2021-2022 Gender-based analysis plus
Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus Capacity
GBA Plus considerations are discussed and application is determined by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board’s (VRAB, the Board) executive team, who is supported by the Board’s GBA Plus champion representative and the VRAB Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee.
GBA Plus training for staff and Members is key to the successful integration of GBA Plus throughout the Board. The Board continued to promote GBA Plus training and tools that are available through the Canada School of Public Service and the Women and Gender Equality website; and encouraged staff and Members to take part in the GBA Plus Awareness Week activities hosted by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). The Board also continued to work with VAC’s Office of Women and LGBTQ2 Veterans to identify and work to address challenges facing these groups of Veterans.
The Board serves a diverse group of Veterans, including factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, ability, etc. The organization continues to apply a GBA Plus lens to help ensure we take into consideration the variation in experiences and barriers that different groups face as we develop and improve our program and services, to be more responsive to the unique needs of those we serve. In 2022-23, the Board developed a Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. The Plan supports the integration of GBA Plus into the work of the Board in advancing equitable outcomes for all Veterans.
Section 2: Gender and Diversity Impacts, by Program
Core Responsibility: Appeals
Program Name: Review and Appeal
Target Population: Veterans
| Predominantly men (e.g. 80 per cent or more men) | 60 per cent - 79 per cent men | Broadly gender-balanced | 60 per cent - 79 per cent women | Predominantly women (e.g. 80 per cent or more women) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ⏺ | Women |
| Primarily benefits youth, children and/or future generations | No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors | Primarily benefits seniors or the baby boom generation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth | ⏺ | Senior |
| Strongly benefits low income individuals (Strongly progressive) | Somewhat benefits low income individuals (Somewhat progressive) | No significant distributional impacts | Somewhat benefits high income individuals (Somewhat regressive) | Strongly benefits high income individuals (Strongly regressive) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | ⏺ | High |
Key Program impacts on Gender and diversity:
The Veterans Review and Appeal Board has disaggregated results by identity factors like sex, age, marital status and community based on our current data collection practices as shown in the table listed below.
| Statistics | Observed Results for fiscal year 2020-21 | Data Source | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | VRAB internal reports | |
| 5451 | 85% | 968 | 15% | 17 | <1% | |||
| % breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age | Age | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | VRAB internal reports |
| <29 | 70 | 82% | 15 | 18% | 0 | 0% | ||
| 30-49 | 1537 | 79% | 400 | 21% | 1 | <1% | ||
| 50-69 | 2373 | 82% | 519 | 18% | 12 | <1% | ||
| 70+ | 1471 | 97% | 34 | 2% | 4 | <1% | ||
| % breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status | Marital Status | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | VRAB internal reports |
| Married / Common Law | 2945 | 88% | 390 | 12% | 5 | <1 % | ||
| Single | 2160 | 81% | 497 | 19% | 11 | <1% | ||
| Divorced / Separated | 219 | 78% | 63 | 22% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Widowed / Survivor | 122 | 88% | 16 | 12% | 1 | <1% | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 71% | 2 | 29% | 0 | 0% | ||
| % breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community | Community | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | VRAB internal reports |
| Rural | 4228 | 85% | 744 | 15% | 11 | <1% | ||
| Urban | 1223 | 84% | 224 | 15% | 6 | <1% | ||
| Note: Results in table may not equal 100% due to rounding. | ||||||||
GBA Plus Data Collection Plan:
As the Board identifies GBA Plus focal points, it will develop measures to successfully implement GBA Plus considerations in its operations. The Board is in the process of developing a reporting dashboard. The dashboard will allow the Board to monitor client usage of the program by GBA Plus data elements. This data will provide the Board with ready access to information required to better manage and track its program outcomes. The level of analysis and monitoring will also become more robust as we work to increase our reporting capacity, to ensure that gender and diversity are considered within our program, policies and service delivery.