Gender-based Analysis Plus

The RCMP GBA Plus Centre of Expertise

The RCMP GBA Plus Centre of Expertise, works to increase GBA Plus capacity within the RCMP.

Internal GBA Plus capacity continues to be enhanced through ongoing engagement, consultations and training with a number of areas and working groups, on a variety of issues, such as retention, uniform and equipment modernization, and culture change, to ensure RCMP policies, programs, operations, and decision-making are informed by the consideration of diverse experiences and needs. In 2022-23, the Centre of Expertise contributed to key modernization and culture change initiatives such as:

• Updating the “RCMP Guide to Supporting Transgender, Non-Binary and Two Spirit Employees”, ensuring that the guide uses updated terminology, effectively raises awareness and understanding of the needs and experiences of two spirit, transgender and gender diverse people, and provides current practical information to support two spirit, transgender and gender diverse employees in the RCMP
• Supporting presentations and discussions among various areas of the RCMP to ensure practices are aligned with the Policy Direction to Modernize the Government of Canada’s Sex and Gender Information Practices
• In support of an Indigenous distinctions-based approach to GBA Plus, and in collaboration with Contract and Indigenous Policing, the Centre of Expertise engaged in preliminary discussions with Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada on their Inuit Specific GBA Plus Framework. Efforts to better integrate the distinct needs of Inuit into the RCMP GBA Plus framework will continue in 2023-24, in consultation with Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada.

Training

In Fall 2022, the GBA Plus Centre of Expertise held multiple practical training sessions using focused case studies with the RCMP Internal Audit Evaluation and Review directorate to support further integration of GBA Plus into their tools and processes. The Centre of Expertise will continue to hold these training sessions, providing hands-on GBA Plus experience using RCMP-focused case studies with other key groups within the RCMP throughout 2023-2024.

Throughout 2022-23, the Centre of Expertise also provided RCMP focused GBA Plus presentations and support to the RCMP’s National Technology Onboarding Program.

In addition, the RCMP continues to encourage employees across the organization to complete the Canada School of Public Service Introduction to GBA Plus online course. This course is mandatory for all executives and commissioned officers (executive equivalent), including members of the RCMP Senior Executive Committee.

Program name: Federal Policing Intelligence

Program goals

Federal Policing National Intelligence activities are pre-investigative and would not be able to identify GBA Plus considerations on either victims or perpetrators of the suspected criminal activities. However, the program is participating in the Privy Council Office-led Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Post-Secondary Student Recruitment Program with the intent to diversify the intelligence analysis workforce within the program to further reflect Canadian society.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Federal Policing is an operational business line that relies on the RCMP records management systems for data collection. At this time, the systems do not have the correct fields to capture gender-based data – they collect "sex" data as opposed to "gender identity". As the information systems within the RCMP evolve in these areas, Federal Policing will be in a better position to capture and report on gender-based data. The RCMP is in the process of modernizing its systems in order to accurately and effectively capture gender-based data.

Program name: Federal Policing Investigations

Program goals

Federal Policing Criminal Operations will increase GBA Plus awareness within program areas by supporting GBA Plus through meaningful initiatives, and to identify and establish concrete and meaningful activities to support modernization efforts.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Federal Policing is an operational business line that relies on the RCMP records management systems for data collection. At this time, the systems do not have the correct fields to capture gender-based data – they collect "sex" data as opposed to "gender identity". As the information systems within the RCMP evolve in these areas, Federal Policing programs will be in a better position to capture and report on gender-based data. The RCMP is in the process of modernizing its systems in order to accurately and effectively capture gender-based data.

Covert operations and data analytics continue to work on their collection plans and have the following initiatives in place:

• Build GBA Plus Capacity: In partnership with the RCMP’s Action, Innovation and Modernization Unit, National Headquarters Covert Operations Branch have developed tailored GBA Plus training for its personnel during 2022-23 with plans to deliver this training in 2023-24.
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee meetings: The Covert Operations Branch sees value in supporting in-person gatherings to foster engagement and bolster opportunities for networking, collaboration, and problem solving. The Branch organized one in-person committee meeting during 2022-23 and plans to continue with additional meetings during 2023-24.
• Address the Merlo-Davidson Report and Recommendations: To ensure effective oversight and accountability, and to protect the safety and integrity of undercover operators, the Undercover Program has collaborated with the Covert Operations Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Operational Health and Wellness Support Unit to: develop and implement best practices related to portraying interpersonal relationships in the Undercover program; and establish a confidential mechanism to support employees who have experienced harassment or discriminatory conduct.

Program name: Federal Policing National Governance

Program goals

The Federal Policing National Governance program focuses on enhancing leadership and employee development through a wide range of online and in-person learning opportunities, and also improves internal processes and adopts best practices to strengthen accountability and governance. GBA Plus was applied in program areas dealing with workforce modernization and operational policy to ensure that the negative impacts of workplace policies are mitigated for all employees who may face barriers to access or participation.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

Federal Policing National Governance is intended to support all of Federal Policing and as such, to promote public safety of all Canadians at home and abroad.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Federal Policing Workforce Modernization and Management continues to roll out its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Plan and advance the following GBA Plus initiatives:

• Created a Microsoft Teams Employee Reconciliation Network with the RCMP-Indigenous Co-development, Collaboration, and Accountability to advance Indigenous Reconciliation, with consideration of the indigenous people’s own identity factors
• Incorporate GBA Plus considerations, best practices and lessons learned to committee and staffing selection processes, such as including measures to promote an equal opportunity to every candidate, and to monitor and correct possible gaps in accessibility or unintended barriers for diverse groups
• Work with Business intelligence and Transformation on collecting Diversity and Employment Equity to analyze available disaggregated data as part of the staffing process to apply an intersectional approach in the future, to assess potential impacts on candidate’s selection based on their identity factors and identify challenges in hiring from diverse groups
• Promote and provide access to diversity and GBA Plus awareness training and self-assessment and feedback tools

Program name: International Operations

Program goals

The RCMP’s international program aims to prevent crime, enforce Canadian law and protect Canada, Canadians and our allies; collect and operationalize criminal intelligence; and, represent and promote Canadian law enforcement, Canada and its interests abroad. International policing addresses the transnational scope of crime by building relationships with policing partners all over the world, and by participating in the INTERPOL and Europol global information sharing networks. Additionally, the RCMP actively contributes to peace operations in multiple missions abroad and provides support to nations at risk, to build their law enforcement capacity. International Operations incorporates GBA Plus considerations in delivery of its operations at home and abroad, leading Canadian policing’s contributions to Canada’s National Action Plan for Women in Peace and Security.

Target population

Canadian and foreign law enforcement agencies as well as affected populations in states where Canadian law enforcement and security institutions engage.

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

Specific demographic group outcomes

• All Canadians – International Operations has a positive impact through the delivery of GBA Plus sensitive information exchanges with other countries and through the promotion of GBA Plus considerations through a variety of international law enforcement frameworks, including INTERPOL, EUROPOL and UN Peace Operations.
• Individuals in other countries – International Operations has a positive impact through the delivery of GBA Plus sensitive training, including sexual and gender-based violence training, in a range of other countries as well as through the promotion of the Women In Peace and Security agenda on all Peace Operations Missions. International Operations is a key contributor to the UN’s efforts to increase representation of women from across the world in peace operations, through the delivery of training to prospective deployees from other countries (described below). International Operations exceeds UN targets for representation of women in peace operations.

GBA Plus data collection plan

As part of efforts to renew the International Program Performance Information Profile and of the Action Plan for strengthening the Canadian Police Arrangement Reporting, International Special Services developed new performance measurement indicators, including GBA Plus performance indicators, to better capture the impacts and lessons learned at both the program and mission levels. Performance measurement objectives were identified and subsequent GBA Plus data will be systematically collected, analyzed, reported and leveraged for continuous program improvement starting at the beginning of 2023-24 and going forward.

Program name: Protective Operations

Program goals

Protective Operations is entrusted with the domestic and international protection of legislatively identified protected persons such as the Prime Minister of Canada, the Governor General, Ministers of the Crown, designated Supreme and Federal Court judges and, as circumstances dictate, specific individuals designated by the Minister of Public Safety. Additionally, the Protective Policing Branch supports Canada’s global affairs and international obligations under the Vienna Conventions to ensure the protection of internationally protected persons in Canada.

Protective Operations does not have specific GBA Plus initiatives in place for the activities undertaken. Protection is individual to the particular client and the particular situation. This customized environment already lends itself to consider each clients’ unique circumstance to be set up for success. Although different considerations may need to be applied for different clients and situations may occur where gender and identity may play a factor in security requirements, the program does not collect data to further analyze outcomes or impacts.

Target population

All Canadians

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Federal Policing is an operational business line that relies on the RCMP records management systems for data collection. At this time, the systems do not have the correct fields to capture gender-based data – they collect "sex" data as opposed to "gender identity". As the information systems within the RCMP evolve in these areas, Federal Policing will be in a better position to capture and report on gender-based data. The RCMP is in the process of modernizing its systems in order to accurately and effectively capture gender-based data.

Program name: Canadian Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services

Program goals

The Canadian Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services program supports and strengthens the ability of law enforcement and criminal justice partners to combat the smuggling, trafficking, and illegal use of firearms through investigative support, training, firearms identification, and tracing. It applies a GBA Plus lens to the development and maintenance of its training and awareness material and to enhance service delivery to law enforcement and partners.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Canadian Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Services does not collect GBA Plus information to support law enforcement pursuant to any legislative, regulatory, or other requirement laid upon applicants for services. Any information used by the Program is not sufficient in fidelity, quantity, nor level of detail to support any useful GBA Plus analysis of program impacts. It does, however, gather information from open sources (for example, in its Internet Research Unit) or it receives information from law enforcement sources (for example, in the Firearms Tracing Centre). While some of this information may include elements of GBA Plus data, none of this information is mandated by legislation or regulation.

Program name: Canadian Firearms Licensing and Registration

Program goals

The Canadian Firearms Licensing and Registration program oversees the administration of the Firearms Act and related regulations. It applies a GBA Plus approach to inform the implementation of regulatory changes and improvements to service delivery to its clients. To allow clients to more easily and efficiently interact the Canadian Firearms Program, it is implementing the Canadian Firearms Digital Service Solution. This solution is a digital-first, multi-channel service delivery model which will enable clients to choose their method of interacting with the program (such as online, phone or email).

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Canadian Firearms Program collects data from applicants for licences, certificates and authorizations in support of its regulatory mandate. Application data is intended for decision-making and may also be used for organizational and government statistical and research purposes. Data collected through user research is intended to inform improvements to service delivery.

Program name: Canadian Police College

Program goals

The Canadian Police College continues to modernize operations to help meet the evolving training demands of the law enforcement community for advanced and specialized training and leadership development.

Initial findings from the 2023 Canadian Police College Annual Survey continues to support the need to have more inclusive training opportunities available through alternative learning delivery formats, such as online, and to have more courses available in both official languages.

Target population

Law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Second group: 60% to 79% men

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

The Canadian Police College contributes to mitigating existing GBA Plus gaps by increasing access to advanced and specialized training, feeding into the increased need for expertise in the workforce that is more reflective of the broadening diversity of policing and of communities in Canada; and benefiting “All Canadians”. The College also continues to invest into its Digital Strategy to help improve equitable access and participation from the law enforcement community to advanced and specialized training, by helping mitigate challenges for participants and subject matter resources who may experience barriers in accessing or participating in Canadian Police College courses in person.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The College continues to invest in its Digital Strategy to modernize operations, including the implementation of an agile digital learning platform that will help meet ongoing training demands of the law enforcement community and improve equitable access to advanced and specialized training.

• The Annual Canadian Police College Survey was updated in 2022-23 to include topics around accessibility and inclusion to help identify existing barriers for clients to access current course offering.
• The College has increased its number of online and hybrid courses and is in the early stages of capturing data, of which a sample will be used in a comparative analysis and to identify specific GBA Plus gaps and trends from 2022-23.
• The Program now has a dedicated employee who leads the College’s Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Center, the Professional Development Center for Indigenous Policing, and chairs the College Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, providing support across the breadth of College operations, including where intersectionality may occur.

The Canadian Police College remains engaged in discussions with partners on how to conduct a broader assessment of its operations. This is to determine where GBA Plus analysis can be applied most effectively and where the collection of gender-based data could occur, while continuing to protect the privacy of participants and partners within departmental requirements and information management best practices.

Program name: Criminal Intelligence Service Canada

Program goals

The Canadian Criminal Intelligence System modernization project is striving to provide a more accurately sourced picture of the criminal intelligence data for law enforcement partners. The system will only record gender (woman/man/non-binary) information and sourcing the data by “perceived” or “self-identification” to enhance readers’ perspective.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Program is ensuring that GBA Plus analysis is included in its ongoing project to modernize its database with the Canadian Criminal Intelligence System. The system will offer capability and access enhancements, and will provide the same level of accessibility to all users regardless of their geographic location in rural, remote, and northern communities. With respect to the operational capabilities of the system itself, it will be designed to offer more flexibility to adapt to changing requirements, such as capturing the necessary range of GBA Plus relevant information. The project management team will ensure that GBA Plus considerations are accorded focus as the project develops.

Program name: Departmental Security

Program goals

One of the key activities of Departmental Security is the on-boarding of new employees and it is the objective of the program to provide a bias free process which takes into consideration GBA Plus as a foundational component of the program.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Departmental Security will continue to implement key foundational GBA Plus concepts and processes into the policy renewal initiative to remove unconscious biases in security documents and processes. Departmental Security continues to enhance GBA Plus awareness to facilitate integration within Program culture and business processes.

Program name: Forensic Science and Identification Services

Program goals

Forensic Science and Identification Services provides a wide range of forensic programs and services to clients in Canada and internationally through forensic science services, crime scene forensic identification, fingerprint identification, criminal record repositories and the National DNA Data Bank. The program applies a GBA Plus lens to the Canadian Police Information Centre’s training materials to enhance service delivery to law enforcement. Forensic Science and Identification Services is committed to ensuring that the GBA Plus lens is continuously applied to all programs, including the Canadian Police Information Centre’s system, where applicable.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Programs under Forensic Science and Identification Services continue to work on determining possible GBA Plus initiatives. Assessments have been undertaken to update GBA Plus terminology in the Canadian Police Information Centre and criminal record systems, where applicable. Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services is working with partners to establish best practices on the collection of sex information as part of the identification process for civil criminal record checks. Additionally, the Canadian Police Information Centre is looking to assess and modify their national training standards for maintenance and narrative courses to ensure GBA Plus content is included. The Canadian Police Information Centre is currently working on modernization efforts and will be engaging with partners and stakeholders for their input on system improvements, including GBA Plus considerations. Examination of methodologies for measuring and capturing relevant data requirements for GBA Plus monitoring and reporting is ongoing. It is important to note that the Canadian Police Information Centre system and the National Repository of Criminal Records are not used for statistical purposes and are used to capture information for identification purposes.

Program name: Operational IM/IT Services

Program goals

The IM/IT Program will utilize GBA Plus in the delivery of its Digital Policing Strategy, the Connected RCMP, which has specific demographic considerations for RCMP employees and Canadian citizens. Proactive action will be taken to ensure technology is usable by all, and in the next refresh of the strategy the program will incorporate specific measures and results as various capabilities are implemented, subject to investment. Future planning of digitally enabled investments will incorporate a GBA Plus lens in all processes for continuous program improvement to service delivery.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Although statistics show that hiring within the IM/IT Program exceeds labour market availability for women, the Program will continue to focus on attracting representation from all target groups. In 2020-21, data requirements to measure impacts were gathered and the baseline was set. Staffing and development plans for the 2023-24 fiscal year include the continuous focus on the recruitment of women, Indigenous IT apprenticeship, and the hiring of those with disabilities supported by telework offerings.

Program name: National Cybercrime Coordination Unit

Program goals

The National Cybercrime Coordination Unit was established to address the need for a centralized program to coordinate national and international cybercrime investigations. The program’s role includes operational coordination and information sharing, and extends to: intelligence, behavioural, and technical analysis; cybercrime file enrichment; developing and enhancing technical capabilities for law enforcement; maintaining cybercrime victim reporting mechanisms, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and other functions to advance law enforcement’s ability to combat cybercrime.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

The National Cybercrime Coordination Unit’s GBA Plus capabilities, such as employee workforce and victim and suspect GBA Plus data, will be available in 2024 once the program reaches full operating capability. The National Cybercrime Coordination Unit will contribute to gender and diversity impact statistical analysis following full operating capability in 2024, including implementation of the National Cybercrime and Fraud Reporting System and the National Cybercrime Solution.

Program name: Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services

Program goals

Integrate GBA Plus considerations into all aspects of the work undertaken at Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services. In addition, optimize existing systems to collect information and data to enhance the ability to generate statistics, identify trends, and report on impacts by gender for a number of gender-based violence crimes, such as online child sexual exploitation, missing persons/unidentified remains, and serious violent and sexual crimes.

Target population

All Canadians and law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services continues to enhance and advance its means of collecting and reporting on statistics related to online child sexual exploitation. This is being done through a number of different initiatives, including: the implementation of a more automated, accurate and accessible reporting mechanism specific to online child sexual exploitation investigations; expanding capacity within the intelligence unit to contextualize statistics more clearly; and engaging in operational initiatives and research projects. These initiatives will allow Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services to more effectively identify trends, enhance its ability to report on impacts by gender, and have a more effective law enforcement response.

Program name: Specialized Technical Investigative Services

Program goals

Technical Investigative Services’ program goals are to identify areas within the program that require GBA Plus improvement and maintain a GBA Plus lens throughout our policies and programs.

Target population

Law enforcement

Distribution of benefits

Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan

Specialized Technical Investigative Services has not collected any data on gender, ages, or other identity factors in the past nor does it currently. The Program continues to work on identifying initiatives and potential indicators that could provide such reporting data in the future.

Program name: Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations Support

Program goals

The Sexual Assault Review Team is committed to strengthening police training and awareness, investigative accountability, victim support, and public education and communication. GBA Plus is considered during the creation of training materials and policies.

Target population

Canadian law enforcement community

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

There is no target population for this program as the RCMP provides police services to all residents, including all gender, income level and age group categories.

Supplementary information sources

• The way forward: The RCMP’s sexual assault review and victim support action plan
• The way forward II – An update on the implementation of the RCMP’s sexual assault review and victim support action plan

GBA Plus data collection plan

The on-line and in person Sexual Offence Investigations course for RCMP has an evaluation questionnaire available for candidate completion. The information gathered from the questionnaire assists the Sexual Assault Review Team in their analysis and assessment of the course’s effect and guides further programming for gender-based violence investigations.

Program name: Force Generation

Program goals

Force Generation’s goal to modernize RCMP recruitment and retention models and approaches through a number of initiatives. These initiatives aim to modernize the recruitment approach, and to identify and rectify barriers that have impeded women and Black, Indigenous, and other racialized groups from being successful in the application process.

Target population

All Canadians and permanent residents

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Second group: 60% to 79% men

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

With complete race-based data, Depot will be able to identify any areas of interest that may arise throughout the cadet training program. Depot has a robust data collection process in place when attrition is considered, with one significant gap (race-based data). When this information gap is addressed, it will be possible for Depot management as well as recruiting to make better informed decisions.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Depot currently uses Human Resources Information Management System generated data of which 70% of race-based data is missing. There are plans in place to address this gap and to provide information beyond indicated visible minority status. It is not anticipated that a more detailed report from the Human Resources Information Management System will be available until November 2024.

Program name: Indigenous Policing

Program goals

RCMP-Indigenous Relations Services is the policy centre for Indigenous Policing Services across Canada. It is responsible for: supporting and developing Indigenous policing programs, policies and culturally relevant proactive and preventative programs; encouraging the recruitment of Indigenous Peoples to the RCMP; collaborating with Indigenous communities to develop capacity for crime prevention through social development initiatives; and supporting reconciliation initiatives across all RCMP divisions.

Target population

Indigenous Peoples

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

The specific demographic group for this program/policy area are First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Programs and policies are developed and reviewed with a distinctions-based lens to identify and remove barriers to access.

With regards to the recruitment of Indigenous Peoples to the RCMP, the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program is designed to minimize or remove barriers to acceptance into Depot. The program offers up to 32 Canadian Indigenous people aged 19 to 29 the opportunity to experience police work, as well as the training required to become a police officer in the RCMP. Once candidates have completed the program there is ongoing support and guidance as they go through the RCMP’s police officer application process.

Indigenous communities are growing and their demographics on average are much younger relative to the non-Indigenous population that the RCMP serves. As such, while the work and initiatives in Indigenous Policing are not solely based on age, they do rely on support from other policies and programs within Contract and Indigenous Policing that are geared towards younger populations to help support their work.

In addition, women, particularly Indigenous women, are victims of certain crimes at a higher rate than non-Indigenous women. Although policing services are not provided uniquely or differently based on gender, interactions with Indigenous women who are victims of crime use a victim-centred approach.

Supplementary information sources

• Race-based data collection
• Collection of data on Indigenous and ethno-cultural groups in Canada’s official police-reported crime statistics

GBA Plus data collection plan

In 2022-23, RCMP Indigenous Policing Services developed and delivered a strategic engagement tool in a limited number of Indigenous communities served by the RCMP to assess community trust and confidence in the RCMP. This tool was developed as an aid to support Detachment-level service and program delivery planning.

RCMP Indigenous Policing Services continued to implement key foundational GBA Plus concepts into policy development and review to remove unconscious biases in documents and processes. RCMP Indigenous Policing Services continued to enhance GBA Plus awareness, especially as it relates to distinctions-based reporting and statistics, to directly integrate within the program’s culture and business processes.

Program name: Municipal Policing

Program goals

Municipal Policing provides professional policing services to communities that have signed a Municipal Police Service Agreement with the Government of Canada. GBA Plus is not applied at a macro level as police services are provided to all residents in these communities, including all gender, income level and age group categories.

Target population

Residents of the municipalities where the RCMP is the police of jurisdiction. Specifically, municipalities with greater than 5,000 residents.

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

There is no target population for this program as the RCMP provides police services to all residents, including all gender, income level and age group categories.

Supplementary information sources

• 2021 Police Intervention Options Report

GBA Plus data collection plan

Collaborative efforts between the RCMP and Statistics Canada continue to incorporate the identification of gender- and race-based data related to those who are in contact with law enforcement. The RCMP began work to update its Records Management System and to review and amend its existing policies to permit the RCMP to track this information. This work is ongoing.

The RCMP finished piloting LifeSkills Training (an evidence-based drug prevention program that focuses on changing behaviours of youth) in three RCMP divisions, in collaboration with the RCMP’s National Youth Services. Analyses of the data examined the effects of students’ gender, race/ethnicity, and age, amongst other demographic variables on change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards various substances (such as alcohol and drugs), and general life skills (like decision-making) between pre- and post-program completion. Results will inform whether the RCMP will move forward with the national implementation of this program in schools that have partnerships with the RCMP.

To strengthen transparency, accountability, and public trust, the RCMP will continue engagement with both academic researchers and the public as body-worn cameras and a digital evidence management system are rolled out on a national scale. As part of this initiative, the RCMP is seeking feedback form the public on their perceptions of police officers and their use of body-worn cameras through a public survey, available in English, French, and Inuktitut. Results will be examined through a GBA Plus lens and will account for various demographic variables.

In 2022-23, the RCMP concluded a project that explored approaches used by Canadian police services to respond to mental health calls and the demands these calls place on police, in collaboration with academics from Carleton University, the Canadian Police Association, the National Police Federation, and other law enforcement partners. Analyses of the data examined the effect of persons in crisis’ gender and age, amongst other demographic variables on various actions and outcomes including but not limited to hospitalization (voluntary or involuntary), apprehensions under the Mental Health Act, violent behaviour (towards others present or officers), and arrests. The data obtained from this research will contribute to better understanding the interactions between Canadian police officers and persons with mental illnesses, including, but not limited to: the number and nature of mental health-related calls; how mental health-related calls are resolved; and the estimated demands associated with mental health-related calls (in terms of time, cost, and resources).

Program name: Provincial/Territorial Policing

Program goals

Provincial/Territorial Policing provides professional policing services to Provinces and Territories that have signed a Police Service Agreement with the Government of Canada. GBA Plus is not applied at a macro level as police services are provided to all residents in these communities, including all gender, income level and age group categories.

Target population

Residents of the provinces and territories where the RCMP is the provincial/territorial/municipal police of jurisdiction. Specifically, municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents

Distribution of benefits

By gender

Third group: Broadly gender-balanced

By income level

Third group: No significant distributional impacts

By age group

Second group: No significant inter-generational impacts or impacts generation between youth and seniors

Specific demographic group outcomes

There is no target population for this program as the RCMP provides police services to all residents which would include all gender, income level and age group categories.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Please refer to the GBA Plus data collection plan under Municipal Policing.

Program name: Learning and Development

Program goals

Learning and Development works with internal partners to collect data and establish enhanced performance measurement measures which align with the RCMP’s GBA Plus and equity, diversity and inclusion goals. Our objective is to create and apply unbiased, fair, inclusive, and transparent evaluations, policies, and procedures.

• Changes to policy: Learning and Development is working with its partners in Policy and Publications to implement best practices in Respectful Language/Language Modernization.
• Changes to evaluation: Learning and Development now gathers disaggregated demographic data from evaluation respondents, including the addition of numerous options under the category of racial group(s), the inclusion of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and improvements to the category of gender to accurately capture gender (rather than sex) and to provide additional selection options (such as Non-Binary and Two-Spirit). In addition, a “GBA Plus barriers” question was added to evaluations to gather data from respondents from marginalized groups on potential barriers to accessing or completing the learning module.

Target population

Internal partners and stakeholders, and external partners who provide learning and training to RCMP employees

Distribution of benefits

Not available

Specific demographic group outcomes

All RCMP employees are expected to benefit from the above-mentioned changes. Specifically, the changes to policy language may make the policy clearer and easier to understand (targeting employees whose first language is not English or French), inclusive (targeting employees that experience systemic marginalization), and accessible (targeting employees with various accessibility needs, for instance the use of a screen reader). Changes to Learning and Development’s evaluations specifically targets members of employment equity groups, 2SLGBTQIA+ members, and any other systemically marginalized groups. Evaluation respondents are now better represented in the updated demographic section selection options and are also able to report any issues that they encountered with the learning module or the evaluation from the perspective of inclusivity and accessibility.

GBA Plus data collection plan

2022-2023 GBA Plus data collection for evaluations

GBA barriers questions:

• Did you experience any challenges and/or barriers to your learning during the pilot?
• (if yes) Could the challenges and/or barriers you encountered have been reduced or eliminated through accommodations and/or accessibility measures? (for example, the use of a larger font/clearer print for those who may have a visual impairment).
• (if yes) Please describe the accommodations and/or accessibility measures. If there are specific barriers related to a particular aspect of the pilot, please specify.

Changes to Demographic Section questions and selection options for gender, sexuality, and racialized status:

• Gender: (Selection options: Woman, Man, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, Another gender, Prefer not to respond)
• Do you identify as Racialized? (Selection options: Yes, No, Prefer not to respond)
• Do you identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQIA community? (Selection options: Yes, No, Prefer not to respond)
• I identify as a member of the following racial group(s): (Selection options: Black, Central Asian (for example, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan), East Asian (for example, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan), First Nation, Inuit, Latin (for example, Mexico, South America), Métis, Person of mixed race, South Asian (for example, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan), Southeast Asian (for example, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), West Asian/ Middle Eastern (for example, Armenia, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey), White, Unknown, Another racial group, Other, Prefer not to respond)

Future GBA Plus data collection plan:

• Number of national, online learning products with evaluations that gather disaggregated demographic data
• Number of evaluation respondents by various demographic factors (for example, gender, disability, age, racialized identity, etc.)
• Number of national, online learning products with evaluations that gather data on barriers to participants’ learning relating to accessibility and accommodations (i.e., GBA Plus barriers)
• Number of evaluation participants who report barriers to learning relating to accessibility and accommodations (such as GBA Plus barriers)
• Types of GBA Plus barriers reported by evaluation participants