Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) of trade policy and free trade agreements

Canada is committed to conducting comprehensive GBA Plus on each chapter of a free trade agreement (FTA). GBA Plus summaries:

• inform how we develop and implement trade policy
• help advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment

Canada’s commitment is presented in the Trade Policy Gender Pledge:

• Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch's gender pledge

Background

• Overview: Trade Policy and Gender-based Analysis Plus
• APEC case study: Canada’s application of GBA+ to a trade negotiation – Helping to achieve socio-economic inclusion by applying gender and inclusivity lens to trade agreements
  

GBA Plus Summaries of FTA negotiations for stakeholder comment

• Summary of Initial GBA Plus for the modernized Canada-Ukraine FTA
• Summary of Initial GBA Plus for Canada-Indonesia CEPA Negotiations
• Summary of initial GBA Plus for Canada-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
• Summary of Initial GBA Plus for Canada-Mercosur FTA Negotiations

GBA Plus Summaries of final FTAs

This is a summary of the GBA Plus conducted on the final agreed text of the trade agreement  

• GBA+ of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
• Summary of the Final GBA Plus of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

What we heard reports

This is a summary of the feedback received from stakeholders on the GBA Plus summaries. In the case of the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Ukraine, no feedback was received.

• What we heard? Consultations on Summary of Initial GBA+ for Canada-Mercosur FTA

Stakeholders consultations

• Submit your feedback on the GBA Plus summaries of FTAs

Interested parties are invited to submit their views on any trade-related topics of interest, priorities or concerns to Canadians with respect to a specific FTA.

Related links

• Gender equality laws in Canada
• Economic research and analysis: under-represented groups in trade