Presentation given at the OECD Gender Budgeting Experts Meeting, Vienna, Austria. 18-19 June 2018 For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/budgeting/gender-budgeting-experts-meeting-2018.htm

1. OECD Review of Gender Equality in Canada:
Mainstreaming, Implementing & Budgeting
Pinar GUVEN & Scherie NICOL
2nd SBO Experts Meeting on Gender Budgeting
2nd OECD Roundtable on Better Governance for Gender Equality
19 June 2018, Vienna, Austria

2. 2
Gender equality in Canada: the state of play
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Ministerial posts MPs Senior management
Canada OECD average
GENDER PARITYGENDER PARITY
Women’s representation in public positions
Source: OECD (2017) The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle
Gender pay gap
Canada 18.6%
OECD average 14.3%

3. 3
Policy achievements & key success factors
Recent steps forward
• Establishment of Deputy
Minister’s Task Force for
Diversity and Inclusion
• First-ever full Minister for the
Status of Women appointed
2015
• GBA+ mandatory for cabinet
process since 2016
• Gender being integrated into
performance & results
framework
• Introduction of Gender
Budgeting in 2017
Strengths of Canadian
gender governance
• Strong commitment & leadership
to a ‘feminist’ policy agenda at
the top
• History of applying gender based
analysis (GBA+) as part of policy
development process
• The institutional framework & a
system-wide approach to gender
• Oversight from Parliament & the
Auditor General has helped
ensure improvements to the
application of GBA+

4. Spotlight on gender budgeting
• One of first G7 countries to introduce gender budgeting
• Consultative approach to development: OECD, peers, citizens
• Central element: Gender statement as part of the budget
– 2017: Gender Statement connected gender equality agenda to budget process
– 2018: Equalities Chapter developed strategic framework and deeper analysis
• Gender assessment must now accompany all budget proposals
• Resource allocation linked to Gender Results Framework
• Citizens: welcome changes, eager for policy developments
• Limited parliamentary oversight to date

5. 5
Key OECD recommendations to
boost gender equality results
1. Build on GRF to develop an overarching strategy for gender equality, to
help to orient, coordinate and drive gender equality initiatives forward
2. Scale up the mandate of Status of Women Canada to expand the focus from
women and align with the broader nature of GBA+
3. Continue to strengthen the application, scope and rigour of GBA+ through
developing criteria to assess its quality, and improving transparency
4. Build on successful examples of parliamentary and audit interventions
through greater incorporation of a gender perspective in oversight functions
5. Further advance gender budgeting through developing a more
comprehensive Equalities Chapter and implementing gender budgeting
across the budget cycle

6. Thank you