Gender-based analysis plus

Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus Capacity

As a micro-sized department, CCOHS does not have resources to dedicate full time employees to this initiative. However, CCOHS does recognize its importance and is committed to ensuring diverse groups of workers in Canada benefit from our programs. CCOHS’ leadership team, along with its tripartite Council of Governors, ensure that GBA Plus perspectives are integrated into departmental decision-making processes by requiring CCOHS to assess the potential implications of products and services produced to support the diverse populations of Canadians. We set the following goals for 2020-21:

  1. to continue to address workplace mental health by providing reliable and credible mental health information, tools, education, and resources to workers and employers in Canada.
  2. to promote greater gender balance in the field of occupational health by launching the Chad Bradley Scholarship for women and women-identified genders, highlighting the importance of gender equality in the profession of Occupational Health and Safety.
  3. to continue to ensure that all products and services posted by CCOHS are written in plain language, are accessible and that the imagery used is inclusive and reflects the diversity of the people of Canada.
  4. to continue to add content to, promote and monitor the usage of the CCOHS Gender, Work and Health web portal, an online repository of current and relevant research and tools to assist policy makers and employers to integrate gender considerations into their health and safety programs.

Section 2: Gender and Diversity Impacts, by Program

Core Responsibility:
National Occupational Health and Safety Resource
Program Name:
Occupational Health and Safety Information and Services

Address workplace mental health by providing reliable and credible mental health information, tools, education and resources to workers and employers in Canada.

Target Population:
Broadly gender-balanced
Distribution of Benefits:
    First group Second group Third group Fourth group Fifth group  
By gender Men     yes     Women
Program Name:
Occupational Health and Safety Information and Services

Gender, Work and Health web portal for online repository of current and relevant research and tools to assist policy makers and employers to integrate gender considerations into their health and safety programs.

Target Population:
Broadly gender-balanced
Distribution of Benefits:
    First group Second group Third group Fourth group Fifth group  
By gender Men     yes     Women
Program Name:
Occupational Health and Safety Information and Services

Products and services posted by CCOHS are written in plain language, are accessible, and the imagery used is inclusive and reflects the diversity of the people of Canada.

Target Population:
Broadly gender-balanced
Distribution of Benefits:
    First group Second group Third group Fourth group Fifth group  
By gender Men     yes     Women

Other: Chad Bradley Scholarship launched for women and women-identified genders to pursue post-secondary education in the field occupational health and safety to achieve greater gender equality and balance in the field.

Supplementary Information Sources:

GBA Plus Data Collection Plan:
Nothing to report

Section 3: Program Links to Gender Results Framework

Core Responsibility: National Occupational Health and Safety Resource
Program name Education and Skills Development Economic Participation and Prosperity Leadership and Democratic Participation Gender-based Violence and Access to Justice Poverty Reduction, Health and Well-Being Gender Equality around the World
Occupational Health and Safety Information and Services yes         yes

Definitions

Target Population: See Finance Canada definition of Target Group in the following document: User Instructions for the GBA Plus 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
  • Fourth 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
  • Fourth 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: Budget 2021 Impacts Report [pdf]