Gender-based Analysis Plus

Section 1: institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity

Governance

The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (FJA) considers GBA Plus as part of its existing governance activities, where relevant. No significant changes to GBA Plus governance or dedicated governance structures were made in 2025-26.

Capacity

FJA considered gender, diversity, inclusion and accessibility considerations in relevant program activities, where appropriate. In 2025-26, this included guidance to Judicial Advisory Committees on diversity and inclusion in assessing judicial candidates, Judges’ Language Training resources, and the publication of diversity information on judicial applicants and appointees. No dedicated GBA Plus resources were established.

 

Section 2: gender and diversity impacts, by program

Core responsibility: Support to federally appointed judges

 

Program name: Payments pursuant to the Judges Act

Program goals: The program provides salaries, allowances and annuities to federally appointed judges and survivors in accordance with the Judges Act, supporting the administration of judicial compensation and pension-related payments.

Target population: Federally appointed judges, retired judges and eligible survivors.

Distribution of benefits: Gender, income and age distributional impacts are not available for assessment.

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored: Not available

Key program impacts* on gender and diversity: Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan: FJA does not collect sufficient disaggregated data to demonstrate program impacts by gender or other demographic characteristics.

 

Program name: Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs

Program goals: Provides services and support to federally appointed judges while safeguarding judicial independence. GBA Plus considerations were incorporated, where relevant, into services and support, including language training and the judicial appointments process.

Target population: All Canadians

Distribution of benefits: Gender, income and age distributional impacts are not available for assessment.

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored: Not available

Key program impacts* on gender and diversity: The Judicial Appointments Secretariat continued to support an appointments process that considers diversity and inclusion when assessing candidates. FJA also continued to publish diversity information on judicial applicants and appointees.

GBA Plus data collection plan: FJA will continue collecting and publishing available diversity information on judicial applicants and appointees to support transparency and monitoring of diversity in the appointments process.  

 

Program name: Canadian Judicial Council

Program goals: Provides administrative support to the Canadian Judicial Council and its committees, as well as its Judicial Conduct division responsible for the review of complaints or allegations concerning federally appointed judges.

Target population: All Canadians

Distribution of benefits: Gender, income and age distributional impacts are not available for assessment.

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored: Not available

Key program impacts* on gender and diversity: Not available

GBA Plus data collection plan: CJC does not collect sufficient disaggregated data to demonstrate program impacts by gender or other demographic characteristics.