This presentation was made by Alison McDermott, at the 3rd Experts Meeting on Gender Budgeting held at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris, on 19-20 September 2019.

1. The Canadian Context
Session 2: Gender Budget Statements
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3rd Experts Meeting on Gender Budgeting
Paris, September 2019

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Gender Equality
Apowerfulsourceofeconomicgrowth
The Impact of Women's Participation in
the Workforce Real GDP per Capita
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35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000
60,000
1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016
33%
($8,287)
2016, dollars
Estimated without higher
female employment
Actual real GDP
per capita
Canadian approach to gender budgeting
• Gender impacts inform individual budget
decisions
• The budget plan is assessed from a GBA+
perspective
• Gender equality outcomes inform budget
priority-setting
The “plus” in GBA+ reflects the intersectionality
of identity factors that each individual holds,
like ethnicity, age, income and education levels,
etc.

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Evolution of Gender Budgeting in Canada
Fromhigh-levelcommitmenttointegratedbudgetpractice
2016 Fall Economic
Statement
Public Commitment to GBA+
for Future Budgets:
“… submit Budget 2017, and all
future budgets, to more rigorous
analysis by completing and
publishing a gender-based
analysis of budgetary measures”
• Previously, GBA+ was part of
the internal budget briefing
process, with little-to-no
public exposure
Budget 2017 Gender
Statement
First public assessment of
the budget from a gender
perspective
• Concise picture of gender
in Canada today:
Presented key socio-
economic trends and
challenges remaining in
Canada
• High-level GBA+ of
Budget Measures:
Content informed almost
exclusively by departmental
gender-based analysis
Budget 2018’s
Equality Chapter
Gender equality was a
central focus of the budget
• Focus on Results: Drive
gender equality objectives
in budget priority-setting
• Improved analysis:
Ongoing institutional (and
cultural) shift towards
gender mainstreaming in
policy
• More Transparency:
Consider further steps to
open analysis and data to
the public
Budget 2019
Canadian Gender
Budgeting Act (Dec. 2018)
Gender budgeting & GBA+
has become a core pillar
• Continued focus on
results (Gender Results
Framework)
• More comprehensive
GBA+ analysis
published for all budget
measures (Gender
Report)
• Gender and diversity
mainstreaming in policy
with a strong focus on
evidence-based analysis

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Components of Canada’s Gender Statements
Over Time
Budget
2017
Budget
2018
Budget
2019
Analysis of the current challenges for gender equality in Canada ● ● ●
Summary of budget measures that aim to address these
challenges and improve gender equality
● ● ●
GBA+ of the budget as a whole ● ●
Comprehensive reporting of individual budget measures ● ● ●

5. The Gender Results Framework is aligned with the Government of Canada’s policy of GBA+, ensuring that gender is considered in
relation to other intersecting identity factors.
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Gender Results Framework
Education and
Skills
Development
Equal opportunities
and diversified paths in
education and skills
development
Economic
Participation and
Prosperity
Equal and full
participation in the
economy
Leadership and
Democratic
Participation
Gender equality in
leadership roles and at
all levels of decision-
making
Gender-Based
Violence and
Access to Justice
Eliminating gender-
based violence and
harassment, and
promoting security of
the person and access
to justice
Poverty
Reduction,
Health and
Well-Being
Reduced poverty and
improved health
outcomes
Gender Equality
Around the
World
Promoting gender
equality to build a
more peaceful,
inclusive, rules-based
and prosperous world.
Canada’s economic future depends on people having equal opportunity to
reach their full potential, regardless of gender.
Instruments for Advancing Gender Equality

6. Instruments for Advancing Gender Equality
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•The Gender Results Framework:
o presents statistics on a number of GRF indicators
o reflects the Government’s commitment to tracking progress
o helps the Government see where Canada was, where it is now,
and where it can be in relation to gender equality

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Value of Measures, by Target Group
Percentage of Measures, by Direct Benefits
Instruments for Advancing Gender Equality
•Quantitative analysis of budget measures at the
aggregate level:
o Allows for a clear understanding of budgetary impacts on equality
o Gives decision-makers an opportunity to evaluate where to focus efforts,
year over year
Income Distributional Impacts Intergenerational Impacts

8. •Comprehensive reporting of the GBA+ impacts for
individual budget measures increases transparency
and opens analysis to the public for their input
o Timing of analysis
o Target population (Policy intent)
o Expected direct benefits (Gender)
o Expected impacts (Income, Age)
o Gender Results Framework (if applicable)
o GBA+ Responsive Approach (if applicable)
• specific approaches to minimize possible negative impacts on certain
individuals or groups, or proactively reduce barriers to participation
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Instruments for Advancing Gender Equality

9. Instruments for Advancing Gender Equality – Gender Report
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Key Supports
•Statistics Canada’s Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics
•Canadian Gender Budgeting Act
o Introduced in December 2018 to make gender budgeting a permanent part of the federal budget-
making process and to establish reporting requirements for new budget measures, tax expenditures,
and existing government program expenditures
o Promotes the principle of gender equality and greater inclusiveness in society as part of the annual
federal budget
o Considers gender and diversity in taxation and resource allocation decisions, including direct spending
and transfers to persons and other levels of government;
o Makes information available to the public on the impacts of Government decisions in terms of gender
and diversity, in order to enhance transparency and accountability

11. 11Budget 2018