2020-21 Supplementary Information Tables
List of supplementary information tables for the 2020-21 Departmental Plan
- Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
- Details on transfer payment programs
- Gender-based analysis plus
- Horizontal initiatives
2020-21 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
FSDS goal: Greening Government
Women and Gender Equality Canada will table its 2020 to 2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS) in June 2020, in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Sustainable Development Act. A link will be made available on our departmental website after the DSDS is tabled in Parliament.
Details on transfer payment programs
- Three year plan for Gender-Based Violence Program (Voted)
- Three year plan for Women’s Program (Voted)
- Three year plan for the Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Three year plan for Gender-Based Violence Program (Voted)
Start date |
2017 Additional funding added in 2019 for the Human Trafficking Continuum of Care Initiative |
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End date |
Ongoing |
Type of transfer payment |
Grants and Contributions |
Type of appropriation |
Appropriation Annually through Estimates |
Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2017-18 |
Link to departmental result(s) |
The Department’s interventions facilitate the advancement of gender equality |
Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Community Action and Innovation |
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Program takes action under the second pillar of “It's Time: Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence” which is "support for survivors and their families". The GBV Program is population-specific, with the objective of supporting organizations working in the GBV sector to develop and implement promising practices in order to address gaps in supports for Indigenous and underserved groups of survivors in Canada. Funding is provided to eligible organizations in support of projects at the local, regional and national levels, and is available for time-specific projects that address gaps in supports for specific groups of survivors, including Indigenous women and their communities, and other underserved populations, such as: children and youth; ethno-cultural women; LGBTQ2S persons; non-status/refugee/immigrant women; seniors; women living in an official language minority community; women living in northern, rural and remote communities; and women living with a disability. In 2019, as part of the Government of Canada National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (National Strategy), $10 million over 5 years and $2 million ongoing was announced for the Department for Women and Gender Equality to support the development, testing and implementation of innovative and empowering promising practices to support at-risk and vulnerable populations to reduce their vulnerability to being trafficked, as well as trauma-informed supports for women, girls, LGBTQ2 and gender non-binary people who are survivors of human trafficking. This new initiative will use the established Terms and Conditions of the Gender-Based Violence Program while aligning under the Performance Measurement, Reporting, and Governance structure of the National Strategy. |
Expected results |
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator:
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator:
|
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
Not applicable; new program. |
Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Not applicable |
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
2020-21 (excluding Human Trafficking Continuum of Care Initiative, which will be evaluated in 2023-24 with the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking) |
General targeted recipient groups |
|
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
The Department for Women and Gender Equality continues to support organizations working in the GBV sector in developing tools and supports to better connect and engage recipients. Regional offices also work to connect and support organizations’ capacity building in various ways, such as facilitating partnerships and knowledge sharing. |
Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 Planned spending |
2020–21 Planned spending |
2021–22 Planned spending |
2022–23 Planned spending |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total grants |
8,307,000 |
10,491,000 |
10,491,035 |
8,385,035 |
Total contributions |
2,343,000 |
2,959,000 |
2,959,010 |
2,365,010 |
Total other types of transfer payments |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total program |
10,650,000 |
13,450,000 |
13,450,045 |
10,750,045 |
Three year plan for Women’s Program (Voted)
Start date |
1973 |
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End date |
Ongoing |
Type of transfer payment |
Grants and Contributions |
Type of appropriation |
Appropriation annually through Estimates |
Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2017-18 |
Link to departmental result(s) |
The Department’s interventions under this program facilitate the advancement of gender equality. |
Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Community Action and Innovation |
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers to their progress and advancement. The program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to support actions that will lead to equality across Canada. Funded projects occur at the national, regional, and local levels and help to create the conditions for women’s success in Canada. The Program: facilitates collaboration and networking; develops partnerships to address horizontal issues impacting women and girls; shares knowledge; and assists organizations working to advance women’s equality to gain access to expertise, resources and tools. The Program does not have repayable contributions. In 2018, the Department for Women and Gender Equality received new, time-limited funding through the Women’s Program of $100 million over five years (2018-19 to 2022-23) to support women’s and Indigenous organizations to ensure a strong sustainable women’s movement. With this funding, the Department invested in 255 projects which will increase organizational and sector capacity and help organizations work collectively to address gender equality issues. In 2018, the Department for Women and Gender Equality received new time-limited funding through the Women’s Program of $10 million over 2 years to establish an MMIWG Commemoration Fund to honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. |
Expected results |
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator(s):
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator(s):
|
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2017-18 |
Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
2021-22 |
General targeted recipient groups |
|
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
The Women’s Program continues to develop tools and supports to better connect and engage recipients. Regional offices also work to connect and support organizations’ capacity building in various ways, such as facilitating partnerships and knowledge sharing. |
Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 Planned spending |
2020–21 Planned spending |
2021–22 Planned spending |
2022–23 Planned spending |
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Total grants |
40,847,865 |
44,819,000 |
43,337,000 |
53,321,000 |
Total contributions |
12,373,977 |
12,674,977 |
12,256,977 |
15,072,977 |
Total other types of transfer payments |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total program |
53,221,842 |
57,493,977 |
55,593,977 |
68,393,977 |
Three year plan for the Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program (SSOGIE)
Start date |
2019 |
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End date |
2021-22 |
Type of transfer payment |
Grants and Contributions |
Type of appropriation |
Main / Supplementary Estimates |
Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2019-20 |
Link to departmental result(s) |
The Department’s interventions under this program facilitate the advancement of gender equality. |
Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Community Action and Innovation |
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The objective of the Equality for the SSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. |
Expected results |
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator(s):
Expected Result:
Performance Indicator(s):
|
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
Not applicable, new program |
Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Not applicable |
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
No formal evaluation of the program is planned as funding for the Equality for SSOGIE program is limited to 3 years. The department will assess the results achieved through its regular performance measurement processes. |
General targeted recipient groups |
|
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
The Equality for the SSOGIE program will develop tools and supports to connect and engage recipients. Regional offices will also work to connect and support organizations’ capacity building in in facilitating partnerships and knowledge sharing. |
Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 planned spending |
2020–21 planned spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2022–23 planned spending |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total grants |
1,560,000 |
6,630,000 |
5,070,000 |
0 |
Total contributions |
440,000 |
1,870,000 |
1,430,000 |
0 |
Total other types of transfer payments |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total program |
2,000,000 |
8,500,000 |
6,500,000 |
0 |
Gender-based analysis plus
Governance structures |
As the lead federal department responsible for advancing gender equality, including with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, gender considerations are fundamental in the design and delivery of all programs and initiatives undertaken by Women and Gender Equality Canada. Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is a critical tool for WAGE to inform its initiatives to ensure that the intersections between gender and other identity factors are considered. This applies to the Expertise and Outreach program, which captures WAGE’s policy, research, external relations, promotion and commemoration functions, as well as the Community Action and Innovation program, through which WAGE provides grants and contributions (Gs and Cs) to implement projects designed to advance gender equality. In addition to the systematic application of GBA+ in WAGE’s core activities and decision-making processes, the department also has the mandated responsibility to lead on the whole-of-government implementation of GBA+ as the tool for gender mainstreaming and for advancing inclusion objectives. To support GBA+ implementation within the department and across the Government of Canada, WAGE has a dedicated team that reports directly to the Director General-level GBA+ Champion. The GBA+ Champion reports to the Deputy Minister (DM) and ensures that GBA+ is implemented in all internal policy activities by:
In addition, WAGE ensures that GBA+ is integrated into all departmental decision-making processes through the following governance bodies and accountability mechanisms: WAGE’s Departmental Results Framework (DRF): The DRF is WAGE’s performance measurement framework. It presents the Core Responsibility, the results the organization is seeking to achieve and the indicators to measure outcomes. The DRF is complemented by Performance Information Profiles (PIPs), which support performance measurement, evaluation and reporting for each Program in WAGE’s Program Inventory. Gender considerations and GBA+ are incorporated throughout WAGE’s DRF and PIPs, which form the basis of annual plans and performance reports including the Departmental Plan and the Departmental Results Report. As a result, the DRF and PIPs act as accountability mechanisms to ensure that GBA+ is integrated into departmental decision-making processes. Executive Committee (EXCOM): The Executive Committee (EXCOM) is WAGE’s senior decision-making and priority-setting body. It is chaired by the Deputy Minister and composed of senior management from all departmental areas and functions, including the GBA+ Champion. EXCOM meetings take place weekly and serve to establish priorities, oversee the delivery of the organization’s work, and take stock of progress. As a permanent member of EXCOM, the GBA+ Champion ensures that GBA+ is considered in all departmental activities and integrated into all decision-making processes. Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence: The Minister for Women and Gender Equality was mandated to implement and monitor a comprehensive gender-based violence strategy. It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, launched in 2017, aligns all federal gender-based violence (GBV) efforts. A thorough GBA+ was conducted for each initiative funded under the Strategy. Through the GBV Knowledge Centre, WAGE chairs the governance of of the Director General’s Coordinating Committee, and the Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee. These committees are responsible for the strategic leadership, development, implementation, and monitoring of the Strategy, as well as ensuring a GBA+ lens is applied to all activities. Established in 2016, the Minister’s Advisory Council on Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (Advisory Council) serves as a forum on issues related to GBV and provides guidance related to the development and implementation of the Strategy. Advisory Council members come from a broad range of sectors and areas of expertise and have been selected to reflect expertise in prevention, support for survivors, and justice system responses. The Advisory Council works from an intersectional feminist approach to address particular barriers facing diverse groups, such as Indigenous women and girls, young women and girls, LGBTQ2 and gender non-binary persons, newcomer and migrant women and girls, and women and girls with disabilities. Indigenous Women’s Circle: The Deputy Minister’s Indigenous Women’s Circle (IWC) plays an advisory role to WAGE. The IWC’s advice and guidance helps WAGE apply an intersectional gender and diversity lens to its activities. The IWC also provides strategic guidance and expertise to inform federal efforts to address the systemic inequalities that Indigenous women experience, particularly those related to issues of GBV, economic insecurity, and Indigenous leadership. It provides an opportunity to learn from activities that are showing success and that have broader applicability, both in Indigenous communities and the Government of Canada. Members of the IWC come from a broad range of sectors and include First Nations, Métis, Inuit, youth, and Elders, with representation from across the country. GBA+ Implementation Team: WAGE’s mandate, which includes the promotion of a greater understanding of the intersection of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SSOGIE) with other identity factors, establishes the department as a centre of gender expertise. In this role, WAGE provides advice to other federal departments to achieve Canada’s gender equality outcomes and goals, and serves as a central point for sharing expertise to inform and support Canada’s gender equality priorities. In addition to implementing GBA+ in its own programming areas, the department supports the implementation of GBA+ across the federal government to ensure that policy and decision-makers understand and respond to the underlying drivers of inequalities. This includes the provision of a whole-of-government vision for GBA+ mainstreaming across federal institutions as described in the Action Plan on Gender-Based Analysis (2016-2020), developed in response to the 2015 Auditor General report on GBA+. The GBA+ Implementation Team provides policy guidance, develops and disseminates learning materials and training tools, and organizes events to support GBA+ integration across the federal system. The department co-ordinates quarterly inter-departmental meetings, manages knowledge-sharing and collaboration platforms for a wide range of stakeholders, including the federal-provincial/territorial networks, and coordinates monitoring and evaluation activities to advance the whole-of-government GBA+ implementation framework. In this capacity, WAGE works closely with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) and the Privy Council Office (PCO) to integrate mandatory GBA+ considerations in government decision-making including those related to policy, programs, service delivery, and performance management. As per the Action Plan 2016-2020, accountability is ensured through the Public Service Management Advisory Committee (PSMAC), which includes Deputy Ministers from approximately 45 departments. Monitoring mechanisms include the Departmental Results Framework and the GBA+ Implementation Survey. The GBA+ Implementation Survey provides an opportunity for federal departments and agencies to report on the state of GBA+ implementation in their organizations, identify challenges they have encountered, and report on the impacts of GBA+ on initiatives. GBA+ Interdepartmental Committee: The GBA+ Interdepartmental Committee (IDC) is a network of GBA+ practitioners that work collaboratively to sustain the practice of the analysis across the range of federal government, agencies and functional communities. The IDC’s activities aim to increase the federal government’s GBA+ capacity and expertise; provide a forum for sharing information and best practices; and promote collaboration amongst members to develop GBA+ tools, resources and training. Increasingly, WAGE seeks out opportunities to support existing networks and communities of practices (for example, grants and contributions) to embed GBA+ as an additional layer of skill to complement technical expertise. |
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Human resources | GBA+ is embedded in all of the department’s activities and is a central component for the organization’s entire workforce. In addition, the department’s GBA+ Implementation Team has 10 FTEs that will be specifically dedicated to GBA+ implementation in 2020-21, including the department’s GBA+ Champion. |
Planned initiatives |
GBA+ is a fundamental consideration in all initiatives undertaken by the department, and is embedded in the work of all Branches, as well as within the individual policy and program areas. Policy and program areas include: Policy and External Relations; Communications; Research, Results and Delivery; Programs Branch; and Internal Services. Departmental initiatives where GBA+ will be applied and monitored in 2020-21 are discussed below. GBA+ Training and Learning Events In addition to embedding GBA+ in the design, development and implementation of WAGE initiatives, the WAGE’s GBA+ Implementation Team supports initiatives undertaken across federal departments and agencies through the provision of advice, tools and training. For example, WAGE delivers a range of learning events including: GBA+ Awareness Week WAGE leads on an annual GBA+ Awareness Week where organizations across the federal government plan learning events and activities that highlight how GBA+ supports their work and creates effective policies, programs and services. GBA+ Focal Point Bootcamp WAGE hosts training boot camps to support the ongoing development of GBA+ Focal Points. Because GBA+ is the responsibility of all departments and agencies, Focal Points play an important role in developing and disseminating knowledge on how the analysis translates into the work of their organizations. In addition to supporting their respective organizations, Focal Points work collaboratively across a network, sharing information, good practices and advancing joint projects. Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence All departmental initiatives under the Gender-Based Violence Strategy (GBV) will consider GBA+ during their development and implementation, including: GBV Knowledge Centre’s Online Platform Launched in December 2018, the GBV Knowledge Centre’s online platform is a searchable online tool that facilitates the alignment of existing federal resources and supports the sharing of research, data and promising practices to enable more coordinated action to address GBV. A GBA+ lens will be applied to establish inclusion criteria for the addition of provincial/territorial resources and federally funded external resources. This will help ensure that inclusive and comprehensive information is made available for all populations at risk of experiencing GBV. WAGE also develops a wide range of tools and resources that are disseminated within the federal government, and, when relevant, shared with other partners and stakeholders. These tools include: self-assessment tools, online training, GBA+ toolkits (including job aids, micro-learning videos, etc.), and guidance documents. Research WAGE’s Research Programs seek to build knowledge in view of developing evidence-based policies, programs and initiatives to advance gender equality. The department’s research activities incorporate a GBA+ perspective at all stages of the research cycle, from the framing of research questions, to gathering data, conducting analysis, and disseminating results. Through letters of agreement with Statistics Canada and other federal departments, as well as contact with researchers and research organizations, WAGE will enhance understanding of gender equality broadly and in specific contexts. This research will allow Canada to monitor progress over time, and analysis of these data in reports and publications will contribute to evidence-based decision making. In addition to the national surveys, the GBV Research team will contract academics and other researchers to conduct primary and secondary research aimed at building knowledge to prevent and address GBV. These projects will provide new data and analysis on subpopulations to further inform GBA+. Departmental support to Crown-Indigenous Relations in implementation of National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Call for Justice The Minister for Women and Gender Equality is mandated to support the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations (CIR) to continue to implement the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Calls for Justice. WAGE is supporting CIR’s efforts to develop a National Action Plan on MMIWG (MMIWG NAP), ensuring complementarity with the WAGE-led Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address GBV and the national action plan on GBV currently in development. WAGE’s efforts on the continued implementation of the Calls for Justice, including supporting research on GBV among Indigenous women and girls, will contribute to departmental GBA+ efforts, including facilitating more comprehensive GBV data. Gender Results Framework Budget 2018 introduced the Gender Results Framework, which represents the Government of Canada’s vision for gender equality. To complement the tabling of Budget 2019, WAGE developed the Gender Results Framework Portal, an up-to-date source of data and research relevant to the Framework’s indicators. In 2020-21, WAGE will continue to undertake and fund research and data collection in support of the Framework to fill existing gaps in knowledge and increase the available evidence on issues related to gender equality. National Conversations on Gender Equality with Young Canadians The department will engage young Canadians in dialogue about behaviours and attitudes that perpetuate gender inequalities and on actions required to support social change towards a more inclusive society. The initiative will be delivered through a national stream and an Indigenous stream, both of which will be co-developed with young Canadians. |
Reporting capacity and data | WAGE’s programs do not provide services or benefits to individual Canadians. As a result, there is no individual recipient microdata information to report. |
Horizontal initiatives
Name of horizontal initiative |
It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence |
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Lead department |
Women and Gender Equality Canada |
Federal partner organization(s) |
Department of National Defence; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada; Public Safety Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Start date |
November 23, 2017 |
End date |
Ongoing |
Description |
It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (the Strategy) is the Government of Canada’s response to gender-based violence (GBV). Its initiatives are organized across three pillars: preventing gender-based violence; supporting survivors and their families; and promoting responsive legal and justice systems. The Strategy brings together existing federal initiatives and aligns with provincial and territorial efforts, enabling enhanced collaboration. Women and Gender Equality Canada ensures the overall coordination of the Strategy through interdepartmental structures and policy dialogue with other key actors. In 2020-21, WAGE will build on the existing strategy and will align efforts with the Government’s two related mandate commitments: to develop a National Action Plan on GBV and to address the findings of the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, with concrete action, in collaboration with the lead Minister responsible, the Minister of Crown and Indigenous Relations Canada. The Government of Canada will have invested over $200 million between 2017-18 and 2022-23, and over $40 million per year ongoing starting in 2023-24, to launch and expand the Strategy. Funds allocated in 2017-18 included $100.9 million over five years, and $20.7 million per year ongoing, to support the implementation of the GBV Strategy. Additional funds allocated in 2018-19 provided $97.5 million over five years, starting in 2018-19, and $22 million per year ongoing, to expand the Strategy. Overall, the Strategy will advance shared outcomes through the following actions, to be undertaken by the six partner departments :
For more information on the Strategy: https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/violence/knowledge-connaissance/strategy-strategie-en.html |
Governance structure |
The governance of the Horizontal Initiative consists of the Director General’s Coordinating Committee, and the Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee. These committees are responsible for the strategic leadership, development, implementation, and monitoring of the Strategy, as well as ensuring a GBA+ lens is applied to all activities. The strategy promotes a whole-of-government approach and includes membership of federal partners -- funded directly through the GBV Strategy in 2017 and 2018 -- and other complementary federal partners, who support the overarching goals of the Strategy. For example, by leading the horizontal coordination process on the GBV Strategy, WAGE is engaging its partners to ensure synergies with the Family Violence Initiative and the Interdepartmental Working Group on Violence and Victimization. Meetings of the Directors General and the working level officials (Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee) respond to both emerging needs and a timetable set by WAGE in collaboration with its partners. Deputy Heads met in 2018, and will continue to engage, as required, on the implementation of the GBV Strategy and on the intersection with other related federal initiatives including the National Action Plan on Gender Based Violence (GBV). In addition, the Minister for Women and Gender Equality formed the Advisory Council on the Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence in June 2016. The Advisory Council (AC) supported the development of the Strategy, and serves as a forum to exchange views, promising practices and research on issues related to GBV. The membership of the AC reflects a broad cross-section of sectors and stakeholders with knowledge of the diverse experiences of GBV and how it affects vulnerable populations including: women with disabilities; racialized women and girls; and LGBQT2S groups, among others. In 2020-21, the AC is expected to continue its work with a renewed mandate to provide the Minister with advice and guidance on the implementation of the GBV Strategy, as well as other key Departmental priorities and emerging issues related to GBV. WAGE will continue to play a Secretariat role and support the work of the AC. In January 2019, WAGE established the Advisory Committee on the Framework to Prevent and Address GBV at Post-Secondary Institutions (PSIs) to provide advice and feedback on the development, consultation and implementation of the Framework. The committee had a one-year mandate. |
Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars) |
$219,078,431 from 2017-18 to 2022-23 and $42,700,000 per year ongoing starting in 2023-24. |
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars) |
$38,007,045 |
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars) |
$31,036,956Table note 1 |
Date of last renewal of initiative |
Not applicable |
Total federal funding allocated at last renewal and source of funding (dollars) |
Not applicable |
Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars) |
Not applicable |
Total planned spending since last renewal |
Not applicable |
Total actual spending since last renewal |
Not applicable |
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2020-21 |
Planning highlights |
In 2020-21, WAGE will continue to operationalize the Knowledge Centre (KC) and the online platform, launched in December 2018. As the focal point of the GBV Strategy, the KC facilitates the alignment of existing federal resources, coordinates federal initiatives, supports the sharing of research and data, ensures alignment with provincial and territorial strategies, and accounts publicly for results. Over the reporting period, the Department will:
In 2020-21, DND will continue to reinforce education and awareness, while ensuring that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families are supported by services received through Family Crisis Team programming and the program supporting sexual assault centres near CAF bases. DND will:
In 2020-21, PHAC will continue to support 32 multi-year projects to prevent gender-based violence and its impacts, using health promotion approaches. These diverse projects include: programs to teach youth about consent, respect and healthy relationships; programs that support parents and caregivers with knowledge and skills for positive parenting and alternatives to harsh discipline; and initiatives to equip health and other professionals to recognize, prevent and respond safely to gender-based violence. Additionally, PHAC will continue to support a Community of Practice to connect and build capacity among researchers and service providers working to prevent teen/youth dating violence. In 2020-21, PS will continue to support the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s Project Arachnid, a web-crawler that detects child-sexual abuse material and sends take-down notices to service providers. PS will also continue to fund the Children of the Street Society to develop targeted awareness activities related to online child sexual exploitation, including developing and delivering over 300 preventative and educational workshops in order to prevent and raise awareness of online child sexual exploitation. More specifically, the project will give children and youth information and practical tools to help keep them safe from online sexual exploitation. Prevention and education measures will also be aimed at adults who care for or work with young people, such as parents, caregivers, educators, service providers and allied health professionals. PS will also support additional awareness activities aimed at groups vulnerable to online sexual exploitation. In addition, PS will undertake research, awareness and intervention activities aimed at preventing and addressing bullying and cyberbullying behaviours. In 2020-21, these activities will include:
In 2020-21, the RCMP will be offering cultural awareness and humility training to employees, in addition to the trauma-informed training that is currently available. These training courses will provide employees with knowledge and skills that will improve capacity across the RCMP to effectively respond to GBV in a gender and culturally sensitive manner, including response to GBV against Indigenous women and girls. The RCMP will also enhance its capacity to combat online sexual exploitation of children and transnational child sex offenders. The RCMP has reviewed over 30,000 sexual assault case files that were not cleared by charge. The RCMP (Sexual Assault Review Team (SART)) will use the review to strengthen police training and awareness, investigative accountability, victim support, public education and communication. In 2020-21, IRCC will fund the development of a national strategy to coordinate and standardize a settlement sector approach to GBV and increase the capacity of front line settlement workers as well as enhance place-based services for newcomers and refugees. With the collaboration of settlement and anti-violence sector experts, this national strategy will include an initial needs assessment to identify existing initiatives and resources, the standardization of policies and protocols on GBV, and the development of online as well as place-based training that is culturally competent and trauma-informed. This training will improve the capacity of settlement workers to effectively respond to GBV, as well as adopt a preventative response that strengthens the capacity of newcomers and refugees, including men and boys, to engage on the issue. IRCC will also advance best practices that address emerging GBV issues for this sector, along with effective resources for stakeholders to support a strong cross-sectoral approach. |
Contact information |
Questions related to the GBV Strategy can be sent to: cfc.finalaviolence-endviolence.swc@cfc-swc.gc.ca |
Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)
Horizontal initiative: It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence
Shared outcomes:
- Gender-based violence (GBV) is reduced
- Those impacted by GBV have improved health and social outcomes
Name of theme | Knowledge | Intervention | Internal Services |
---|---|---|---|
Theme outcomes |
ER 1: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, access GBV-related evidence. |
ER 1: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, access GBV-related evidence. |
Not applicable |
ER 2: Intervention, programming and training participants access GBV-related information, training, support. |
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ER 3: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work. |
ER 3: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work. |
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ER 4: Intervention participants, including service providers, survivors and those at risk of experiencing or perpetrating GBV, use/apply knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and behaviours related to GBV. |
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ER 6: Those impacted by or at risk of GBV, including survivors, are better supported across the justice and social sectors |
ER 5: Social norms, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to GBV are changed. |
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ER 6: Those impacted by or at risk of GBV, including survivors, are better supported across the justice and social sectors. |
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Department for Women and Gender Equality |
$49,723,844 |
$71,618,527 |
$3,157,629 |
Department of National Defence (DND) |
Not applicable |
$6,800,000 |
Not applicable |
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) |
Not applicable |
$1,500,000 |
Not applicable |
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) |
Not applicable |
$41,868,404 |
$831,596 |
Public Safety Canada (PS) |
Not applicable |
$11,018,287 |
$281,713 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
Not applicable |
$30,202,222 |
$2,076,209 |
TOTAL |
$49,723,844 |
$163,007,440 |
$6,347,147 |
Notes:
- These amounts include Budget 2017 and Budget 2018 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23. In addition, ongoing funding of $42.7 million per year has been allocated starting in 2023-24.
- Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.
Planning information
Name of horizontal initiative |
Total federal funding allocated since the last renewalFootnote i,Footnote ii (dollars) |
2020–21 planned spendingFootnote ii (dollars) | Horizontal initiative shared outcomes(SO) | Performance indicator(s) | Target(s) | Date to achieve target |
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It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence |
$219,078,431 |
$ 43,672,334 |
SO 1: Gender-based violence (GBV) is reduced |
1.1 Percentage of women that self-reported being sexually assaulted (past 12 months). |
1.1.1 3% or less. The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020-2021 using results from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces, expected in 2020.The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established. |
2024-25 |
1.2 Percentage of women that self-reported having experienced intimate partner violence (past 12 months). |
1.2.1 The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020-2021 using results from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces, expected in 2020.The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established. |
2024-25 |
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1.3 Number of women victims of homicide in an intimate relationship context. |
1.3.1 Less than 57. The baseline is 57, based on data from the 2016 Homicide Survey. |
2021-22 |
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SO 2: Those impacted by GBV have improved health and social outcomes |
2.1 Percentage of women intimate partner violence survivors who report good, very good, or excellent health, by gender. |
2.1.1 The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020–21 using results from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces, expected in 2020. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established. |
2024-25 |
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2.2 Percentage of sexual assault survivors reporting social isolation (stay home at night, avoid people and places) as a result of victimization. |
2.2.1 Less than 18%, based on data from the 2014 General Social Survey. |
2024-25 |
Name of theme | Total federal funding allocated since the last renewalFootnote i,Footnote ii (dollars) | 2020-21 Federal theme planned spendingFootnote ii (dollars) | Theme outcomes | Theme performance indicators | Theme targets | Date to achieve theme target |
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Knowledge |
$49,723,844 |
$7,929,286 |
2021-22 |
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2020-21 |
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2020-21 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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Not applicable. |
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2024-25 |
Departments | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewalFootnote i,Footnote ii (dollars) | 2020-21 Planned spending for each horizontal initiativeFootnote ii (dollars) | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
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Department for Women and Gender Equality |
Expertise and Outreach |
Create and share knowledge (Knowledge Centre and Research and Data Collection) |
$49,723,844 |
$7,929,286 |
2021-22 |
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2020-21 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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Not applicable. |
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2024-25 |
Name of theme | Total federal funding allocated since the last renewalFootnotei,Footnoteii (dollars) | 2020–21 Federal theme planned spendingFootnoteii (dollars) | Theme outcomes | Theme performance indicators | Theme targets | Date to achieve theme target |
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Intervention |
$163,007,440 |
$35,743,048 |
The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established. |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2020-21. |
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The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established. |
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2022-23 |
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2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2020-21 |
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2022-23 |
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2023-24 |
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2024-25 |
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2024-25 |
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2021-22 |
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2023-24 |
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The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established |
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Not applicable |
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2020-21 |
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2021-22 |
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2023-24 |
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The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established |
Departments | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewalFootnote i,Footnote ii (dollars) | 2020-21 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activityFootnote ii(dollars) | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2020-21 Horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
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Department for Women and Gender Equality |
Expertise and Outreach |
Youth Awareness Campaign |
$6,812,612 |
$1,239,902 |
2021-22 |
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2022-23 |
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2024-25 |
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2024-25 |
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Community Action and Innovation |
Gender-Based Violence Funding Program |
$59,444,847 |
$13,616,841 |
The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established. |
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2022-23 |
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Community Action and Innovation |
Framework to Prevent and Address Gender Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions |
$5,361,068 |
$ 1,285,180 |
The date to achieve target will be determined once the target is established. |
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2021-22 |
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DND |
Military Member and Family Support |
Enhanced Family Crisis Teams |
$4,800,000 |
$800,000 |
2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2023-24 |
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Total Health Care |
Contributions in support of various Sexual Assault Centres in Canada Program |
$2,000,000Footnote iii |
$500,000 |
2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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IRCC |
Settlement Program |
Capacity building for front line settlement workers and enhanced place based services for newcomers and refugees |
$1,500,000 |
$ 300, 000 |
2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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PHAC |
Health Promotion |
Delivery of interventions to prevent teen dating violence (TDV) and child maltreatment (CM), with intervention research (IR) |
$37,368,404 |
$8,734,973 |
2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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2023-24 |
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Development of training curricula and resources on GBV, trauma-informed care and safety planning |
$4,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
2023-24 |
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PS |
Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC) |
Awareness Campaign Against Child Sexual Exploitation |
$1,190,603 |
$278,024 |
2020-21 |
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Enhanced Support of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to Respond to Child Sexual Exploitation |
$5,827,684 |
$975,024 |
2023-24 |
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Crime Prevention |
Implement and evaluate interventions to prevent bullying/ cyberbullying behaviours |
$2,800,000 |
$700,000 |
2024-25 |
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2024-25 |
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Conduct research to increase knowledge of what works to prevent bullying and cyberbullying amongst identified vulnerable populations (i.e. girls, LGBTQ2) |
$400,000 |
$100,000 |
2020-21 |
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Awareness Campaign to prevent bullying / cyberbullying |
$800,000 |
$200,000 |
2022-23 |
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RCMP |
Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations |
National and Divisional Cultural Awareness and Humility Training |
$2,803,773 |
$683,933 |
2020-21 |
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2020-21 |
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2021-22 |
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Canadian Law Enforcement Services |
Enhanced capacity to combat online sexual exploitation of children and transnational child sex offenders |
$17,398,449 |
$3,304,972 |
2022-23 |
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2019-20 |
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Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations Support |
Enhanced and expanded sexual assault training and oversight |
$10,000,000 |
$ 2,024,199 |
2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
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2021-22 |
Themes | Total federal funding allocated since the last renewalFootnote i,Footnote ii(dollars) | 2020-21 Total federal planned spendingFootnote ii (dollars) |
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Theme 1 (Knowledge) |
$49,723,844 |
$7,929,286 |
Theme 2 (Intervention) |
$163,007,440 |
$35,743,048 |
Total, all themes |
$212,731,284 |
$43,672,334 |
Expected Results (ER), Performance Indicators (PI) and Targets (T)
Short term results: are expected to be demonstrated during years 1 through 3 of the Strategy
ER 1: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, access GBV-related evidence.
PI 1.1: Percentage of survey respondents reporting that they are satisfied with the relevance/usefulness of evidence products.
T 1.1: The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020-21. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 1.2: Number of monthly Knowledge Centre website sessions.
T 1.2: At least 800. The baseline is 800 monthly sessions.
PI 1.3: Number of product downloads.
T 1.3.1: The target and baseline for this indicator will be established in 2019-20 (PS produced research documents).
PI 1.4: Number of engagements with GBV-related social media content
T 1.4: The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2019-20. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 1.5: Number of page views for tools/resources developed.
T 1.5: This is a new indicator. The baseline and target for this indicator are expected to be set in 2020-21.
ER 2: Intervention, programming and training participants access GBV-related information, training, support.
PI 2.1: Percentage of awareness activity participants who report improved awareness of key messages.Footnote iv
T 2.1.0: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established (shared indicator).
T 2.1.1: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
T 2.1.2: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21.
T 2.1.3: At least 10% annually from current baseline (as they are reported to PS in the first year of the agreement amendment).
T 2.1.4: 70% of participants improve awareness of key message. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
T 2.1.5: The target and baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20, pending outcomes of Public Opinion Research Survey.
PI 2.2: Percentage of RCMP employees who complete training and report having enhanced knowledge and skills related to addressing GBV.
T 2.2: 80%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20 after training is piloted.
PI 2.3: Percentage of settlement workers who receive interventions that report increased knowledge of GBV and awareness of available services.
T 2.3: 70% of settlement workers who receive interventions. The baseline for this target will be set in 2019-20.
PI 2.4: Number and type of stakeholders participating in the development of the framework.
T 2.4: This is a new indicator. The baseline and target for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
PI 2.5: Percentage of total investigative packages completed by the national child exploitation coordination centre that are sent to law enforcement agencies of jurisdiction within the specified service standard.Footnote v
T 2.5: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 2.6: Number of Contribution Program (CP) funded initiatives implemented
T 2.6: 10 new or enhanced CP funded services for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)-affiliated community members. Baseline is 0.Footnote vi
PI 2.7: number of product downloads
T 2.7: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2022. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.
Medium term results: are expected to be demonstrated during years 3 through 7 of the Strategy
ER 3: Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.
PI 3.1: Percentage of survey respondents reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work
T 3.1: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 3.2: Nature of policy and/or program change.
T 3.2: This indicator is qualitative in nature. As a result, targets are not applicable.
PI 3.3: Percentage of community of practice members who report integrating SGBA+-related and GBV-related evidence generated by the program into their policy and programming work.
T 3.3: 100%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2023-24, after the first funding cycle.
PI 3.4: Percentage of effective interventions that continue to be delivered after the initial funding period.
T 3.4: 50%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2023-24, after the first funding cycle.
PI 3.5: Number of new training courses developed and existing courses reviewed/updated in support of sexual assault awareness and investigations.
T 3.5: Five (5) courses by end of Fiscal 2021.
PI 3.6: Number of developed or reviewed/updated educational materials prepared for the RCMP response to instances of sexual assault.
T 3.6: Five (5) educational materials by end of Fiscal 2021-22.
ER 4: Intervention participants, including service providers, survivors and those at risk of experiencing or perpetrating GBV, use/apply knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and behaviours related to GBV.
PI 4.1: Percentage of intervention/training participants who report using/applying knowledge in their work or lives.
T 4.1.0: 70% The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020-21 after training is piloted
T 4.1.1: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21.
T 4.1.2: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
T 4.1.3: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
T 4.1.4: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21, after training is piloted. (Pilot project is currently in progress)
PI 4.2: Percentage of intervention participants who report using/applying knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and/or behaviours related to GBV.
T 4.2.0: 70%.Footnote vii
T 4.2.1: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
T 4.2.2: 70% of settlement workers who receive interventions. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
T 4.2.3: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2023-24, after the first funding cycle.
T 4.2.4: 70% of participants in projects that are receiving an impact evaluation. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
PI 4.3: Percentage of intervention participants who report using/applying knowledge or resources to adapt their policies and practices.
T 4.3: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2023-24, after the first funding cycle.
Long term results: are expected to be demonstrated during years 7 through 10 of the Strategy
ER 5: Social norms, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to GBV are changed.
PI 5.1: Percentage of respondents reporting agreement with attitude and behaviour statements that contribute to GBV.
T 5.1: The baseline for this indicator will be established in 2020–21 using results from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces, expected in 2020. The target for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 5.2: Percentage of women who report experience inappropriate sexual behaviour in public spaces (12 months).
T 5.2: 32% or less. The baseline is 32%, based on data from the 2018 Survey on Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
ER 6: Those impacted by or at risk of GBV, including survivors, are better supported across the justice and social sectors.
PI 6.1: Percentage of survivors of sexual assaults who reported incident to police.Footnote 1
T 6.1: At least 5%. The baseline is 5%, based on data from the 2014 General Social Survey
PI 6.2: Percentage of Indigenous stakeholders who agree that cultural awareness, humility training and trauma-informed GBV training has improved the services provided by the RCMP.
T 6.2: 80%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2020-21after the training is piloted.
PI 6.3: Percentage of CAF members and families who report satisfaction with Family Crisis Team programs and services.
T 6.3: 70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20.
PI 6.4: Percentage of compliance of hosting providers to take down notices.
T 6.4: The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20, once a new agreement (including new data to be collected) is signed with the recipient organization. The target (annual percentage increase) for this indicator will be set once the baseline has been established.
PI 6.5: Level of integration of Sexual Assault Centres (SAC) within the CAF network of support services.Footnote viii
T 6.5: This indicator is qualitative in natureviii. As a result, targets are not applicable.
PI 6.6: Percentage increase of Canadian victims of online child sexual exploitation identified and uploaded to Interpol’s International Child Sexual Exploitation Database (ICSE DB).
T 6.6: 10% increase annually. The baseline will be the number of victims identified and uploaded to Interpol’s ICSE DB in 2018-19.
PI 6.7: Percentage of RCMP Sexual Assault Investigations Review Committees established in contract divisions
T 6.7: Year 1 (FY 2019-20) – 50%, Year 2 (FY 2020-21) – 75%, Year 3 (FY 2021-22) – 100%.
PI 6.8: CAF-affiliated SAC client satisfaction with Program funded services.
T 6.8: 80% of CAF-affiliated community members report satisfaction with CP funded services. Baseline will be determined in 2021 following first iteration of survey.
PI 6.9: Percentage of files reviewed by SAIRCs or the SART that were conducted in accordance with complete and thorough and using a victim centred/trauma informed techniques.
T 6.9: Target to be established once a baseline is determined at the end of 2019-20.
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