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Women and Gender Equality Canada 2022–23 Departmental Plan The Government of Canada is investing in and taking action to address persistent gender inequalities that affect all people in Canada. To make progress towards a country where people of all genders are equal in every way and can achieve their full potential, in 2022-23 Women and […]

2023 Auditor General of Canada Report 3 Follow-up on Gender-Based Analysis Plus

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| Fed/Prov Gov't Docs, Resources

2023 Auditor General of Canada Report 3, Follow-up on Gender-Based Analysis Plus Findings: Actions taken to identify and address barriers to doing gender-based analysis plus did not go far enough. One of the challenges identified by most departments and agencies to applying gender-based analysis plus was data availability. Women and Gender Equality Canada conducted some […]

2023 Auditor General of Canada Report 4 on the International Assistance in Support of Gender Equality

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| Fed/Prov Gov't Docs, Resources

2023 Auditor General of Canada Report 4 on the International Assistance in Support of Gender Equality At a Glance Overall, Global Affairs Canada was unable to show how the approximately $3.5 billion in bilateral development assistance it provides each year to low‑and middle‑income countries improved outcomes for women and girls. When women and girls have […]

Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for Gender Equality

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Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for Gender Equality The 1995 Federal Plan for Gender Equality recognizes the many different realities for women in Canada. These realities are the outcome not only of gender, but also of age, race, class, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, mental and physical disability, region, […]

EYES ON EVIDENCE WHAT WE HEARD Insights from federal and provincial discussions about the transparency of evidence use in policy announcements

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| Resources, SETT Group Document

EYES ON EVIDENCE WHAT WE HEARD Insights from federal and provincial discussions about the transparency of evidence use in policy announcements We all benefit when governments make policy decisions informed by the best available evidence. Importantly, recent years have seen an increase in the call for evidence from policy actors across all levels of government […]

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Public Service: Final Report of the Joint Union/Management Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion

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Building a Diverse and Inclusive Public Service: Final Report of the Joint Union/Management Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion The Joint Union/Management Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in the Public Service is pleased to submit its final report. This report fulfills the Task Force’s mandate to: 1. Define diversity and inclusion in the public […]

Accessibility Canada Act

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Accessibility Canada Act The purpose of this Act is to benefit all persons, especially persons with disabilities, through the realization, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada without barriers, on or before January 1, 2040, particularly by the identification and removal of barriers, and the prevention of […]

Public Service Alliance of Canada Submissions on the Employment Equity Act Review to the Taskforce on Employment Equity Act Review

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| HR/Employer Guides, Resources

Public Service Alliance of Canada Submissions on the Employment Equity Act Review to the Taskforce on Employment Equity Act Review The Employment Equity Act must be amended to ensure accurate and current labour market availability and workforce availability rates that are reflective of each designated equity group. The labour market availability and workforce availability rates […]

First Nation Profiles Interactive Map

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| Indigenous and STEM, Resources

First Nation Profiles Interactive Map An interactive tool of First Nations Interactive Map. Credit: Government of Canada View

Video – 10 Principles to Decolonization – MIRI Indigenous Governance Symposium

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Video – 10 Principles to Decolonization – MIRI Indigenous Governance Symposium McMaster Indigenous Research Institute and the Indigenous Studies Program (McMaster University) with the Ryerson Centre for Indigenous Governance hosted the first joint policy symposium on Indigenous Governance, Settler Aboriginal Policy in an Era of “Real Change”. The Symposium brought together Indigenous thought leaders from […]