2023-2024 Supplementary Information Tables - Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)
Gender-based analysis plus
Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
Governance
A Champion has been appointed to oversee and promote GBA Plus across the organization. To enhance intersectionality, the Champion also works closely with the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (ORSCC) staff responsible for Accessibility, Employment Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Security, and with Building Operations.
Capacity
The ORSCC drafted a GBA Plus Plan, Policy and Tool, to be implemented in 2024-2025. A measuring tool is currently being developed to better identify progress of the GBA Plus application.
The ORSCC finalized its 2024-2027 Employment Equity Diversity and Inclusion Plan to be launched early FY 2024-2025, which incorporates Federal Public Service regulations and best practice strategies to ensure that the organization is inclusive and diverse, and that appropriate training is provided to managers and staff. This past year, the training focus was on unconscious bias, anti-racism and indigenous culture. Gaps in training were identified in areas related to discrimination and accessibility. This training will take place in 2024-2025 including GBA Plus, to be delivered in several phases across different groups.
Continued efforts to update the SCC building to make it more accessible, particularly to clients and employees with mobility needs.
Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus
As a small department, the ORSCC dedicated 0.5 FTEs in total to GBA Plus, across three people: A Human Resources (HR) Advisor and a Human Resources manager, as well as a GBA Plus Champion. The ORSCC is currently in the process of proposing the need for and seeking suitable Focal Point resources from our various programs (including Court Administration, Administration of the Judges Act for the Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, and in Internal Services – i.e. outside HR).
Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program
Core responsibility: The administration of Canada’s final court of appeal
Program name: Court Administration
Program goals: Court services and case management services in support of decision-making for applications for leave to appeal, motions and appeals; legal research services; law library support; judicial support to the Judges; coordination of Court-related activities; as well as public outreach and communications. Case management services include providing information to counsel and litigants; reviewing, validating and managing incoming documentation; processing applications for leave to appeal, appeals and motions; legal services to the Judges and Registrar/Deputy Registrar; scheduling appeal cases; courtroom management; recording proceedings; editing, summarizing and translating decisions of the Court; communicating decisions to the parties and public; reporting and publishing decisions, including the Supreme Court of Canada Reports.
The GBA Plus impacts on this program are not yet available.
Target population: Canadian public
Distribution of benefits: Not available
Specific demographic group outcomes: Not available
Program name: Administration of the Judges Act for the Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada
Program goals: Process salaries, annuities and allowances for the Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, as provided by the Judges Act. Provide the Judges timely and easily accessible information on these matters.
The GBA Plus impacts on this program are not yet available.
Target population: SCC Judges
Distribution of benefits: Not available
Specific demographic group outcomes: Not available
Program name: Internal Services
Program goals: Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the Federal Government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refer to the activities and resources of ten distinct services that support program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. These services are: Acquisition Management Services, Communications Services, Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management Services, Information Management Services, Information Technology Services, Legal Services, Materiel Management Services, Management and Oversight Services, Real Property Management Services.
The GBA Plus impacts on this program are not yet available.
Target population: Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Employees
Distribution of benefits: Not available
Specific demographic group outcomes: Not available
Key program impacts on gender and diversity
Not available