Question Period Note: Budget 2022

Key investments in Budget 2022

• Budget 2022 demonstrates the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to support an inclusive response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting women and LGBTQ2 communities.
• Key gender equity investments in this Budget include:
o $539.5M over 5 years to work with Provinces and Territories to enhance services and supports to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors.
o $25M over 2 years to establish a national pilot project for a Menstrual Equity Fund to help make menstrual products available to Canadians in need.
o $100M over 5 years to support the implementation of the Federal LGBTQ2 Action Plan, to support a more equal Canada for LGBTQ2 people.
• Investments from Budget 2022 advance gender equality and diversity in Canada and ensure that we do not roll-back the hard-won progress we have already made.

Budget 2022
• Budget 2022 reflects the Government of Canada’s continued efforts to support an inclusive response and recovery and remains dedicated to supporting women and LGBTQ2 communities as it works to ensure opportunities for all Canadians to thrive.
• The Gender Results Framework (GRF), launched in Budget 2018, continues to guide decision-making on policies and programs, ensuring that they are responsive to the diverse needs of people in Canada. The Framework represents the Government of Canada’s goals with respect to gender equality, including how we measure success.
• The Quality of Life Framework, which builds on the Gender-based Analysis Plus approach, is also being applied for the first time to support inclusive and sustainable growth. This includes the cross-cutting lens of fairness and inclusion, and introduces a standardized set of indicators to bring a consistent approach to assessing the nature and distribution of impacts.

Gender-Based Violence
• The government remains committed to preventing and addressing gender-based violence in Canada through working with provinces and territories, as well as stakeholders and Indigenous partners.
• Budget 2022 proposes to invest $539.3 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, to enable provinces and territories to supplement and enhance services and supports within their jurisdictions to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors. This funding will support provinces and territories in their efforts to implement the forthcoming National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.

Menstrual Equity Fund
• The Government is committed to addressing the barriers related to affordability and stigma that some women, girls, trans, and non-binary Canadians face when accessing menstrual products.
• Budget 2022 proposes to invest $25 million over two years, starting in 2022-23, to establish a national pilot project for a Menstrual Equity Fund that will help make menstrual products available to Canadians in need.

Supporting Greater Equality for LGBTQ2 Communities
• Many LGBTQ2 Canadians still face discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, which continues to result in persistent health, social, and economic inequities.
• Budget 2022 proposes to invest $100 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, to support the implementation of the forthcoming Federal LGBTQ2 Action Plan, which will support a fairer and more equal Canada for LGBTQ2 Canadians.

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