Supplementary Information Tables - Gender-based analysis plus
Section 1: institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
Governance
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada’s (PPSC)Footnote 1 GBA Plus Responsibility Centre (GBA Plus RC) is housed within the Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Team. The GBA Plus RC leads, supports, and monitors the implementation of GBA Plus at the PPSC. It works in collaboration with PPSC's Advancement Centre for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (ACEDIA) to raise awareness and build GBA Plus capacity within the organization. The GBA Plus RC is also responsible for providing guidance and advice relating to GBA Plus and inclusive language.
The PPSC's GBA Plus RC is an active member of the intradepartmental Learning Advisory Committee on GBA Plus, and the intradepartmental Terminology Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Capacity
In the past year, the PPSC's GBA Plus Responsibility Centre has effectively supported the organization by integrating GBA Plus considerations into decision-making processes, policies, and initiatives. Additionally, the Centre has successfully collaborated with the PPSC's Advancement Centre for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) to promote and support various GBA Plus and EDIA initiatives.
The PPSC’s National Prosecution Policy Committee continued reviewing chapters within the Deskbook with an intersectional lens to ensure it contains guidance directing that prosecution decisions are made in a fair and equitable manner, and its policies are reflective of the evolution of its decisions of its role and purpose.
- The delivery of the national training program for prosecutors and paralegals, Expanding our Mindset – Applying an Intersectional Lens to Prosecutorial Work: A GBA Plus Approach, continued throughout 2023-2024 and came to a close in December 2023. Overall, 97% of prosecutors, and 97%of paralegals have completed the training. In total, 562 prosecutors and 83 paralegals have completed the mandatory training.
- A recommendation was made to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to create a series of mini workshops to help our colleagues internal services learn how to apply GBA Plus considerations in their line of work.
Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus
Throughout the 2023-24, two full-time equivalents (FTE) were dedicated to GBA Plus initiatives within PPSC. These FTEs were consistently engaged in various activities, including regularly reviewing GBA Plus content in Memoranda to Cabinet and Treasury Board Submissions, organizing GBA Plus training and awareness events, and adopting the roles of GBA Plus Champion and Focal Point. Additionally, these FTEs supported the creation and implementation of GBA Plus governance activities, such as developing a departmental GBA Plus Action Plan and acting as a core member of the department's GBA Plus Centre of Expertise/Responsibility Centre.
Section 2: gender and diversity impacts, by program
Core responsibility: Federal prosecutions
Program name: Crown Witness Coordinators
Program goals: The main role of Crown Witness Coordinators (CWC) is to help victims and witnesses understand the court process, the roles of the court participants and, for the victims, their rights and responsibilities under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. CWCs provide court updates, accompany witnesses to court, provide support during and after testimony, and assist with trial preparation. CWCs also act as liaisons between Crown counsel, victims, and witnesses, to ensure that their concerns are considered during the justice process.
Target population: First Nations and Inuit victims and witnesses engaged in the court process.
GBA Plus data collection plan
The PPSC is currently unable to monitor or report program impact by gender and diversity (GBA Plus) as our legal case management system (LCMS) does not provide the statistical information needed to provide gender-based data. The LCMS’ reporting capacity centers on file management and timekeeping.
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