Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Transport Canada’s Gender Based Analysis (GBA+) Centre of Excellence provides oversight and guidance on all of the department’s GBA+ initiatives. The Centre:

• Supports and monitors all GBA+ initiatives;
• Leads a “GBA+ Intra-departmental Network” to promote integrating GBA+ tools and knowledge into our operations;
• Serves as the main point of contact for:
  • The Department for Women and Gender Equity (WAGE), formerly known as
  • The broader Government of Canada GBA+ Network;
• Supports a “GBA+ Champion” who:
  • Provides GBA+ leadership and awareness throughout our department; and
  • Represents Transport Canada at Assistant Deputy Minister-level meetings and working groups;
• Works closely with subject matter experts (e.g., within air, rail, marine, etc.) to:
  • Develop GBA+ assessments in support of any of the following:
    • Memoranda to Cabinet (MCs);
    • Treasury Board Submissions;
    • Budget proposals; and
    • Advertising; and
  • Guide project leads on how to:
    • Access online GBA+ training; and

Conduct GBA+ assessments.

The GBA+ Centre of Excellence has two employees dedicated to GBA+ implementation.

The GBA+ Intra-departmental Network has over 100 members from across the department, who:

• Attend regular GBA+ meetings to share ideas and advance implementation of Transport Canada’s three-year GBA+ Action Plan; and

Serve as points of contact for GBA+ questions/assessments within their respective teams/programs.

A number of 2019-20 GBA+ planned initiatives described within our three-year Action Plan include:

• Expanding GBA+ tools such as the development of a “Guide to When and How to conduct GBA+” which was completed in late 2018
• Introducing mandatory basic GBA+ training for all employees and additional training for members of the GBA+ Network;
• Updating GBA+ checklists with more examples and guidance to help subject matter experts develop assessments for MCs, Treasury Board Submissions and Budget proposals;
• Working with our Communications branch to create opportunities to increase our employees’ GBA+ awareness (e.g., via our intranet, social media, lobby screens, etc.);
• Using the Action Plan as a tracking tool for GBA+ initiatives;
• Reporting annual GBA+ progress to WAGE by completing a survey questionnaire designed to provide:
  • WAGE an overview of each department’s strengths and weaknesses in the context of adopting GBA+ processes, analysis and practices as well as the advancement of GBA+ across the whole-of-government; and
  • Our Department the opportunity to self-assess progress and reflect on challenges.

In addition, WAGE is in the final stages of developing a “GBA+ Evaluation Guidance Tool” for assessing the quality of every GBA+ analysis done for proposals to Cabinet.