Roles and Responsibilities

All federal public servants and institutions have a role to play to ensure that GBA+ leads to better results for Canadians. We do not, however, all have the same responsibilities.

GBA+ is a common thread woven into the entire policy, program and legislative process, not an additional section in briefing notes or other documents.

Select each of the actors in the diagram to learn more about their GBA+ roles and responsibilities.

Diagram illustrating the roles and responsibilities of all federal public servants and institutions in Canada. Status of Women Canada Federal departments and agencies Individual public servants Managers and Executives Central Agencies Parliamentarians and ministers Better results for Canadians Gender Equality

Status of Women Canada:

  • act as a centre of excellence for GBA+;
  • support departments and agencies in sustaining the practice of GBA+; and,
  • facilitate the transfer of GBA+ knowledge, provide technical advice, guidance and assistance.

Federal departments and agencies:

  • build organizational capacity by implementing a GBA+ framework, including a centre of responsibility;
  • routinely apply GBA+ to programs, policies and legislation to name a few; and,
  • monitor and report on GBA+ practices and outcomes.

Individual public servants:

  • conduct GBA+ by ensuring measures are in place to address inequalities;
  • include GBA+ considerations in recommendations to managers and executives; and,
  • document their GBA+ process.

Managers and Executives:

  • always consider gender and diversity impacts in decision-making;
  • support the sustainable practice of GBA+ in your organization; and,
  • incorporate evidence of GBA+ into relevant business cases and cabinet documents.

Central Agencies:

  • play a challenge-function role for GBA+ in Cabinet documents;
  • provide guidance on incorporating GBA+ into Cabinet documents; and,
  • apply GBA+ to their own work.

Parliamentarians:

  • oversee GBA+ implementation across government; and,
  • strengthen the implementation of GBA+ by examining the practice of GBA+ across Government, as done by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Ministers:

  • If GBA+ is applied and considered at every stage, ministers will be well informed to make decisions.

Better results for Canadians:

  • sustainable implementation of GBA+ will contribute to federal government actions being more responsive and in tune with the needs of diverse women and men.

Gender Equality

  • ultimately, GBA+ contributes to the advancement of gender equality in Canada, in line with domestic and international commitments and expectations.