Accessibility Standards Canada: 2021 to 2022 Departmental Results Report – Gender-based analysis plus

Definition of gender-based analysis plus (GBA plus)

A process used to identify the impacts of policies, programs and services on different groups of:

• women;
• men; and
• gender-diverse people.

The "plus" considers many factors, such as race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability.

Institutional GBA Plus Capacity

A 9 member Board of Directors (Board) oversees Accessibility Standards Canada. The Accessible Canada Act requires the government to consider diversity when appointing Directors. This includes having Directors:

• who are persons with disabilities;
• that reflect the diversity of Canadian society; and
• that reflect the diversity of disabilities faced by Canadians.

Directors are mostly persons with disabilities. They represent a variety of disabilities. There is gender equality on the Board. The Board is responsible for setting the organization’s strategic direction. It helps to make sure that GBA plus is included in departmental decision-making.

The organization was established in July 2019. It is a small departmental corporation. It had 34 full-time equivalents (employees) in 2021 to 2022. The organization did not assign employees to GBA plus specifically. Instead, it was a shared responsibility to take GBA plus into consideration

Gender and Diversity Impacts, by Program

Core Responsibility: Accessibility Standards

Program: Standards Development

Target Population: People with disabilities

Distribution of Benefits by:

• Gender: Broadly gender-balanced;
• Income Level: Somewhat benefits low-income individuals; and
• Age Group: Impacts generations between youth and seniors.

Key Impacts:

Statistics	Observed Results*	Data Source	Comment
Technical committee members	50 % of members are persons with disabilities.	Program Data	The organization had 8 technical committees operating from April 2021 through to the end of March 2022.
Technical committee members	52 % of members are women.	Program Data	The organization had 8 technical committees operating from April 2021 through to the end of March 2022.
Grant and contribution research funding recipients	4 of the 18 funded projects touched on accessibility in Indigenous communities.	Program Data	The organization funded 18 projects in the priority areas for research* during the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year. Accessibility in Indigenous communities was one of the priority areas.

* Note: For the full list of priority areas for research, please see our “Results: What we achieved” section of the 2021 to 2022 Departmental Results Report.

GBA Plus Data Collection Plan:

We included questions related to GBA plus in the application form for our grants and contribution’s program. They are also included in the activity-reporting template for current and future funded projects.

We invited applicants from our grants and contributions program to answer questions about the intersectionality of participants in their projects. By asking these questions, we hope to encourage applicants to consider intersectionality in their projects.

Program: Outreach and Knowledge Application

Target Population: People with disabilities

Distribution of Benefits by:

• Gender: Broadly gender-balanced;
• Income Level: Somewhat benefits low-income individuals; and
• Age Group: Impacts generations between youth and seniors.

Key Impacts:

Statistics	Observed Results*	Data Source	Comment
Youth Round Table	100 % of participants self-identified with the stakeholder category “persons with disabilities”.	Program Data	49 members from the youth community participated.
Youth Round Table	100 % of participants were aged between 15 to 30 years old.	Program Data	49 members from the youth community participated.
Youth Round Table	55 % of respondents identified as “female”, 27 % of participants identified as “male”, 12 % of participants identified as “other”, and 8 % of participants preferred not to disclose.	Program Data	49 members from the youth community participated.

 

GBA Plus Data Collection Plan:

We wanted to engage with youth this year. To make this happen, we hosted an event designed to target youth. In February 2022, we held our first Youth Roundtable. Our team worked hard to reach out to participants who reflected Canada’s diverse youth population. Attendees came from across the country, including urban and rural locations. They represented a variety of identity factors such as different gender identities, visible minorities and Indigenous people.