Gender-based analysis plus

Section 1: Institutional GBA+ 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 chose 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.

CICS does not work directly with the public nor does it chose its clientele under any circumstance; 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.

For the purpose of section 2 of this document, 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+ Data Collection Plan:

Nothing to report for 2020-21.

Section 3: Program Links to Gender Results Framework

Core Responsibility: Intergovernmental Conference Services

CICS does not work directly with the public nor does it chose its clientele under any circumstance; 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.

For the purpose of section 3 of this document, CICS has no direct impact on any of the primary domains listed.

Section 4: Program Links to Quality of Life Framework

Core Responsibility: Intergovernmental Conference Services

CICS does not work directly with the public nor does it chose its clientele under any circumstance; 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.

For the purpose of section 4 of this document, CICS has no direct impact on any of the primary domains listed.

Definitions

Target Population : See Finance Canada definition of Target Group in the following document: User Instructions for the GBA+ Departmental Summary – Budget 2020 – Canada.ca)

Gender Scale:

First group: Predominantly men (e.g. 80 per cent or more men)

Second group: 60 per cent – 79 per cent men

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

Forth group: 60 per cent – 79 per cent women

Fifth group: Predominantly women (e.g. 80 per cent or more women)

Income Level Scale:

First group: Strongly benefits low income individuals (Strongly progressive)

Second group: Somewhat benefits low income individuals (Somewhat progressive)

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

Forth group: Somewhat benefits high income individuals (Somewhat regressive)

Fifth group: Strongly benefits high income individuals (Strongly regressive)

Age Group Scale :

First group: Primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation

between youth and seniors

Third group: Primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation

Gender Results Framework Pillars: see definitions at the following page: Gender Results Framework – Women and Gender Equality Canada)

Quality of Life Domains: See definitions in Annex-5-eng.pdf (budget.gc.ca)