Last Updated: May 2025
New! National Bilingual GBA Plus Resource Guide
The National Bilingual GBA Plus Resource Guide is Here! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the National GBA Plus Resource Guide and Toolkit! Over a year in the making, this project was made possible through collaboration with 7 of the Settlement Sector Umbrellas, who were our partners across Canada—including the invaluable contributions of Settlement Service Providers during the Pilot Project phase. Your dedication has shaped tools that genuinely reflect the realities on the ground—thank you for your commitment and incredible work!
National Bilingual GBA Plus Resource Guide
What’s Inside?
The guide is a dynamic set of bilingual tools and resources designed to help organizations in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector challenge barriers, foster equity, and continue to lead by example.
Why GBA Plus?
GBA Plus helps organizations assess how diverse groups experience their policies, programs, and services, providing a framework to make real, impactful changes. It’s about moving beyond the talk to take meaningful action for equity.
Ready to Get Started?
Dive into the guide and access all the resources Here. Together, let’s create a sector that’s truly inclusive and equitable!
Additional GBA Plus Resources
Training
- Women and Gender Equality Canada- GBA Plus Course-WAGE
- Canada Research Chairs. Unconscious bias training module https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/lms/e/bias/
- Women and Gender Equality Canada GBA Plus Micro-Learning Videos
Government of Canada Reports and Additional Frameworks related to GBA Plus
- Women and Gender Equality Canada Action Plan on Gender-based Analysis (2016-2020)
- IRCC Departmental Plan 2022-23 Gender-based Analysis Plus – Canada.ca
- Women and Gender Equality Canada- Gender Results Framework-Government of Canada Initiatives
Statistics Canada Pages related to GBA Plus:
- Immigration and ethnocultural diversity statistics
- Intersectional Gender-Based Wage Gap in Canada Report
- Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics Hub
Intersectionality, Anti-Opression, and Anti-Racism Resources:
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé, “The urgency of intersectionality,” TEDTalks (October 2016).
- Funchess, Melanie, “Implict bias – how it effects us and how we push through,” TEDxTalks (October 2014).
- Informed Opinions Gender Gap Tracker https://gendergaptracker.informedopinions.org/
- MANSO Anti-Racism Framework
- National Gender-based Violence Settlement Strategy Project
- National SOGIESC Guideline Project
- Positive Spaces Initiative-OCASI-
- Words Matter-Guidelines on using inclusive language in the workplace-British Columbia Government Public Service
Other Resources
Summary of Project
Project Goal
Addressing systemic inequities and advancing equity through an intersectional lens is central to facilitating the meaningful settlement and integration of newcomers in Canada. The Enhancing National Sector Gender-Based Analysis (GBA) Plus Capacity project assembles a staff team from seven Umbrella organizations across the country. These organizations will be working to enhance the settlement and integration sector’s capacity to mainstream GBA Plus within programs, policies, and procedures through a Collective Impact model.
Project Partners
National GBA+ Project Team in Saskatoon at GBA Plus National Meeting (September 2024)
This project is led by the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA) in partnership with Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA), Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement and Integration Agencies (SAISIA), Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO), Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA), and Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA).
The partner organizations committed to this project are well-placed within the settlement and integration sector in Canada to lead initiatives that contribute to longer-term systemic change. This project will assess the status and capacity of Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) across Canada to meet the specific needs and priorities of diverse newcomer populations.
Key Components of the Project
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. Anticipated activities will include:
Developing settlement sector-specific gender equality and GBA Plus mainstreaming research
Piloting and creating bilingual sector guidance on mainstreaming GBA Plus tailored to the settlement and integration sector.
This initiative marks a pivotal step in integrating the GBA Plus framework amongst the Umbrella organizations and within organizations across the Canadian settlement and integration sector.
Final Report
The Pilot Project was coordinated between July 2023 and November 2024 and has concluded. Through the Enhancing National Sector GBA Plus Capacity project, research was conducted to better understand the current capacity of the sector in relation to implementing GBA Plus policies, principles, and practices, as well as potential strategies to enhance this capacity. This research report highlights the key findings of this study and includes a literature review and environmental scan examining the current evidence base of GBA Plus application in the sector, and 18 formal interviews with SPOs across the country to gain insight into their experiences, both formal and informal, with GBA Plus.
The Final Report is available in both official languages: English French
For additional information, please contact: Erika Frey at e.frey@mansomanitoba.ca
