Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus Capacity

The Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat’s (CICS) only program is to provide continuity of planning and archival services, and impartial administrative support, for federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) and provincial-territorial (PT) conferences of first ministers, ministers, and deputy ministers, throughout Canada.

CICS does not work directly with the public, nor does it choose its clientele in any sense; it works in close collaboration to support its clients which are other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments. CICS is called upon to respond to decisions taken by governments to meet on key national or specific issues; decisions concerning the content, participants, and location of such meetings are all factors beyond the control of the Secretariat.

GBA+ information is not collected, analyzed, or reported for CICS’ program.

Section 2: Gender and Diversity Impacts, by Program

Core Responsibility: Intergovernmental Conference Services

Program Name: Conference Services

Target Population: All Canadians, indirectly through the provision of conferencing support services to other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments and their associated first ministers, ministers and deputy ministers.

Key Program impacts on Gender and diversity:

Not available. CICS has no direct impact on gender and diversity as it relates to its program.

Other:

Training on diversity and inclusion has been included in all employee learning plans, in addition to training on unconscious bias.

GBA Plus Data Collection Plan:

Nothing to report for 2021-22. CICS does not work directly with the public nor does it choose its clientele in any sense; it works in close collaboration to support its clients which are other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments. CICS is called upon to respond to decisions taken by governments to meet on key national or specific issues; decisions concerning the content, participants, and location of such meetings are all factors beyond the control of the Secretariat.