Gender-based Analysis Plus is an analytical process used by several Federal government departments to assess the different experiences of women, men and non-binary people to policies, programs and initiatives. The 'Plus' considers the intersectionality of many other identity factors which comprise our identity. The GBA+ process goes through a number of analytical steps:
History
GBA+ can be used to assess the impact on citizens such as addressing how procurement projects can help to ensure that equipment and products meet diverse needs. It can also be used to review hiring strategies to see that they are implemented to ensure workplace diversity. An internal survey of Government of Canada departments found that "fewer than half of departments and agencies have a GBA+ plan, with most departments saying they lack the internal mechanisms to apply one." Canada's GBA initiative was started following commitments by the Government of Canada at the World Conference on Women, 1995 in Beijing. During the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit in ArgentinaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “Well, you know, there are gender impacts when you bring construction workers into a rural area. There are social impacts because they’re mostly male construction workers. How are you adjusting and adapting to those? That’s what the gender lens in GBA -plus budgeting is all about.” The Department of National Defense is using GBA+ to be ensure that they are removing bias from procurement of a range of products from uniforms to Aircraft.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police leveraged GBA+ to develop tools to for greater cultural competency and better response to gender-based violence when training their staff. Minister Carla Qualtrough has said that “in all of our procurements, military and otherwise, we are looking at ways to ensure opportunities for businesses owned or led by Canadians from under-represented groups, such as women, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities.” and the GBA+ framework is an important to achieve this.
