Supplementary Information Tables: 2024-25 Departmental Results Report
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Gender-based Analysis Plus
Section 1: institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
Governance
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) recognizes the importance of integrating GBA Plus into its operations to support its values, organizational priorities, and the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) Action Plan. Executives and leaders across the organization are expected to ensure GBA Plus considerations are embedded not only in decision-making processes but also in the planning and execution of projects and initiatives. GBA Plus plays a critical role in the development and revision of strategies, policies, processes, and guidelines.
The PPSC’s GBA Plus Responsibility Center (GBA Plus RC) is housed within the Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Unit. It leads, supports, and monitors the implementation of GBA Plus at the PPSC. In collaboration with the Advancement Centre for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (ACEDIA), the GBA Plus RC works to raise awareness and build GBA Plus capacity within the organization. It also provides guidance and advice on GBA Plus-related matters, including the use of inclusive language.
Capacity
Over the past year, the PPSC’s GBA Plus RC has continued to offer its insights by contributing to various reports and projects through the integration of GBA Plus considerations into decision-making processes, policies, and initiatives. Working in collaboration with Advancement Centre for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA), the Centre has supported a range of initiatives, aimed at advancing equity and inclusion across the PPSC.
- A significant focus has been placed on applying an intersectional lens to prosecutorial work. The National Prosecution Policy Committee continued its review of the PPSC Deskbook chapters to ensure that prosecution policies provide clear guidance for making fair and equitable decisions and reflect the evolving understanding of the Committee’s role and purpose. This work underscores the PPSC’s commitment to addressing the impacts of its prosecutorial decisions on racialized and marginalized communities. It also reflects a broader effort to reduce systemic barriers, eliminate discrimination and racism, and overcome the over-representation of these communities within the criminal justice system.
- Following the strong interest generated by the in-house Expanding our Mindset training, designed to enhance internal capacity in applying GBA Plus to prosecutorial work, the GBA Plus Responsibility Centre is exploring additional ways to support prosecutors and paralegals in deepening their understanding of intersectional analysis and unconscious bias. This includes integrating key elements of the training into the Federal Prosecutor Development Program, where the Centre has contributed to redesign efforts to ensure the program provides a standardized and equitable framework. The goal is to equip
entry-level prosecutors (LP-01s) with the knowledge, skills, and awareness needed to become effective working-level prosecutors (LP-02s), with intersectional considerations embedded throughout. Elements of the training are also being incorporated into the curriculum of the School for Prosecutors.
Finally, in alignment with recommendations from the Office of the Attorney General’s audit report, the GBA Plus RC also contributed as co-developer to the development of EDIA Action Plan, offering strategic guidance and support in collaboration with the EDIA Centre.
Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus
In 2024-25, one (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) was dedicated to supporting overall integration of GBA Plus across the PPSC. This role supported a range of activities, including the regular review of GBA Plus content in Treasury Board Submissions, overseeing relative initiatives, and directing others to appropriate GBA Plus resources. The FTE also played a key role in strengthening governance by helping to develop the departmental GBA Plus Action Plan and contributing as a core member of the GBA Plus Responsibility Centre. Senior management shares collective responsibility for both allocating resources to GBA Plus and promoting awareness of its importance across the organization.
Section 2: gender and diversity impacts, by program
Core responsibility: Federal prosecutions.
Program name: Prosecutorial Legal Advice.
Program goals: Provide prosecutorial legal advice to law enforcement and investigative agencies.
Target population: Internal to Government, Provinces, Territories and Communities.
Core responsibility: Federal prosecutions.
Program name: National Fine Recovery Program.
Program goals: The mandate of the National Fine Recovery Program is to enforce sentences by recovering outstanding court-ordered fines levied against individuals and companies convicted under federal statutes.
GBA Plus data collection plan
The PPSC is currently unable to monitor or report on program impacts through a GBA Plus lens, as our Legal Case Management System (LCMS) does not generate the statistical data required for such analysis. The LCMS is primarily designed for file management and timekeeping. While efforts are underway to explore system enhancements that could improve the collection of gender-based and diversity-related data, the scope and timeline of these improvements are not yet confirmed. In the meantime, the GBA Plus Responsibility Center is developing tools to help prosecutors and paralegals gather relevant information about accused persons and apply it in support of intersectional analysis.
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