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Program directory · Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expertise and Outreach

Program code
BXR01 (SWC)
Core responsibility
Advancing Gender Equality
In Departmental Plans
2019-20 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

Through its Expertise and Outreach program, the Department for Women and Gender Equality provides tools, expertise and advice: (1) to federal organizations and central agencies on their proposals to Cabinet and the Treasury Board, (2) to further develop the federal government’s intrinsic capacity to conduct GBA+ analyses at all stages of policy development and program delivery, including gender-based budgeting; (3) to provincial, territorial and local governments, private sector and civil society organizations that have the levers to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices; and (4) to increase public awareness through outreach to the general public.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28Expertise and Outreach 2018-19: $21.6MExpertise and Outreach 2019-20: $18.5MExpertise and Outreach 2020-21: $16.1MExpertise and Outreach 2019-20: $22.4MExpertise and Outreach 2020-21: $21.8MExpertise and Outreach 2021-22: $20.5MExpertise and Outreach 2022-23: $22.2MExpertise and Outreach 2023-24: $28.9MExpertise and Outreach 2024-25: $25MExpertise and Outreach 2025-26: $20.9MExpertise and Outreach 2026-27: $16.3MExpertise and Outreach 2027-28: $13.6MExpertise and OutreachExpertise and Outreach
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Expertise and OutreachEarlier program (name match, high confidence)2018-19 – 2020-21$21.6M
Expertise and OutreachThis program2019-20 – 2027-28$141M

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Appears to replace Expertise and OutreachCanada Spends name match across plans (an inference)
2023-24Indicators dropped: Percentage of respondents that indicate their knowledge of GBA+ has increased following completion of the Introduction to GBA+ online course.Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Spending $28.9M, against $22.2M in 2022-23 (+30%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Employees (FTEs) 108, against 145 in 2023-24 (−26%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2025-26Planned employees (FTEs) 139, against 108 in 2024-25 (+29%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Planned employees (FTEs) 101, against 139 in 2025-26 (−27%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

Number of federal government data and research gaps filled as identified by the Interdepartmental Committee on Gender Equality.
Expected result: Federal organizations, provincial/territorial governments/officials and key stakeholders have increased knowledge and capacity to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices.
262020-21– no result582021-22✓ met342022-23✓ met502023-24✓ met232024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2020-21——26
This indicator was included in the Departmental Results Framework starting in 2018-19. The target and date to achieve target were established in 2020-21 and will be reflected in the 2022-23 Departmental Plan.
No result reported
2021-22——58
Date to achieve: March 2022 Target: At least 25
Met
2022-23≥ 26202334
Target met
Met
2023-24≥ 25202450Met
2024-25≥ 26202523
Fewer research projects were undertaken in 2024-25 than in previous years.
Not met
Number of partnerships or coalitions with governments, and international, Indigenous, civil society, private sector, women’s and equality-seeking organizations
Expected result: Federal organizations, provincial/territorial governments/officials and key stakeholders have increased knowledge and capacity to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices.
1,8902020-21✓ met2,2092021-22✓ met2,2212022-23✓ met1,5442023-24✓ met3,7762024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2020-21≥ 1,20020211,890Met
2021-22≥ 1,20020212,209Met
2022-23≥ 1,45020232,221Met
2023-24≥ 1,20020241,544Met
2024-25≥ 1,45020253,776Met
Percentage of stakeholders that applied knowledge or resources available in the Gender-based Violence Knowledge Centre
Expected result: Federal organizations, provincial/territorial governments/officials and key stakeholders have increased knowledge and capacity to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices.
86%2019-20✓ met75%2020-21– no result74%2021-22✗ not met90%2022-23✓ met94%2023-24✓ met94%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 75%202086%Met
2020-21≥ 75%202175%
This indicator was included in the Departmental Results Framework starting in 2018-19. The date to achieve target was established in 2020-21 and will be reflected in the 2022-23 Departmental Plan.
No result reported
2021-22≥ 75%202074%
There was a decrease in the number of respondents to the pop-up survey on to the GBV Knowledge Centre website in 2021-22.
Not met
2022-23≥ 76%202390%
Target met
Met
2023-24≥ 76%202494%Met
2024-25≥ 76%202594%Met
Percentage of respondents that indicate their knowledge of GBA+ has increased following completion of the Introduction to GBA+ online course.
Expected result: Federal organizations, provincial/territorial governments/officials and key stakeholders have increased knowledge and capacity to address gender equality issues through policy, programming and organizational practices.
92%2019-20✓ met94%2020-21✓ met0%2021-22✗ not met0%2022-23✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 75%202092%Met
2020-21≥ 75%202194%Met
2021-22≥ 75%20220%
This indicator is no longer valid.
Not met
2022-23≥ 75%20230%
This indicator is no longer valid.
Not met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2019-20: $26.3M2019-20: $22.4M2019-202020-21: $23.7M2020-21: $21.8M2020-212021-22: $20.2M2021-22: $20.5M2021-222022-23: $23.1M2022-23: $22.2M2022-232023-24: $19.9M2023-24: $28.9M2023-242024-25: $20.5M2024-25: $25M2024-252025-26: $20.9M2025-262026-27: $16.3M2026-272027-28: $13.6M2027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20$26.3M$22.4M
2020-21$23.7M$21.8M
2021-22$20.2M$20.5M
2022-23$23.1M$22.2M
2023-24$19.9M$28.9M
2024-25$20.5M$25M
2025-26$20.9M—
2026-27$16.3M*—
2027-28$13.6M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2019-20: 872019-20: 1102019-202020-21: 882020-21: 1272020-212021-22: 1292021-22: 1252021-222022-23: 1302022-23: 1242022-232023-24: 1422023-24: 1452023-242024-25: 1322024-25: 1082024-252025-26: 1392025-262026-27: 1012026-272027-28: 862027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-2087110
2020-2188127
2021-22129125
2022-23130124
2023-24142145
2024-25132108
2025-26139—
2026-27101*—
2027-2886*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Plan2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28
2019-20 plan$26,340,956$23,281,004$21,514,271
2020-21 plan$23,659,481$21,570,874$23,539,187
2021-22 plan$20,200,347$20,904,745$18,151,689
2022-23 plan$23,141,304$22,726,166$20,768,478
2023-24 plan$19,914,798$18,504,495$18,338,459
2024-25 plan$20,509,972$20,301,608$15,719,519
2025-26 plan$20,924,797$16,348,695$13,615,100
Actual$22,445,255$21,759,933$20,514,404$22,235,038$28,903,829$24,997,004

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.