Gender-based analysis plus

General information

Institutional GBA Plus Capacity

PCO continues to maintain a GBA Plus Champion at the senior management level. The GBA Plus Champion is responsible for the promotion of GBA Plus at PCO. 

The PCO GBA Plus Focal Point Unit has been established with 1.5 FTE. The GBA Plus Focal Point continues to support PCO analysts through tool development, training, case study development and ad hoc support.

The GBA Plus Focal Point continues to support the Department of Women and Gender Equality, the Department of Finance and Treasury Board Secretariat on the implementation and refinement of GBA Plus as it applies to Cabinet documents. As well, the GBA Plus Focal Point participates in the Inter-Departmental Committee on GBA Plus and the GBA Plus Learning Advisory Committee. 

In addition, the GBA Plus Focal Point is engaged on all PCO-led Memoranda to Cabinet (MCs) to ensure that GBA Plus is properly completed.

The GBA Plus Focal Point continues to develop a GBA Plus framework/directive for the department.

As part of PCO’s role of supporting Cabinet operations, analysts continue to provide the “challenge-function” for departments to advance policy, legislative and government administration proposals through MCs and other Cabinet documents, which incorporate GBA Plus.

Highlights of GBA Plus Results Reporting Capacity by Program

Social and Economic Policy

• The GBA Plus Focal Point conducts an annual review of GBA Plus in select MCs which assesses gender and diversity throughout the products.
• The results of the annual review of GBA Plus in MCs are provided to PCO analysts and the Department of Women and Gender Equality, Department of Finance and Treasury Board Secretariat to ensure a robust and rigorous application of GBA Plus in the MC process.