Advancing Equity Together
Collaborative efforts to integrate GBA Plus in newcomer services
Collaborative efforts to integrate GBA Plus in newcomer services
The Enhancing National Sector Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) Capacity Project assembles a staff team from seven Umbrella organizations across Canada.
Led by AAISA, in partnership with AMSSA, SAISIA, MANSO, OCASI, ARAISA, and FCFA, this project aims to enhance the sector’s capacity to mainstream GBA Plus within programs, policies, and procedures.
Addressing systemic inequities and advancing equity through an intersectional lens to facilitate the meaningful settlement and integration of newcomers in Canada.
This project is led by AAISA in partnership with AMSSA, SAISIA, MANSO, OCASI, ARAISA, and FCFA. These organizations are well-placed to lead initiatives contributing to long-term systemic change.
Identifying key assets, gaps, and opportunities, developing gender equality and GBA Plus mainstreaming research, and creating bilingual sector guidance.
Through the identification of key assets, gaps, and opportunities, the National Team will test and refine an approach to mainstream GBA Plus across the sector. Activities will include developing settlement sector-specific gender equality and GBA Plus mainstreaming research and creating bilingual sector guidance.
This initiative marks a pivotal step in integrating the GBA Plus framework among Umbrella organizations and within the Canadian settlement and integration sector.
Gender-Based Analysis (GBA) Plus is an analytical tool the Government of Canada created to support the development of responsive and inclusive policies, programs, and initiatives. GBA Plus considers various identity factors such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and more that intersect with sex and gender identity to reinforce gender inequities.
Definition: GBA Plus is an analytical tool used to support the development of responsive and inclusive policies, programs, and initiatives. Initially designed to consider the differential impact on women and girls, GBA Plus now includes other diverse identity factors.
Crystal Guzmen, GBA Plus Project Lead – cguzmen@aaisa.ca
Christian Ladores, GBA Plus Research Lead – cladores@aaisa.ca