Question Period Note: Forum fédéral-provincial-territorial • Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada (FEGC) joue un rôle de premier plan dans la réalisation des priorités du gouvernement du Canada dans le domaine des femmes et de l’égalité des genres grâce à de solides relations intergouvernementales avec toutes les provinces et tous les territoires. • Le Forum fédéral, provincial et territorial (FPT) des ministres responsables de la condition féminine a pour mandat de partager les connaissances et les renseignements et d’entreprendre des initiatives de collaboration, convenues par consensus, pour promouvoir et faire progresser la condition féminine. Cela peut inclure la diversité et l’égalité des genres, compte tenu de la portée variable des mandats des ministres. • Depuis 2017, des réunions entre les ministres FPT et les dirigeantes et dirigeants et représentantes et représentants autochtones nationaux se tiennent avant les réunions ministérielles FPT annuelles. Ces réunions offrent un lieu consacré pour se pencher sur les questions et les priorités identifiées par les partenaires autochtones. Leur participation au Forum a fourni un éclairage et des renseignements précieux qui aident les gouvernements fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux à comprendre la meilleure façon d’aborder les questions d’intérêt commun. • Le Manitoba est le coprésident 2023-2024 et accueillera la 42e réunion ministérielle FPT annuelle, probablement en août 2024. Plan d’action national pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe • Le Plan d’action national pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe a été lancé le 9 novembre 2022, lors de la 40e réunion annuelle des ministres FPT responsables de la condition féminine. Bien que le gouvernement du Québec appuie les objectifs généraux du Plan d’action national, il entend conserver son entière responsabilité dans ce domaine dans la province. Le budget de 2022 prévoyait 539,3 millions de dollars sur cinq ans, à compter de 2022-2023, pour aider les provinces et les territoires à mettre en œuvre le Plan d’action national pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe. FEGC négocie actuellement des ententes bilatérales avec l’ensemble des provinces et territoires. Ces ententes bilatérales seront souples et aideront les gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux à répondre à leurs difficultés, besoins et priorités individuels respectifs.

What are the priorities for Women and Gender Equality as described in the 2023-2024 Departmental Plan?

•The Departmental Plan outlines our priorities for the next year.
•In 2023-24, Women and Gender Equality Canada will:
o Implement the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence;
o Deliver on the second phase of the GBV Youth Awareness Campaign;
o Implement Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan;
o Increase available research, evidence and data to support the application of GBA Plus by all federal departments and agencies;
o Implement a pilot for the Menstrual Equity Fund; and
o Serve as a central point for sharing expertise across Canada and with international partners and use this knowledge to inform and support Canada's gender equality priorities.

•The Departmental Plan (DP) is a ministerial accountability mechanism as well as an annual reporting requirement that serves to communicate departmental expenditure plans, and the organization’s priorities, resource requirements and expected results for the fiscal year. This Departmental Plan provides an outline for achieving more equitable outcomes for women and girls, including Indigenous women and the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, and building capacity to fulfill the department’s expanded mandate and its role as a centre of expertise.
•The mandate for Women and Gender Equality Canada is to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders.
•In 2023-2024, the Department will focus on four priority areas:
1) Preventing and addressing GBV, including: implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence; continuing to lead the federal strategy to end GBV; delivering programming for organizations working to address human trafficking and GBV; funding and undertaking research to address knowledge gaps and help advance evidence-based responses to GBV; promoting action and awareness through commemoration events; implementing the second phase of the GBV Youth Awareness Campaign; supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Calls for Justice in Partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
2) Eliminating systemic barriers to gender equality through strategic actions and engagement, including: strengthening the department’s role as a Centre of Expertise for advancing gender equality; supporting the implementation of the Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan and the integration of 2SLGBTQI+ considerations across the federal government; collaborating with provincial and territorial governments through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Forum of Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women, as well as National Indigenous Leaders and Representatives; engaging with domestic and international partners to advance gender equality in Canada and abroad; supporting other federal government departments in advancing gender equality; funding and undertaking research and knowledge mobilization to inform policy, program, and service development across the federal government.
3) Facilitating GBA plus throughout federal government decision-making processes, including: enhancing the framing and parameters of GBA Plus through the GBA Plus Action Plan; increasing available research, evidence and data to support the application of GBA Plus by all federal departments and agencies; working with Finance Canada, Privy Council Office and Treasury Board Secretariat to improve the quality and scope of GBA Plus in budgeting; monitoring and reporting on the implementation and scope of GBA Plus in the federal government.
4) Supporting community action to advance gender equality and supporting economic security and prosperity, including: promoting national action to advance a fairer and more inclusive society for all people living in Canada; raising awareness through commemorative initiatives; implementing a pilot for the Menstrual Equity Fund; supporting projects under the Women’s Program, including addressing barriers to economic security and prosperity.
•Over the reporting period, the department will continue to strengthen internal services functions to deliver on priorities such as implementing policies and procedures that support hybrid work; continue to strengthen the organization’s digital capacity and operational efficiency; implementing the department’s Accessibility Plan, Official Languages Plan, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, and Mental Health and Wellness Plan; and promoting the Recruitment, Retention and Advancement Plans for Indigenous employees and for Persons with a disability.

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