2025-2026 Gender-based analysis plus
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Applicability
- Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
- Section 2.1: Gender and diversity impacts, Business Development
- Section 2.2: Gender and diversity impacts, Community Development
- Section 2.3: Gender and diversity impacts, Policy and Advocacy
- Section 2.4: Gender and diversity impacts, Northern Projects Management
Introduction
In 2018, Parliament passed the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act. The Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports are being used to fulfill the President of the Treasury Board's obligations to make public, every year, analysis on the impacts of expenditure programs on gender and diversity.
Each department is responsible for conducting their own Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus).
The Policy on Results indicates that Program officials, as designated by Deputy Heads, are responsible for ensuring data collection for meeting policy requirements.
Applicability
All organizations must complete GBA Plus supplementary information tables in departmental plans and departmental results reports on an annual basis.
Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
Governance
In 2024-25, CanNor reviewed its GBA Plus action plan and moved towards establishing CanNor's GBA Plus Community of Practice, which will include the provision of advanced training to its members. The GBA Plus Champion and officer will continue to support GBA Plus initiatives across the Agency, working with the broader GBA Plus community in the Government of Canada to share best practices.
Capacity
CanNor will continue to secure sources of GBA Plus training that supports specialized functions in the Agency and work on improving its internal reporting and tracking systems. CanNor will also work on CanNor focused GBA Plus policy guidance. In 2025-26, CanNor will host a GBA Plus event that will increase awareness and capacity internally.
Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus
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Section 2.1: Gender and diversity impacts, Business Development
Core responsibility: Businesses are developing in the territories
Program name: Business Development
Program goals: Business Development programming supports the growth and expansion of northern businesses, including small and medium enterprises. It directly advances the Gender Results Framework's economic participation and prosperity pillar, and indirectly supports the poverty reduction, health, and well-being pillar.
GBA Plus data collection plan
CanNor will continue to gather GBA Plus data, including increased disaggregated data, direct and indirect impacts.
Section 2.2: Gender and diversity impacts, Community Development
Core responsibility: People and communities participate in the economy in the territories
Program name: Community Development
Program goals: Community Development programming provides community-level investments in infrastructure and to organizations, as well as individual-level investments in skills and capacity development. Community Development programming directly supports the Gender Results Framework, specifically the education and skills development, the economic participation and prosperity, and the poverty reduction, health and well-being pillars.
GBA Plus data collection plan
CanNor will continue to gather GBA Plus data, including increased disaggregated data, direct and indirect impacts.
Section 2.3: Gender and diversity impacts, Policy and Advocacy
Core responsibility: Advocacy for economic development in the territories
Program name: Policy and Advocacy
Program goals: CanNor works with other federal departments and agencies to better understand the GBA Plus environment in the territories and advance federal objectives. Given CanNor's mandate and the region it serves, the experiences and realities of Indigenous Peoples in the North are integral to CanNor's advocacy role within the Government of Canada.
GBA Plus data collection plan
CanNor will continue to use, as available, GBA Plus data, including increased disaggregated data, and direct and indirect impacts.
Section 2.4: Gender and diversity impacts, Northern Projects Management
Core responsibility: Coordination of federal input in environmental assessment and Crown consultation during environmental impact review of proposed major projects in the three territories.
Program name: Northern Projects Management Office
Program goals: The Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO) supports environmental and regulatory review processes for proposed major resource and infrastructure projects in Canada's territories. It also directly supports the Gender Results Framework, specifically the economic participation and prosperity pillar. It collects and reports on GBA Plus performance indicators to ensure inclusive and prosperous outcomes.
GBA Plus data collection plan
In delivering NPMO's environmental assessment coordination services and its Crown Consultation obligations, NPMO follows the northern Co-management Review and Regulatory Board processes, which takes into consideration of gender representation in its processes. NPMO will continue to follow the Co-management Board's process and provide support for balanced gender representation in its service delivery. This includes seeking to ensure Indigenous communities and women are supported and adequately engaged and consulted during the review processes, as well as tackling through the NPMO database any concerns regarding the consideration, accommodation, protection, safety and well-being of all equity deserving groups.