Gender Based Analysis Plus

GBA+ leadership is provided through Transport Canada’s GBA+ Champion and supported by the Centre of Excellence, which provides oversight and guidance on all of the department’s GBA+ initiatives. In particular, the Centre:

• Supports and monitors all Transport Canada GBA+ initiatives;
• Leads a GBA+ Intradepartmental Network to advance gender equity and diversity objectives and promote integration of GBA+ tools and knowledge into the department’s operations and practices;
• Serves as the main point of contact for interdepartmental GBA+ matters, including:
  • Whole-of-government GBA+ initiatives led by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE); and
  • Engagement through the broader Government of Canada GBA+ Network;
• Provides secretariat support for TC’s GBA+ Champion in exercising duties and functions:
  • GBA+ leadership and awareness throughout our department (such as GBA+ Awareness Week); and
  • Representing Transport Canada at Assistant Deputy Minister-level meetings and working groups.
• Works closely with subject matter experts across the department to provide guidance with the development of GBA+ assessments in support of new or modified policy, program, regulatory, or other initiatives (e.g., Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board submissions, federal budget proposals, etc.);

In general, provides guidance and feedback to subject matter experts (e.g., within air, surface, marine, etc.) on how to conduct GBA+ assessments and access GBA+ training.

The GBA+ Centre of Excellence is located within the Strategic Policy and Innovation Directorate.

The GBA+ Intradepartmental Network has over 100 members from across the department, who have a shared interest in GBA+ implementation and attend events and meetings for the purposes of building knowledge and expertise regarding GBA+ and best practices.

Core members of the Network serve as departmental leads and experts within their area of work (e.g., economic analysis, regulatory affairs) to support development of GBA+ assessments and other initiatives.

A number of results were achieved that delivered on initiatives set out in the Transport Canada GBA+ Action Plan:

• Developed an internal GBA+ checklist based on existing guidance documents from central agencies and WAGE to help subject matter experts develop their GBA+ assessments;
• Supported promotion and greater knowledge of GBA+ through activities and events held as part of the 2019 GBA+ Awareness Week (e.g., Gender Equality Panel; trivia on intranet; social media engagement; promotion through computer lock screens and posters, etc.);
• Reported the department’s progress on GBA+ to WAGE by completing annual implementation survey; and
• By October 15, 2019, 72% of the employees had completed the mandatory online GBA+ training offered by WAGE.

Based on Transport Canada’s Program Inventory, three programs currently collect and keep sufficient individual recipient microdata information to undertake GBA+:

• Under Marine Safety Oversight, the Marine Training Program collects data, in partnership with academic institutions such as the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium, to promote participation within the broader marine industry in Canada, better reflect population demographics, and assist with closing participation gaps of underrepresented groups. The data collected identifies gender, age, race, residence and occupation(s).
• Under the Multimodal Road Safety Regulatory Framework, the National Collision Database includes individual recipient microdata information (i.e. gender and other socioeconomic characteristics such as injury data and safety measures) that could be used to undertake GBA+.
• Transportation Marketplace Frameworks collects information related to age, gender, income, and travel patterns, which could be used in support of GBA+ assessments. Such data may be aggregated to be included in reports, for example the National Travel Survey.