Gender-based analysis plus – 2020-2021

Governance structures

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As a small organization, the NFB is integrating GBA+ into its very governance structure, with its Strategic Planning and Government Relations department assuming responsibility for the GBA+ process. Three FTEs have been assigned (on a part-time basis) to the task of implementing GBA+ in 2018–2019 and throughout the following years. These employees will integrate GBA+ into the NFB’s decision-making processes in addition to fulfilling an advisory role and overseeing monitoring and accountability.

Human resources

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Planned initiatives

As Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the NFB helps foster harmony in Canadian society. The NFB aims to give a voice to communities that are systematically under-represented in the media landscape, both in front of and behind the camera, such as women filmmakers, Indigenous peoples, official-language minority communities (OLMCs), ethnocultural communities, sexual minorities (LGBTQ2), people living with a disability, etc. Its programming bears witness to Canadian diversity and contributes to the country’s social cohesion.

Every activity linked to the NFB’s mandate (audiovisual programming and production, and accessibility and audience engagement) is subject to a GBA+ and follow-up. In 2016, the NFB added further measures to specifically support gender parity, diversity and inclusion. GBA+ is an integral part of these measures.

• Gender parity
  In 2016, the NFB committed to ensuring that by 2019, 50% of its productions will be directed by women and 50% of its production budgets will be allocated to women directors. The organization has since broadened its commitment, targeting parity in key creative positions in its documentary, interactive and animation productions by 2020.
• Indigenous Action Plan 2017–2020
  In June 2017, the NFB published a three-year plan to redefine relations with Indigenous peoples. The plan sets out a series of commitments that respond to the work and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee as well as to Indigenous creators’ longstanding concerns about systemic inequities in the existing Canadian production landscape. These commitments include immediately allocating 15% of production spending to Indigenous-directed projects. 

Reporting capacity and data

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Limited reporting capacity and data
Performance monitoring is integrated into the NFB’s Departmental Results Framework (DRF) and performance-measurement strategy for initiatives supporting parity, diversity and inclusion. Audiovisual Programming and Production is the core responsibility and program that keeps enough demographic information to report on departmental results, performance indicators and targets relevant for GBA+. However, data gathering remains a challenge, and individual information is not sufficient to undertake in-depth GBA+ analysis.