For example, in 2016, the Trudeau government made it mandatory that all memos to cabinet and Treasury Board submissions — which often form the basis of big spending or policy decisions — have a gender-based analysis. A plan for applying some form of gender-based analysis has been in place since 1995. 'We are seeing significant progress'In 2016, auditor general Michael Ferguson released a report saying the government's gender-based analyses were "not always complete, nor of consistent quality." Holland also pointed to a bill passed in December requiring that all future budgets and spending decisions undergo a GBA+ analysis. But Kaplan said the way government has incorporated gender analysis in its budget planning needs improvement.

Source: Huffington Post February 03, 2019 01:07 UTC