants aged 15 and over
• 76% of recipients are between 25 and 44 years of age
• 65% of recipients earned annual income of less than $30,000 or had no tax filing in 2019
• Data source: Canada Revenue Agency
• Note: data covers period of April 4, 2021 to March 27, 2022. Distribution of benefits by income results are based on 2019 tax returns. The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit ended on May 7, 2022
• Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit:
• Indicator: percentage of Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit recipients by gender, age group, and income
• Observed results:
• the benefit has been distributed fairly equally between women at 53% and men at 47%
• 54% of recipients are between 25 and 44 years of age
• 63% of recipients earned less than $30,000 or had no tax filing in 2019
• Data source: Canada Revenue Agency
• Note: data covers period of April 4, 2021 to March 27, 2022. Distribution of benefits by income results are based on 2019 tax returns. The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit ended on May 7, 2022

Key impacts (other): The Auditor General’s report in December 2022 confirms that the Government’s COVID-19 benefit programs, including the Canada Recovery Benefits, achieved their objectives in terms of helping mitigate poverty and income inequality and in facilitating an economic rebound

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, there is no GBA plus data collection plan in place for 2022 to 2023

Canada Service Corps

Program goals: Canada Service Corps (CSC) promotes civic engagement among Canadian youth by funding organizations that deliver service opportunities to help youth gain essential life skills and experience. The CSC program used disaggregated data from recipient organizations in fiscal year 2022 to 2023 to understand the impacts of GBA plus considerations upon Indigenous and underserved youth

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

• Indigenous youth
• Visible minority and racialized youth
• Youth with disabilities
• Youth living in rural or remote areas
• 2SLGBTQIA+ youth
• Youth from low-income families
• Newcomer youth
• Official language minority communities youth

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly and indirectly:
• Individuals living in remote and rural areas
• Women
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• Persons with disabilities or health issues or their caregivers
• Children or youth
• Newcomers or immigrants

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: total number of service opportunities
• Observed results:
• During the fiscal year 2022 to 2023, based on participant data reported by organizations, the Canada Service Corps (CSC) delivered more than 9,000 service opportunities.
• Based on participant data reported by organizations:
• 74% of CSC participants identified as Indigenous and underserved youth.
• A further (preliminary) breakdown of demographics of participating youth follows:
• 30% rural and remote youth
• 14% Indigenous youth
• 6% youth from Official Language Minority Communities
• 18% 2SLGBTQIA+ youth
• 37% racialized minority youth
• 10% youth with disabilities
• 48.8% female youth
• Data source: administrative data

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: as of April 2021, CSC has been collecting anonymous demographic data consistent with GBA plus needs. Building on this work, the CSC has identified new variables for data collection that will support further GBA plus improvements in CSC programming. As of December 2022, there has been an inclusion of new data elements which allows CSC to assess the differences between respective demographic groups and their experiences in service, for example, duration and training

Canada Student Financial Assistance Program and Canada Apprentice Loan

Program goals:

• The goal of the Canada Student Financial Assistance (CSFA) program is to ensure accessibility and affordability of post-secondary education. This is done by providing targeted grants and needs‑based loans to students from low- and middle-income families, students with dependents, and students with disabilities
• The CSFA program collects data that is analyzed by gender, age, province, income, Indigenous and disability statuses, and program type. This provides a baseline against which the impacts of specific changes on gender and age groups can be measured

Target population:

• Canada Student Financial Assistance (CSFA) Program: a particular demographic group – post-secondary education students, including full- and part-time students from low- and middle-income households, including those with dependents and/or who have a disability. This program is limited to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons of a particular province or territory, or individuals registered under the Indian Act
• Canada Apprentice Loan (CAL): all Canadians (including Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons of a particular province or territory and individuals registered under the Indian Act): apprentices registered in a Red Seal Trade program and that are completing technical training

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• CSFA Program:
• Gender: fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent 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 (that is 80 per cent or more men)
• Age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly or indirectly:
• Women
• Men
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• Persons with disabilities
• Students
• Newcomers or immigrants
• Low-income individuals

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: low- and middle-income students
• Observed result: at the time of finalizing this report, data was not yet available to evaluate the number of students from low- and middle-income families which received Canada Student Grants (CSG), Canada student Loans (CSL) and those that benefited from the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) in the 2022 to 2023 school year
• Data source: CSFA Program administrative data

• Indicator: students with dependents
• Observed result: at the time of finalizing this report, data was not yet available to assess the number of students with dependents that received the CSG in the 2022 to 2023 school year
• Data source: CSFA Program administrative data
• Indicator: students with disabilities
• Observed result: at the time of finalizing this report, data was not yet available to assess the number of students that received the CSG for Students with Permanent Disabilities, CSG for Services and Equipment, and those that benefitted from RAP in the 2022 to 2023 school year
• 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 2021 to 2022 CSFA Program administrative data, women:
• Represented 60% of CSFA Program recipients
• Received 61% of all CSFA Program funding. Of the $6.2 billion disbursed in grants and loans, $3.8 billion went to women
• Women also received higher average CSL and CSG amounts than men. In 2021 to 2022, women received an average of $5,361 in CSL, while men received $4.971. Women also received an average of $6,095 in CSG, while men received $5,762.
• According to 2021 to 2022 data:
• 63% of CSFA Program student financial assistance recipients were under 25 years old
• 93% of CAL recipients were male
• 31% of CAL recipients were between 25 to 29 years of age
• 26% 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. The CSFA program will also undertake analyses on barriers faced by its clients from equity seeking groups in attaining post-secondary education. These groups include Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups, 2SLGBTQIA+, 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

Program goals: this program was in place between October 24, 2021, and May 7, 2022. It provided temporary income support to workers in designated lockdown regions who, due to the COVID-19 lockdown measures in their region: lost their job and were unemployed; were self-employed, but unable to continue their work; or were employed or self-employed, but had at least a 50% reduction in average weekly income as compared to the previous year

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit recipients by gender, age group, and income
• Observed result:
• 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): the Auditor General’s report in December 2022 confirms that the Government’s COVID-19 benefit programs, including the CWLB, achieved their objectives in terms of helping mitigate poverty and income inequality and in facilitating an economic rebound

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: given the accelerated implementation, the exceptional nature, and the duration of the (CWLB), there was no GBA plus data collection plan in place for 2022 to 2023

Community Workforce Development

Program goals:

• The Community Workforce Development Program supports rural and remote communities to develop local plans that identify opportunities for economic growth. It also connects employers with training providers to upskill and reskill jobseekers to fill jobs in demand
• The program helps also aims to improve diversity and inclusion by requiring funding recipients to ensure that a minimum of 75% of their total participants identify as belonging to one or more under-represented groups in the labour market

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ : not available

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes: not available

Key impacts (statistics): not available

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: /content/canadasite/en/employment-social-development/programs/future-skills/community-workforce-development.html

GBA plus data collection plan:

• In 2022 to 2023, the Community Workforce Development Program developed a data collection plan for funded projects expected to begin in 2023 to 2024
• The program will collect disaggregated data by demographic group, geographic and sector-based variables. Data will be collected through quarterly and final reports from funding recipients. The department will use the data collected to monitor results achieved, using GBA plus and intersectional analysis. Data will also allow the program to confirm that a minimum of 75% of project participants belong to one or more underrepresented groups in the labour market

Employment Insurance

Program goals: This program benefits provide eligible workers with temporary support to partially replace lost employment income. These benefits include regular and fishing benefits for eligible unemployed workers and self-employed fishers while they look for employment or upgrade their skills, and special benefits for workers who take time off due to specific life events (illness, pregnancy, to care for a newborn or newly adopted child, to provide care or support to a critically ill or injured family member or a family member requiring end of life care)

GBA plus information supports ongoing policy development as it is used to understand how the use of the Employment Insurance (EI) program varies by gender and other claimant demographics

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• EI regular benefits:
• Indicator: number of EI regular benefit claims by gender
• Observed result: the number of new EI regular benefit claims established in fiscal year 2021 to 2022 was slightly higher than pre-pandemic levels. However, it was lower than the claims established during the second half of fiscal year 2020 to 2021. Men established 58.1% of all new regular claims in fiscal year 2021 to 2022 while women established 41.9% of new claims
• Data source: 2021 to 2022 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
• EI special benefits:
• Indicator: number of parental benefits claims by gender
• Observed result: women established over two-thirds of parental benefit claims, 71.7%, while men established 28.3% of claims
• Data source: 2021 to 2022 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
• Indicator: number of caregiving benefits claims by gender
• Observed results:
• Women established over two-thirds of claims, 70.6%, under the Compassionate Care Benefit, compared to men at 29.4% of claims. Overall, both men and women established a similar number of new claims compared to the previous year
• Women established two-thirds of claims, 67.3%, under the Family Caregiver Benefit for Adults, while men established 32.7% of claims. Overall, both men and women established a similar number of claims compared to the previous year
• Women established more claims at 75.9% than men at 24.1% 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: 2021 to 2022 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report

• Indicator: number of sickness benefit claims by gender
• Observed result: the number of new sickness benefit claims established in fiscal year 2021 to 2022 was higher than pre-pandemic levels. However, it was similar to the number of claims established during the second half of fiscal year 2020 to 2021. In fiscal year 2021 to 2022, a larger share of new EI sickness claims were established by women, 56.8%, than men, 43.2%
• Data source: 2021 to 2022 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report
• Note: There is a 1-year lag in data availability; the results shown reflect the previous years’ result for 2021 to 2022.

Key impacts (other): data for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 on the sharing of EI parental benefits by parents shows that 31.9% of claimants for standard parental benefits and 39.7% of claimants for extended parental benefits shared weeks of parental benefits

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 were , 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. This work supports evidence based policy-making aiming to increase or improve the accessibility of EI to Canadians

Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities

Program goals:

• The Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (EF-OLMC) aims to enhance the development and vitality of official language minority communities (OLMCs).
• The EF-OLMC program achieves its aims by funding OLMC organizations to increase their capacity and services for community economic development and human resources development and promoting partnerships, while providing various services to other non-for-profits community organizations, entrepreneurs, business and individuals.
• The EF-OLMC program is one of the department’s main programs that supports the department to meet its legal duty under the Official Languages Act (OLA) to enhance the vitality of OLMCs.
• In line with the spirit of the OLA, the EF-OLMC program is centred on the ‘’by and for” approach, supporting OLMC organizations to identify and respond to the needs of their communities.

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

Gender: third group - broadly gender balanced

Income: second group – somewhat benefits low-income individuals

Age group: second group - impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Canadians living in OLMCs

Key impacts (statistics):

• Not available. See other key impacts section below for program results on gender and diversity

Key impacts (other):

• The 2022 to 2023 Program Annual Report tracks the number of supports (not clients) delivered to beneficiary businesses, entrepreneurs, non-for-profit organizations and individuals in OLMCs
• The program collects data disaggregated by language of service
• The following population sub-categories currently received the most supports in 2022 to 2023: women (13,284), youth (15,534), older workers (1,265), Indigenous people (2,100), visible minorities (6,601) and immigrants (14,815). Some other groups are served to a lesser extent

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• The EF-OLMC program does not always include projects that directly serve individuals (participants). Activities include community economic development, human resource development and collaboration, including developing partnerships. However, for those activities where there are participants, the program is seeking to strengthen its data collection from recipients, including specifically demographic information (where applicable), to further inform policy and program design, set targets, and measure results
• The program additionally uses other sources, not just data collected from recipients, to understand OLMC needs and identify priorities. There are currently some knowledge and data gaps because of the size of the communities; For example, data shows that members from OLMCs (both Francophones outside of Quebec and Anglophones in Quebec) experience adverse outcomes in the labour market compared to majority linguistic populations (Census 2016 and Census 2021, LANG and the Provincial Employment Roundtable [PERT]; Statistics Canada). Additionally, current surveys and research identify barriers in the labour market for OLMCs and underrepresented groups in OLMCs, including women, immigrants, racialized peoples, youth, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, those living in rural and remote areas, and mothers
• This analysis will be used to inform the upcoming new data collection strategy within the EF-OLMC Program, and as mentioned, the revised Performance Information Profile

Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Program goals: this program develops and strengthens Canada’s foreign credential assessment and recognition capacity. It also contributes to improving the labour market integration outcomes of skilled newcomers and enhances labour mobility. The program specifically benefits newcomers, most of whom are visible minorities and captures demographic information of project participants

Target population: particular demographic groups – newcomers and individuals of particular education levels

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Specific industries or sectors of the economy: healthcare
• Newcomers or immigrants
• Skilled newcomers, with a particular focus on internationally educated health professionals

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of newcomer clients who complete their credential assessment after an intervention following loan repayment
• Observed result: 31.9% of borrowers have completed their credential recognition to date. The target is 25% by 2026
• Data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) loans contribution agreements

• Indicator: percentage of newcomer clients who find employment in their intended or related occupation after an intervention
• Observed result: 33.6% of borrowers have found employment in their intended or related occupation to date. The target is 36% by 2026
• Data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with FCR loans contribution agreements
• Indicator: percentage of FCR loans borrowers who are women
• Observed result: 49.9% of all loans issued were to women
• Data source: reports from immigrant-serving organizations with FCR loans contribution agreements

Key impacts (other): FCR systems improvement projects make credential recognition processes faster and more efficient. 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, about 75%, are women

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: starting in 2022 to 2023, a new data collection method for FCR Loans projects was piloted. This new data collection method utilizes Microsoft Forms to provide more timely and easily accessible data on the number of skilled newcomers receiving loans and support services, with a breakdown of participants who identify as a women or visible minority

Future Skills:

Program goals:

• Future Skills aims to ensure that Canada’s skills policies and programs adapt and meet the evolving needs of jobseekers, workers and employers within a changing world of work
• The Centre applies a GBA plus lens to address differing demographic and geographic needs. With 50% of funding committed to addressing the needs of under-represented groups and 20% dedicated towards youth, it has a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion

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, and private firms

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of projects that report engaging equity seeking groups
• Observed result: in 2022 to 2023, 43.05% of projects, or 65 out of 151, reported that they engaged equity seeking participants in their projects
• Data source: program quarterly reports - Based on self-report data from 151 (out of 237) projects for fiscal year 2022 to 2023
• Indicator: number of participants who report knowledge acquired for improved decision making on in demand skills
• Observed result: at least 3,359
• Data source: program annual report. Based on self-report data from 33 (out of 237) projects for fiscal year 2022 to 2023

Key impacts (other):

• More than three quarters of the Centre’s innovation projects have a focus on serving underrepresented and disadvantaged groups. A few examples of this work are:
• Readiness and Resilience: Mapping the Contours of the Indigenous Skills and Employment Ecosystem in Canada. This project mapped more than 1,200 organizations across Canada that offer skills training or funding for Indigenous people
• Incubation Network, which supports 7 diverse organizations from across Canada to develop innovative approaches to newcomer integration
• A research report titled “Labour Market Implications for Racialized Youth”, that documents challenges faced by racialized youth in advancing their lives through employment and education. The report recommends a series of integrated and targeted approaches

Supplementary information sources:

• Future Skills Centre 2022 Impact Report (PDF)
• Future Skills Centre Research Insights
• Future Skills Centre Innovation Projects

GBA plus data collection plan: In 2022 to 2023, the Future Skills Centre collected GBA plus data on its project participants through annual self-reports. This year, 151 out of 237 projects submitted their annual report. The Centre also worked with a roster of evaluation partners to understand GBA plus effects at a project level. For example, this year Diversity Institute focused on employer-engaged models and on diversity, equity, inclusion approaches, approximately 10 projects, while research organization Blueprint focused on scaling delivery models for training, approximately 52 projects.

Moving forward, the Centre is expected to continue its current data collection commitments.

Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program

Program goals: the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program is a distinctions-based labour market program designed to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis as well as Urban/Unaffiliated Indigenous people improve their skills and meet their long-term career goals. Its goals are to reduce the employment and skills gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The program is delivered through a network of Indigenous service delivery providers that provide training and other supports based on the needs of their respective communities, which can include wrap around supports to address barriers to participation in training and employment. The program typically serves an equal number of Indigenous women and men

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Indigenous people

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: gender distribution of participants
• Observed result: 50% of new participants are Indigenous
• Data source: administrative program data
• Indicator: gender distribution of participants employed following participation in program
• Observed result: 45% 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: 59% 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 a range of 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 enhancements to the program’s performance measurement strategy. The plan collects information, by Indigenous distinction: First Nation, Inuit, Métis and Urban/Unaffiliated. Discussions were initiated in 2022 to 2023 with Indigenous partners on what GBA plus means in an Indigenous and distinctions-based context. The data collected will continue to be reviewed and will inform program and policy decisions, as appropriate

Job Bank

Program goals: The Job Bank program assists Canadians find work, plan their careers, recruit and hire and access labour market information. GBA plus is considered in program service delivery. For example, areas for improvement are identified and addressed to improve equity seeking groups’ access to employment, labour market information and skills development

Target population: all Canadians – working age population

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly and indirectly: all Canadians

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: Job seekers can also select and choose to display their employment group in their profile. The data collected is self-reported and the validity of the information is not verified. Gender is not collected. Job Bank is exploring what additional data could be provided by users, including gender, to help reduce barriers to its services

Labour Market Development Agreements

Program goals: Under the Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA), employment benefits enable eligible unemployed individuals to gain skills and work experience. The LMDAs also support the provision of Employment Assistance Services which provides employment counselling, job search assistance, needs assessments, information on government employment programs, and the development of return-to-work action plans

The accountability data reported by provinces and territories is in alignment with the Performance Measurement Plan, implemented in 2018 to 2019 and includes data on underrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous people, person with disabilities and visible minorities. The number of clients served, and services provided to individuals that self-reported under those groups is monitored annually and reported in the Monitoring and Assessment Report (MAR)

Target populations:

• A particular demographic group:
• Eligible individuals:
• Unemployed active and former EI claimant
• Unemployed individuals who have made minimum EI premium contributions in at least five of the last 10 years
• All Canadians:
• For less intensive employment programs and services: employed and unemployed individuals

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: unemployed persons who are eligible under Part II of the Employment Insurance Act

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, 39% were active EI claimants in 2021 to 2022
• Data source: Canada Employment Insurance Commission, 2021 to 2022 Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report, Chapter 3, 2021
• Note: there is a 1-year lag in data availability. Results shown reflect the previous years’ result for 2021 to 2022

Key impacts (other):

• 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 2021 to 2022, and 54% were men. The remaining 1% were non-binary gender or responded, "Prefer not to report."
• Women participated in a total of 311,844 Employment Benefits and Support Measures services. This represents 47% of all services provided.
• Women accessed Employment Assistance Services at a rate of 78%. This is higher than the access rate for men which was 65%. This does not include Employment Benefits services.
• Among female clients, 36% were non-insured clients who usually have little substantive or recent job attachment. 33% were active EI claimants and 21% were former EI claimants. 10% were under the premiums paid eligible client category, which is based on EI premium contributions.
• 64% of clients served were in their core working years, aged 25 to 54 years old.
• Youth aged 15 to 24 years old represented 25% of all clients.
• Clients aged 55 or older made up 9%, and the remainder were of unknown age.
• Persons with disabilities participated in 13% of all services (Employment Benefits and Support Measures) delivered in 2021 to 2022.
• Indigenous peoples participated in 10% of all services delivered in 2021 to 2022.
• Members of visible minority groups participated in 16% of all services delivered.
• Data source: EI Monitoring and Assessment Report 2021-2022
• Note: there is a 1-year lag in data availability; the results shown reflect the previous years’ result for 2021 to 2022

Supplementary information sources:

• The 2021 to 2022 EI Monitoring and Assessment Report, /content/canadasite/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/reports/monitoring2022.html
• Specifically, Chapter 3:  /content/canadasite/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/reports/monitoring2022/chapter3.html

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, indigenous identity, and visible minorities

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

Program goals: this program serves eligible Canadians who self-identify as having one or more disabilities gain relevant work skills, and to obtain employment or self-employment

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: persons with disabilities

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of persons with disabilities that start one or more intervention
• Observed result: 4,047 in 2022 to 2023
• 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, except for Quebec. Reported results from Quebec, which will be available by December 2023, are not broken down by demographic group
• Indicator: number of persons with disabilities employed or self-employed within six months of exiting an Opportunities Fund intervention
• Observed result: 2,416 in 2022 to 2023
• 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, except for Quebec. Results from Quebec will be available by December 2023
• Indicator: number of persons with disabilities in school within six months of exiting an Opportunities Fund Intervention
• Observed result: 430 in 2022 to 2023
• 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, except for Quebec. Results from Quebec will be available by December 2023

Key impacts (other):

• Final data to determine the current gender participation and hiring trends among Persons with Disabilities and program clients is not yet available. The 2017 Canadian Survey of Disability (CSD) data indicates that there are slightly more women with disabilities than men with disabilities already in the Canadian labour force. In addition, women are more likely than men to require workplace accommodations.
• A program evaluation found that within five 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)

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: Beginning in 2023 to 2024 updated Participant Information Forms will be used to collect enhanced GBA plus results. Results are expected to be available in 2024 to 2025

Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program

Program goals: This program helps employers and workers by supporting key sectors of the economy to develop and implement solutions to address current and emerging workforce needs. The program supports equity-deserving groups by promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce and providing wrap-around supports to those facing barriers to participation. Projects are required to consider and embed diversity and inclusion in their design

Target populations:

• Specific sectors of the economy:
• Agriculture and agri-food
• Construction
• Health
• Information and communications technology
• Manufacturing
• Natural resources and environment
• Transportation
• Tourism
• Cross-sectoral
• This includes employers of all sizes with a focus on small and medium enterprises
• A particular demographic group: workers including those that are employed, underemployed, displaced, or unemployed
• Equity-deserving groups including women, persons with disabilities, newcomers, 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous peoples and racialized communities, including Black Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Canadian employers, with a focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises
• Canadian workers across various sectors. For example, agriculture and agri-food, construction, cross-sectoral, health, information and communications technology, manufacturing, natural resources and environment, and transportation.
• There is an emphasis on equity-deserving groups, including women, persons with disabilities, newcomers, 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous peoples and racialized communities

Key impacts (statistics):

• Performance indicator: number of Canadians, including those from equity deserving groups, who access or participate in training or transition initiatives
• Observed Result: in 2022 to 2023, 14,510 individuals accessed or participated in training initiatives, including 8,468 individuals from equity-deserving groups (58%)
• Data Source: internal administrative data
• Note: the largest share of these results was achieved over a period of less than 6 months from projects funded under the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program Solicited Call for Proposals

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: the program implemented a new data collection template for funding recipients. This data collection method will allow the program to track the number and percentage of program participants who are women, Indigenous, Black Canadians and other racialized Canadians, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ (or 2SLGBTQIA+), and newcomers (immigrants and permanent residents, less than 5 years) who experience positive short-and medium-term outcomes. The program is also using the data collection to analyse intersecting identities

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship (Red Seal Program)

Program goals: this program supports a skilled and mobile trades workforce that responds to labour market needs. It does this by developing standards that accurately reflect labour market requirements in the Red Seal trades

Target population:

• Specific sectors of the economy:
• Skilled trades industry
• Red Seal occupations
• Provinces and territories

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: first group – predominantly men (that is 80 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes: not available

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of Red Seal apprentices that are women
• Observed result:
• in 2021, women accounted for 10% of Red Seal apprentices, with nearly half in the low-paid hairstylist, cook, and baker trades
• women are under-represented in the skilled trades, particularly in higher-paid trades. The proportion of women registered in higher-paying Red Seal trades, however, has been increasing steadily-from 2.9% in 2007 to 5.6% in 2021. Some of the lowest paying Red Seal trades (hairstylist, cook and baker) have a higher proportion of women. The proportions are calculated based on all registered apprentices at the end of each calendar year
• Data source: Registered Apprenticeship Information System
• Note: there is a 1-year lag in data availability. The results shown reflect those result for 2021 to 2022

Key impacts (other):

• This 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

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 Registered Apprenticeship Information System data to help prioritize updating of standards to make sure they reflect labour market needs

Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program

Program goals: this program encourages Canadians, particularly those facing barriers, to explore and prepare for careers in the skilled trades. This includes women, Indigenous peoples, youth, newcomers, persons with disabilities, and racialized communities, including Black Canadians

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 benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent women
• Income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• Age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Women
• Indigenous People
• Youth
• Newcomers
• Persons with disabilities
• Racialized communities, including Black Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator:
• 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 result:
• 12,906 individuals participated in funded projects annually
• 11,953 individuals participated in the funded projects that are part of a target group
• 4,269 individuals participated in funded projects, including those from target groups, who intend to pursue apprenticeship or a career in the trades or further education, annually

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• The department will collect data through an annual survey. The data will be disaggregated by equity-deserving groups. For example, youth, women, Indigenous people, newcomers, persons with disabilities, and racialized communities, including Black Canadians
• Results from 2023 show that the initiative helped change perceptions of the skilled trades, break down barriers faced by members of equity-deserving groups, and persuaded participants to consider pursuing an apprenticeship in the trades

Skills and Partnership Fund:

Program goals: this program supports the employment of Indigenous people by encouraging partnerships between Indigenous organizations and employers to provide training linked to specific economic opportunities

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: second group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent men
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: Indigenous people

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: gender distribution of participants
• Observed result: 35% 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: 22% 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: 26% 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: 2020 Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy / Skills and Partnership Fund evaluation

GBA plus data collection plan: work was initiated in 2022 to 2023 to review and improve the program’s data collection plan on GBA plus as part of the review of the program’s performance measurement strategy. The data collected will continue to be reviewed and will inform program and policy decisions, as appropriate

Skills for Success Program

Program goals: the program helps Canadians improve their foundational and transferable skills to better prepare for, get and keep a job, and adapt and succeed at work. The program supports all Canadians with a focus on under-represented groups such as Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized Canadians, newcomers, women, and official language minority communities

Target population: all Canadians – most projects focused on Canadians from under-represented groups such as Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized Canadians, newcomers, women, and official language minority communities

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Persons with disabilities or health issues, or their caregivers
• Students
• Youth
• Seniors
• Newcomers or immigrants
• Individuals of particular socio-economic status
• Individuals of particular educational level
• Women
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• 2SLGBTQIA+

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: number of participants that were registered for skills training
• Observed result: 33,088 in 2022 to 2023
• Data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program
• Note: 63.7% of participants that started skills training in 2021 to 2022 completed their training. Not all projects reported results for the indicators because many projects were only starting in 2022 to 2023 or may have not included participants (for example, research projects)
• Indicator: number of employers involved in projects
• Observed result: 537 in 2022 to 2023
• Data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program
• Note: Approximately 40% of organizations reported that their project involved employers. The others either declined to provide a response, did not involve employers, or had not started involving employers yet.
• Indicator: number of participants with improved foundational and transferable skills
• Observed result: 2,033 in 2022 to 2023
• Data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program
• Note: the majority of organizations did not provide results for this indicator and organizations who provided results may not have done so for the totality of their participants. In particular, there may have been challenges with the measurement of the new socioemotional skills (“soft skills”), for which there are few proven assessments or not any available assessments. In addition, most organizations with a significant number of participants were unable to provide data on these indicators due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023
• Indicator: number of participants who found employment
• Observed result: 521 in 2022 to 2023
• Data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program
• Note: the majority of organizations did not provide results for this indicator. Furthermore, organizations who provided results may not have done so for the totality of their participants. In addition, some organizations were unable to provide data on these indicators due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023. The SFS Program is working on improving its data collection process to accurately report the proportion of participants who gained employment after training
• Indicator: number of participants who pursued further education and training
• Observed result: 617 in 2022 to 2023
• Data source: annual results collected by the Skills for Success (SFS) program
• Note: the majority of organizations did not provide results for this indicator. Furthermore, organizations who provided results may not have done so for the totality of their participants. In addition, some organizations were unable to provide data on these indicators due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023. The SFS Program is working on improving its data collection process to accurately report the proportion of participants who pursued further education after training.

Key impacts (other):

• The results from the program’s funding recipients for 2022 to 2023 include: 
• 3.9% of training participants were recent immigrants, 1.6% were refugees and 5% were established immigrants
• 10.7% of training participants were visible minorities
• 3.9% of training participants were Persons with Disabilities
• 5.7% of training participants were Indigenous people, of whom 27% were First Nations, 9.9% were Métis and 4% were Inuit
• Note: most organizations with a significant number of participants were unable to provide data on these indicators due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023. For instance, 39% of organizations who answered the question on visible minority status did not report any data because they do not collect this demographic information
• Gender:
• Based on participant data for 2022 to 2023, 53.5% of responding participants who accessed skills training were women and 44.2% were men. Additionally, around 2.3% of participants chose not to identify themselves as either male or female
• Note: Gender information was not available/reported by all funding recipients due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023. In addition, organizations may also have only provided information for a portion of their participants
• Age:
• Based on the data reported on age for participants in 2022 to 2023:
• 40% of participants were aged 18 to 34 years
• 51% of participants were aged 35 to 54 years
• 9% were aged 55 years or older
• Note: most organizations with a significant number of participants were unable to provide data on these indicators due to their recent project commencement in 2022 to 2023 or did not complete training in 2022 to 2023. In addition, organizations may also have only provided information for a portion of their participants

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Through an annual results reporting survey in 2022 to 2023, 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 the department. 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 two-year initiative, the Women’s Employment Readiness (WER) Pilot Program, is also run under the Skills for Success Program. The pilot is a two-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 four groups of women: racialized and/or Indigenous women; women with disabilities; women from the 2SLGBTQIA+ 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

Student Work Placement Program

Program goals: this program supports the creation of work integrated learning (WIL) for students of all ages enrolled in any post-secondary education program at a college, university or polytechnic school in Canada. The program provides incentives, in the form of higher wage subsidies, for employers to offer placements for students in under-represented groups: women in STEM, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, newcomers, and visible minorities

Target population: a particular demographic group – post-secondary students

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Indigenous people
• Women
• Black or other racialized/ visible minorities
• Persons with disabilities
• Youth
• Students
• Newcomers or immigrants  

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: proportion of program placements provided to under-represented and first-year students
• Observed result: 56% for 2022 to 2023
• Data source: program administrative data
• Note: results for 2021 to 2022 were updated after the publication of the 2021 to 2022 Departmental Result Report. The updated result of the percentage of program opportunities to under-represented groups and first year students in 2021 to 2022 is 48% (39,736 opportunities).

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: the program will continue to collect and analyze administrative data about GBA plus groups. The program recently undertook a revision of the reporting template used to collect administrative data. 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. The changes included expanded gender identity to include non-binary, prefer to self-describe, and prefer not to respond. The program also broadened the “visible minority” category to include Arab, Black, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Latin American, South Asian (East Indian/Pakistani/ Sri Lankan), Southeast Asian (Vietnamese/ Cambodian/ Laotian/Thai), West Asian (Iranian/Afghan), Other (specify), prefer not to say. These changes provided the program with more detailed information about post-secondary students

Supports for Student Learning Program

Program goals: the main goal of this program (SSLP) is to help learners succeed in school and develop the skills they need to transition to the job market. The program funds organizations at the national, regional, local and grassroots levels providing earners with financial and non-financial supports needed to graduate high school, transition to, and persist in post-secondary education. GBA plus is applied in the gathering of reporting data from funding recipient organizations to inform policy and program discussion on equitable achievement of benefits

Target population:

• A particular demographic group:
• Women
• Men
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• Persons with disabilities
• Children or youth

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly and indirectly:
• Women
• Men
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Indigenous Peoples
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• Persons with disabilities or health issues or their caregivers
• Children or youth
• Newcomers or immigrants
• Individuals from rural or remote communities
• Low-income individuals

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: Indigenous self-identification. This is being measured because Indigenous students is one of the groups that the program targets
• Observed results:
• In 2022 to 2023, SSLP supported more than 120,000 students across projects. Where possible, funding recipients reported on the number of students supported by the program, disaggregated by gender identity. There were more than 59,000 men and boys, 60,000 women and girls, and 3,700 non-binary people
• Funding recipients reported on the number of students enrolled in their projects annually, disaggregated by target population served. For example, based on participants’ self-identification, a total of 7,727 First Nation students, 925 Métis students, 1,642 Inuit students and 937 Unaffiliated students were supported in projects funded by the SSLP during 2022 to 2023. To note, the same period although not all funding recipients collect data on Indigenous identify
• The SSLP projects also supported 5,938 students with a disability, 11,885 racialized students, 5,391 students identifying at 2SLGBTQIA+, 14,879 students from low-income households, 1,432 students experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, 1,814 students in or aging out of care, 2,362 students who are newcomers to Canada, 11,138 students living in rural, remote or northern areas, and 1,293 students from official language minority communities
• Data source: Indspire 2022 to 2023 Annual Report
• Indicator: student self-identification for Global Skills Opportunities (GSO)
• Observed result: the Outbound Student Mobility Pilot (OSMP), also branded as GSO, aims to increase participation in study and work abroad opportunities for Canadian college and undergraduate university students. Between April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, a total of 2,812 students participated in the program with 77% of participants identified as an underrepresented student. In 2022 to 2023, 68% of participants identified as a low-income student, 17% identified as a student with a disability, and 13% identified as an Indigenous student. Overall, approximately 26% of participants identified as male, 71% identified as female, and 2% identified as non-binary, Third Gender, or Gender X
• Note: 20% of participants identified as more than one of these three priority groups

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 two-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:

• In 2022 to 2023, SSLP advanced the dissemination of research findings on sub-populations, knowledge gaps, best practices and lessons learned from SSLP projects.
• In 2022 to 2023, SSLP also advanced work on improving the department’s understanding of factors contributing to student success and strengthening an evidence-based approach to ongoing and improved implementation by carrying out:
• key action items from the Impact Measurement Strategy including the development of data collection tools and approaches to leveraging ESDC administrative data and recipient reporting.
• a data collection and reporting plan to increase collection of aggregated data and to support on GBA plus analyses.
• Supported a third-party evaluation to assess skills acquisition among GSO program participants. This included the launch of a GBA plus analysis with an expected completion timeframe of fall 2023.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Program goals: this program provides Canadian employers with access to temporary foreign workers when qualified Canadians or permanent residents are not available and to ensure that foreign workers are protected

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 benefitsⁱ :

• Foreign workers:
• Gender: first group – predominantly men (that is 80 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Specific regions and/or sectors of the economy:
• Specific regions: rural and urban
• Specific industries or sectors of the economy: sectors with known labour shortages
• A particular demographic group:
• men
• Black or other racialized/visible minority communities
• Individuals of particular socioeconomic status (lower income)
• Individuals of particular education level (lower-educated individuals)
• Groups that may benefit indirectly: all Canadians rather than specific sub-groups – individuals in other countries (families of temporary foreign workers)
• Groups that may face barriers to access: women may face barriers accessing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. 17% female and 83% male was the program’s work permit breakdown in 2022. The disparity is even greater in the Primary Agriculture stream. The breakdown for this program was 5% female and 95% male in 2022. Several factors correlate with this gender disparity. This includes the challenges faced by employers in providing appropriate accommodations for female workers in a male-dominant field. More broadly, cultural, social, and economic expectations and barriers faced by females, such as child rearing responsibilities, and sexist perceptions of female abilities, may pose barriers to increasing their participation in this sector, and in temporary labour programs in general

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: country of origin for workers
• Observed result: in 2022 to 2023, workers under the program came from over 20 countries. Approximately 26% were from Mexico, 11% from Guatemala and 9% from India
• Data source: program data – positive Labour Market Impact Assessments
• 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 2022 to 2023, companies that used the program’s Global Talent Stream committed to 318 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):

• Migrant Worker Support Program:
• In the fall of 2022, the Department launched the Migrant Worker Support Program, which helps workers better understand and exercise their rights while in Canada
• Support delivered through the program is expected to affect temporary foreign workers of diverse demographics equitably and positively. Given that intersectional identity factors can exacerbate workplace vulnerabilities for foreign workers, this program is of particular benefit to workers identifying as women and/or members of racialized communities
• Regulatory Amendments:
• On September 26, 2022, thirteen new regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) came into force. These regulatory amendments strengthen worker protections by helping to prevent mistreatment and abuse of workers by further preventing bad actors from participating in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• Under these amendments, employers are now required to provide all temporary foreign workers with information about their rights in Canada. To facilitate this, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program published a guide entitled “Temporary Foreign Worker: Your Rights are Protected,” which is available in English, French, Spanish, Korean, Hindi, Chinese (simplified), Punjabi, Tagalog and Thai
• Labour Market Impact Assessments: As part of the Labour Market Impact Assessment 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)
• Tip line:
• The Tip line service continues to assist workers, including those from vulnerable groups, who report allegations of abuse and mistreatment. Through the Tip Line, workers are offered a personalized service to report allegations of abuse or mistreatment, as they arise, to agents answering the phone five days per week (with weekend voicemail service) with the support of interpretation services in over 200 languages
• All leads, tips and allegations received by the Compliance Regime, are reviewed and flagged within 24 hours based on their level of risk. Leads that are considered high-risk are assessed as a priority. This ensures appropriate action can be taken as quickly as possible

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• Migrant Worker Support Program:
• Following the launch of the Migrant Worker Support Program in 2022 to 2023, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program completed a scoping and planning exercise to launch a survey of temporary foreign workers. This survey will assess the degree to which organizations funded through the Migrant Worker Support Program are helping migrant workers understand and exercise their rights. When completed, the results of this survey will allow the department to strengthen its understanding of migrant workers and the impacts of the Migrant Worker Support Program through a GBA plus lens, by gathering data on demographics and other variables that include gender, geographic location, language, and nationality 
• In the last quarter of fiscal year 2022 to 2023, recipients began providing qualitative and quantitative reporting that provides some insights on GBA plus impacts of the funding program. The quantitative reports provide data on the types of community-based services accessed by temporary foreign workers disaggregated by gender identity and geographic location, while the context of these results is supported through the qualitative reporting
• Employer Satisfaction Survey: 
• In 2023 to 2024, the program will develop and deliver a survey to be administered to employers in collaboration with regional partners. This survey will also allow the Program to capture the data required to develop and analyze performance indicators using a GBA plus lens. This will include data on region of employers, size of employers, information about employees 
• The program is working to better leverage data linkages amongst the Labour Market Impact Assessment system, Employment and Social Development Canada Employer Compliance Data, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s work permit data which provides opportunities to further disaggregate data regarding the migrant workers. Prioritizing the analysis of this data will allow the department to gather a more comprehensive level of demographic information — age, gender, and nationality — to support enhanced GBA plus monitoring and program reporting

Union Training and Innovation Program

Program goals:

• This program supports union-based apprenticeship training, innovation, and enhanced partnerships in the Red Seal Trades. The program has 2 streams of funding:
• Investments in Training Equipment (stream 1): unions are provided with financial assistance (e.g., with up to 50% of the cost of purchase new, up-to-date equipment and materials that meet industry standards or investments in technology to better support apprenticeship training)
• Innovation in Apprenticeship (stream 2): unions and other partners are provided with support for innovative approaches and enhanced partnerships to address long-standing challenges that limit apprenticeship outcomes. The funding is aimed at equity-deserving groups such as women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, newcomers, and racialized communities, including Black Canadians
• Strategies to increase the uptake for equity-deserving groups identified through GBA plus are built into the design of the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy, which this program falls under. These include providing employers with additional support for hiring apprentices from equity-deserving groups that are known to face barriers to pursuing a career in the skilled trades. This also includes consideration of linguistic diversity, official languages, and official language minority communities

Target populations:

• Stream 1 – Investment in Training Equipment: specific sectors of the economy (Unions and Red Seal trades workers)
• Stream 2 - Innovation in Apprenticeship: specific sectors of the economy (Unions and Red Seal trades workers)
• There is a focus on equity deserving groups including women, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, persons with disabilities and communities including Black Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: first group – predominantly men (that is 80 per cent 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Women
• Indigenous people
• Newcomers
• Persons with disabilities
• Racialized communities, including Black Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

Stream 1 - Investment in Training Equipment and Stream 2 - Innovation in Apprenticeship

• Indicators:
• number of individuals from target groups participating in funded projects
• number of individuals participating in funded projects, including those from target groups, who are employed in a skilled trade
• Observed result:
• 9,533 individuals from target groups participated in funded projects
• 20,646 individuals participated in funded projects, including those from target groups, who are employed in a skilled trade

Key impacts (other):

• An evaluation completed in April 2022 found that 56% percent of the interviewees (funding recipients) reported that Indigenous peoples had access to the training, equipment and materials funded, as a result of the program
• Data source: Evaluation of the Union Training and Innovation Program, 2022

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: the department will collect data through an annual survey to collect GBA plus data. The data will be disaggregated by equity-deserving groups. For example, women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, and racialized communities including Black Canadians. An evaluation was completed in 2022.

Workforce Development Agreements

Program goals: Through this agreements, provinces and territories provide skills training and employment programming with flexibilities that respond to the diverse needs of their clients, including persons with disabilities. Programs delivered under the WDAs can assist individuals regardless of their employment status. Those who are unemployed, underemployed, employed or self-employed can receive supports to upskill and/or reorient their careers and to ultimately find and/or maintain good jobs. Data on the use of the program by underrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous people, person with disabilities and visible minorities is collected and reported on

Target population:

• A particular demographic group: 
• Individuals regardless other employment status
• 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
• Individuals from groups that are over-represented in the unemployed population. For example, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, women, newcomers, visible minorities)
• Persons with disabilities

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Persons with disabilities or health issues or their caregivers
• Students
• Seniors
• Newcomers or immigrants
• Individuals of particular socio-economic status
• Individuals of particular educational level
• Women
• Indigenous people
• Black or other racialized / visible minority communities

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of participants by age and gender
• Observed results:
• Women made up 51% of total clients served in 2021 to 2022, while 48% were men, and the remaining 1% were non-binary gender or responded "Prefer not to report"
• Women accounted for 227,310 of Workforce Development Agreement services delivered in Canada
• 58% of skills development activities were provided to women, 40% were provided to men, and 1% to clients of other or unknown gender
• 23% of all services were provided to youth (15 to 24 years), 63% 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 2021 to 2022 data

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: 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, Indigenous identity, and visible minorities

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

Program goals: the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy helps youth aged 15 to 30, particularly those facing barriers to employment, transition into the labour market. The department funds organizations to offer youth tailored supports and to develop a range of skills and work experiences to improve their employability. Supports provided may include skills development and training, mentorship, and wrap-around services. For example, dependent care support, mental health counselling

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, 2SLGBTQIA+, women (particularly women in STEM) and disadvantaged groups (for example youth from low-income households, living in rural or remote areas, official language minority communities)

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender (Canada Summer Jobs only): fourth group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent women
• Gender (Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program only): third group – broadly gender-balanced
• Age group: first group – primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Indigenous youth
• Youth with Disabilities
• Visible Minority Youth
• Official Language Minority Community Youth
• Rural and Remote
• Women
• Youth not in employment, education or training

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of youth served who are facing barriers to employment
• Observed results:
• In 2022 to 2023, 20.54% of Canada Summer Jobs program and 38.76% of ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program participants identified as visible minorities
• In 2022 to 2023, 4.21% of participants of the Canada Summer Jobs program and 17.59% of Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program participants identified as members of Indigenous groups
• In 2022 to 2023, 9.10% of Canada Summer Jobs program and 25.27% 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 Program projects funded by the department started in fiscal year 2022 to 2023. It demonstrates that these programs serve a number of GBA plus priorities. Projects often serve multiple populations and the same project may be repeated in the count below
• 201 projects support youth with disabilities
• 208 projects support visible minority youth
• 183 projects support First Nations, Métis, Inuit and/or urban or non-affiliated Indigenous youth
• Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan:

• In 2019, as part of the modernization of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), the 12 YESS partner departments worked together to co-develop an enhanced, outcomes-based performance measurement framework. This framework reflects 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 on a voluntary basis 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. Updates include additional demographic options for self-reporting and more consistent indicator language. For example, disaggregating youth with disabilities and visible minority options. The new YESS Performance Measurement Framework will enable a more robust data analysis to inform policy and program design to improve responsiveness to youth’s diverse needs. The upgraded YESS performance measurement framework is will improve data disaggregation

Core responsibility 4: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations

Federal Workers’ Compensation

Program goals: the Government Employees’ Compensation Act (the act) provides benefits to federal public sector employees (or their dependents) who suffer an occupational injury or illness arising out of or in the course of their employment, or who are slain on duty. The act currently covers approximately 330,457 employees

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 benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may face barriers to access or participation or that may experience negative impacts: some fields related to gender on the provincial Employer Report of Injury (ERI) forms (excluding Prince Edward Island), only allow the employer to select male or female. This could negatively impact employees who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+

Key impacts (statistics): not available

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: the program is establishing a GBA plus data collection plan to be implemented in 2024 to 2025

International Labour Affairs

Program goals: this program contributes to and provide for the protection of internationally recognized labour rights and principles, including the elimination of forced labour and discrimination in employment and occupation. Where appropriate, these activities are designed to enable workers, employers and governments to address issues affecting various groups. This includes women, migrant and other vulnerable workers

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 benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: individuals in developing partner countries, including women and children or youth

Key impacts (statistics): when possible and depending on the nature and objectives of a project, activities, outputs or outcomes specific to women or other groups are collected. This may include increasing the capacity for the collection of disaggregated data on women benefiting from projects. When applicable, projects and gender-specific baseline data may be established to facilitate reporting and measuring progress against targets. Larger projects may include evaluations that may cover gender-related issues

Key impacts (other): it is expected that most capacity building projects funded will promote the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining as enabling conditions for the realization of decent work

Supplementary information sources:

• The International Labour Organization – Labour statistics. This data sources contains a wide range of indicators disaggregated by sex, as well as breakdowns relevant to gender issues and indicators on gender gaps
• Partner countries have national statistics offices. They may collect disaggregated data by sex on items like workforce participation, pay, and employment

GBA plus data collection plan: project-specific baseline information on women’s or other sub-groups’ participation is not always readily available. The program will systematically discuss with potential grant recipients the possibility of including activities to enable or facilitate data collection during the life cycle of the projects

Labour Relations

Program goals: the program supports unions and employers under federal jurisdiction during collective bargaining. It also offers the parties day-to-day support during the life of the agreement. This helps foster collaborative labour relations as well as prevent, and better manage, workplace conflict

Target populations:

• 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 benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: second group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent men
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector, Crown and shared-governance corporation employees who are male and female in 2022
• Observed result: 644,000 of 990,000 employees are male (65%) and 347,000 (35%) are female
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022
• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector, Crown and shared-governance corporation employees who are Indigenous people in 2022
• Observed result: 93,000 out of 990,000 employees identified as Indigenous people
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022
• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector, Crown and shared-governance corporation employees who identified as visible minorities in 2022
• Observed result: 257,000 employees out of 990,000 employees identified as visible minorities
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022
• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector, and Crown and shared-governance corporation employees who identified as a person with disabilities in 2022
• Observed result: 40,000 employees out of 990,000 employees identified as persons with disabilities
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022
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Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: the department’s Labour Program is working on a 3‑year schedule for implementation of a GBA plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024.

Labour Standards

Program goals: this program supports fair and equitable workplaces through the administration and enforcement of Part III of the Canada Labour Code (the code). This provides labour standards that establish minimum conditions of employment in the federal jurisdiction. Vulnerable groups, such as low-wage workers and workers in precarious employment, are given consideration during policy development. GBA plus analysis is included with all amendments made to Part III of the Code and all regulations made. This ensures that the program understands how diverse groups are affected

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: second group – 60 per cent to 79 per cent men
• Income: third group – no significant distributional impacts
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Employees in federally regulated industries
• In addition, specific labour standards exist to benefit new parents, women who are pregnant or nursing, employees needing time off for medical reasons, victims of family violence and Indigenous people
• Groups that may face barriers to access/participation or that may experience negative impacts:
• Workers who are considered independent contractors do not have employee status and cannot benefit from this program. The Code prohibits the misclassification of workers who should be considered employees. This is to ensure they receive the protections that they are entitled to 

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector, Crown and shared-governance corporation employees by gender in 2022
• Observed result:
• Men: 65%
• Women: 35%
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: The Daily — Survey of Employees under Federal Jurisdiction, 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)

GBA plus data collection plan: The department’s Labour Program is working on a 3‑year schedule for implementation of a GBA plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024.

Occupational Health and Safety

Program goals: the role of the program is to ensure that federally regulated workplaces are safe and healthy by working to reduce the number of work-related injuries and illnesses. GBA plus is applied to occupational health and safety regulatory initiatives. For example, when developing the regulatory initiative to provide menstrual products in workplaces, a requirement was added to provide the products in all bathrooms, regardless of gender. This allows for the inclusion of non-binary people and transgender men

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all employers and employees in the federal jurisdiction. Some initiatives, such as the Provision of Menstrual Products, will benefit certain demographics of employees more than others. For example, menstruating employees will benefit from this initiative

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of federally regulated private sector and federal government employees by gender in 2022
• Observed result:
• Men: 59%
• Women: 41%
• Data source: Research and Innovation Division calculations, reference year 2022

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

Supplementary information sources: The Daily — Survey of Employees under Federal Jurisdiction, 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)

GBA plus data collection plan: The department’s Labour Program is working on a 3-year schedule for implementation of a GBA plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024.

Wage Earner Protection Program

Program goals: this program is designed to reduce the economic insecurity of all Canadian workers who are owed unpaid wages, vacation pay, disbursements, termination pay and severance pay when their employer becomes insolvent and attempts to restructure, files for bankruptcy or becomes subject to receivership. The program does not target a specific GBA plus group

Target population: all Canadians – the program is available to all Canadians whose employer is subject to Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) qualified proceedings

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all active population of working age

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of initial Wage Earner Protection Program review decisions made within 35 days
• Observed result: 99.8% (2022 to 2023)
• Data source: Common System for Grants and Contributions and program administrative data

Key impacts (other):

• Industries mostly impacted are:
• service industry (53%)
• manufacturing industry (21%)
• various industries including construction, government and primary industries (19%)
• The remaining (7%) reflects missing information due to error and misclassification

Supplementary information sources: the WEPP evaluation report was published online in June 2022. It provides a general overview of clients who received a WEPP and Employment Insurance payment during the evaluation period. This includes demographic data on clients

GBA plus data collection plan: the department’s Labour Program is working on a 3-year schedule for implementation of a GBA plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024

Workplace Equity:

Program goals:

• The Employment Equity Act (the act) seeks to achieve equality in the workplace for four designated groups across industry sectors, occupations and salary ranges. The designated groups are:
• Women
• Indigenous people
• Persons with disabilities
• Members of visible minorities
• ESDC is responsible for the administration of programs under the act which target federally regulated private-sector employers with 100 or more employees

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

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Women
• Indigenous peoples
• Persons with disabilities
• Members of visible minorities
• It can also directly benefit gendered intersections among the groups listed above. For example, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, and visible minority women

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: percentage of employers who had equitable representation or improved representation of two or more designated groups between 2019 and 2020 (using data reported from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022
• Observed result: 75%
• Data source: annual reports submitted by federally regulated private sector employers under the legislated Employment Equity program

Key impacts (other): by providing access to information on overall representation, representation by occupational group, and pay gaps, the act equips workers and advocates to state their own cases for more equitable workplaces and hiring cultures

Supplementary information sources: the Employment Equity Annual Report includes more information on trends for the four designated groups

GBA plus data collection plan: The department’s Labour Program is working on a 3-year schedule for implementation of a GBA plus data collection plan. The estimated launch of the plan is March 2024.

Core responsibility 5: Information and Service Delivery for Other Departments

Citizen Service Network

Program goals:

• Citizen Service Network supports the delivery of services and information for the Government of Canada. It provides information on:
• How to self-serve
• Client authentication and identification
• Services for clients who require one-on-one assistance
• The program is part of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey. The survey collects data on client satisfaction.
• Client experience results by GBA plus client groups are available in the latest Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022
• Note: the scope of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey focuses on Service Canada clients across the five major programs: Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit (CPP-D), Old Age Security (OAS) / Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Social Insurance Number (SIN) clients who applied and received a decision or outcome. Survey results do not include clients who visited a Service Canada point of service in-person for passport services or to receive services provided on behalf of other departments, for example, biometrics for IRCC, Veteran services

Target population: all Canadians, permanent residents and temporary foreign workers

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• 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

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• Clients who live in urban areas
• Indigenous clients
• Youth
• Newcomers to Canada
• Racialized clients
• Clients experiencing barriers to access services. This includes clients who do not have access to internet or devices like a computer or smart phone, or clients who need assistance to access services.
• E-vulnerable clients (not included in the clients with restrictions at-risk-group). The e-vulnerable clients rarely or never make use of online services. They also make more use of the in-person channel, however, not as much as the clients with restrictions
• Groups that may face barriers to access: 
• Clients who reported language barriers to access services
• Indigenous clients
• Clients with disabilities
• Non-English or French speaking clients
• Clients residing in remote regions
• Clients with only a mobile device
• Clients in northern and remote locations, notably Indigenous clients, who may not have the means to travel or face unsafe travel conditions

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: demographic profile of the clients of the Citizen Service Network
• Observed results:
• Gender: 56% of In-Person clients are men, while 44% are women. This means that more men engage with Service Canada In-Person than their presence in the overall Service Canada clientele (52%)
• Age: 40% of clients are between 18-30 years of age, while 43% are between 31-59 years old and 17% are 60 or older
• Geography: 61% of clients are from urban areas, 35% from rural areas and 2% from remote regions
• Education: 28% of clients have a high school education or less
• Disabilities: 8% of clients have a disability
• Immigrants: 35% of clients are newcomers to Canada
• Racialized people: 58% of clients are racialized (self-identify as belonging to a racialized or cultural group)
• Technology literacy: 18% are e-vulnerable. These are clients who rarely or never use online services
• Technology adoption: 15% of clients reported only owning a mobile phone and did not have a computer or tablet
• Data source: Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: the latest available Service Canada Client Experience Survey (2021 to 2022) can be consulted

GBA plus data collection plan:

• The department analyzed results of its Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022 by gender and other client group variables such as: disability, newcomers to Canada, non-English or French speakers, clients living in rural areas, clients living in remote areas, youth, seniors and Indigenous
• This analysis helped identify groups who have difficulty accessing service and identifying their needs. These results are used to improve access to services for those who apply for federal programs
• An In-Person client feedback questionnaire, which will include demographic questions, is scheduled to be rolled out in a selected number of Service Canada Centres in 2023 to 2024. This will allow granular insight in Client experience results of In-Person points of service and for certain demographic groups.
• Results from the 2021 to 2022 Client Experience Survey can be found here

Government of Canada Internet Presence

Program goals:

• This program includes the departments web publishing operations, Service Canada’s digital presence and the key portal for secure services, as well as the My Service Canada Account (MSCA). It is also responsible for the Government of Canada’s digital presence, via Canada.ca
• The program is part of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey. The survey collects data on client satisfaction.
• Note: the scope of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey are Service Canada clients across the five major programs Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit (CPP-D), Old Age Security (OAS) / Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Social Insurance Number (SIN) clients who applied and received a decision or outcome
• Client experience results by GBA plus client groups are available in the latest Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022.

Target population: General Public

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• Income: no information available
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

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: the latest available Service Canada Client Experience Survey (2021 to 2022) can be consulted

GBA plus data collection plan: 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 Services

Program goals:

• The Telephone General Enquiries Services program includes the 1 800 O-Canada service which provides general information on all Government of Canada programs and services
• 1 800 O-Canada, service does not collect specific information on its callers but is part of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey which collects client experience findings including client satisfaction results. Client experience results by GBA plus client groups are available in the latest Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022
• Note: the scope of the annual Service Canada Client Experience Survey includes five major programs:  Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit (CPP-D), Old Age Security (OAS) / Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Social Insurance Number (SIN) clients who applied and received a decision or outcome

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ :

• Gender: third group – broadly gender-balanced
• Income: no information available
• Age group: second group – no significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly:
• All Canadians 
• Clients with disabilities
• Clients with a lower education level (up to high school)
• E-vulnerable clients (persons that rarely or never use online services)
• Clients who only have a mobile phone as a device
• Clients that experienced restrictions to access services
• Groups that may face barriers to access/participation or that may experience negative impacts:
• Clients reporting not possessing or having access to any electronic device
• Clients with a language barrier
• E-vulnerable clients (persons who rarely or never make use of on-line services) 

Key impacts (statistics):

• Indicator: demographic profile of 1 800 O-Canada users
• Observed result:
• 50% of users are women and 50% are men
• 32% are youth (aged 18 to 30 years), 45% are adults (aged 31 to 59 years) and 23% are seniors (aged 60 and above)
• 58% are from urban areas, 37% from rural areas and 3% from remote regions
• 43% are lower educated (high school or less)
• 15% have a disability
• 52% are racialized (self-identify as belonging to a racialized or cultural group other than white)
• 21% are e-vulnerable (these are clients who rarely or never use online services)
• 17% reported only owning a mobile phone and did not have a computer or tablet
• Data source: the Service Canada Client Experience Survey 2021 to 2022

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: the latest available Service Canada Client Experience Survey (2021 to 2022) can be consulted

GBA plus data collection plan: in 2022 to 2023, the department worked on a plan to track demographics through feedback questionnaires for its service channels such as 1 800 O-Canada. Demographics are being collected and partial results are available

Passport

Program goals:

• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) partners with ESDC and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the delivery of the Passport Program to ensure Canadians can access passport services. ESDC, through Service Canada, is the provider of passport services in Canada for regular passports on behalf of IRCC. The department only collects data requested by IRCC, which is the responsible department for GBA plus reporting
• The program uses data collected to ensure gender-equitable and fair access to all Canadians. This takes into account how marginalized and underserved clients access and obtain service through Service Canada delivery channels. With the recent expansion of Passport Program services to Scheduled Outreach locations in rural and remote locations, Service Canada strives to improve gender-equitable and fair access to all Canadians

Target population: IRCC is responsible for GBA plus data for this program

Distribution of benefitsⁱ : IRCC is responsible for GBA plus data for this program

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes:

• Groups that may benefit directly: all Canadians

Key impacts (statistics): IRCC is responsible for GBA plus data for this program

Key impacts (other): IRCC is responsible for GBA plus data for this program

Supplementary information sources: IRCC is responsible for GBA plus data for this program

GBA plus data collection plan:

• IRCC is responsible for collecting GBA plus data and reporting on impacts for this program. IRCC is conducting GBA plus analysis to improve accessibility, fairness and affordability to facilitate equitable access to passports 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 for passport services

Service Delivery Partnership

Program goals: this program establishes 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 program leverages ESDC/Service Canada’s existing expertise, infrastructure, and capabilities, improving service delivery on a cost-recovery basis. Each federal partner, as the authority for their program, is responsible to report on GBA plus activities for services delivered by ESDC/Service Canada through their own results report

Target population: all Canadians

Distribution of benefitsⁱ : not available. The SDP Program establishes 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 activities for services delivered by ESDC/Service Canada through their own results report

Specific Demographic Group Outcomes: not available. The 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 federal partner, as the authority for their program, is responsible to report on GBA plus activities for services delivered by ESDC/Service Canada through their own results report

Key impacts (statistics): not available

Key impacts (other): not available

Supplementary information sources: not available

GBA plus data collection plan: partner organizations are responsible to report on GBA plus activities for services delivered by ESDC/Service Canada through their own results report