2024-25 Departmental Results Report: Gender-based analysis plus

Program goals

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is a special operating agency of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) responsible for supervising pari-mutuel betting in Canada on horse racing. Its mandate is to ensure betting is conducted in a fair manner and in compliance with the Criminal Code and the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations. GBA Plus considerations are applied to understand the program's reach, including regional impacts.

Target population

The activities of the CPMA advance the interests of all Canadians that either enjoy or participate in the conduct of horse racing, and related gambling. Various stakeholders have an interest in, and are affected by, the CPMA. These include:

• Race courses: May be owned by private or public corporations and may be run on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis;
• Horsepersons' groups: Involved in the owning, training, and breeding of race horses;
• Betting public: Through the levy on betting, the public supports the activities of the CPMA; and,
• Provincial regulatory bodies: Responsible for managing, directing, regulating, supervising, and officiating horse racing, as well as licensing owners, trainers, drivers, and others.

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Beneficiaries of the program include those whose income and livelihood are reliant upon the stability of the horse racing, and related gambling industry, which includes diverse demographics. The CPMA monitors betting conducted by geographic region (see table below).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

In 2024, Canadians placed $1.023 billion in wagers on horse races held both in Canada and in other locations around the world. The vast majority of betting activities are conducted remotely, at betting theatres and through online, account-based betting platforms.

Key program impact statistics, Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency

Supplementary information sources

• Equestrian Canada (2023) The Canadian Equine Sector: Socio-Economic Insights 2023 (PDF)
• Prince Edward Island's Harness Racing Industry Economic Impact Analysis (PDF)

GBA Plus data collection plan

The CPMA's mandate is to establish compliance with the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations, and Section 204 of the Criminal Code. Regional information has been collected by the CPMA statistic systems as follows: Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba); Central (Ontario, Quebec); and Eastern (Atlantic Canada). No data on Canada's territories is available. This data can be used to help understand the program reach.

Program goals

The Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC) is a federal public interest oversight body that oversees the agencies created under Parts II and III of the Farm Products Agencies Act. The FPCC oversees the operations of the marketing agencies that administer the supply management system for poultry and eggs and oversees the creation and operation of promotion and research agencies.

Target population

The FPCC is designed to support specific sectors of the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector) by acting as the regulator of marketing agencies and promotion and research agencies of certain farm products.

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The agriculture sector in general is characterized by an aging population; however, supply managed sectors tend to have a higher number of younger farmers. Supply managed operations can be found across Canada. For poultry and eggs, there were 5,296 commercial producers in 2021 across Canada, with the vast majority being located in Ontario (2,061) and British Columbia (1,266). These 2 provinces accounted for 62.8% of all Canadian poultry and egg farms.

In 2021, there were 53,340 beef cattle farm operators and 4,245 hog and pig farm operators.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Given the nature of the work and its third-party offering structure, the FPCC does not collect demographic data to monitor or report program impacts by gender and diversity. The Council regularly assesses the operations of the agencies it oversees against their marketing, promotion, and research plans, and asks questions that the agencies subsequently address. The assessment, conducted by the FPCC, does not use indicators that enable GBA Plus assessments. Demographic data on affected groups comes from secondary Statistics Canada sources.

Key program impact statistics, Farm Products Council of Canada

GBA Plus data collection plan

Demographic data on affected groups can be assessed every 5 years from the Census of Agriculture and the Census of Population. This data is used to inform assumptions on the reach of agencies overseen by the FPCC.

Program goals

The federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) cost-shared markets and trade programming leverages funding and mobilizes the agriculture and agri-food sector through provincial/territorial government markets and trade programs among producers, processors, organizations, and small and medium enterprises. The FPT Cost-shared Markets and Trade programs contributed to the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) priority areas through market access by removing obstacles to capitalize on market opportunities such as non-tariff trade barriers and the need for adapting products for international markets.

Target population

The programs captured here are designed to target specific regions or sectors of the economy (agriculture and agri-food sector). Provinces and territories deliver programming for the agriculture and agri-food sector specific to their regions.

Distribution of benefits, FPT Cost-shared Markets and Trade Programs

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

According to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector, stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men. Based on the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of all farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women, 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities. In 2021, 41.1% of those employed in food processing were women, 2.7% were Indigenous Peoples, 37.1% were racialized visible minorities, 31.3% were youth, and 6.4% were members of official language minority communities. Provincial and territorial census data is also available for the primary and processing sectors.

This program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see the statistics table below). As part of the Sustainable CAP, AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

In 2024–25, FPT governments continued implementing the renewed program under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), including considerations for applying GBA Plus. Refer to the data collection plan for more information. Under this framework, a new, more detailed approach to collecting and reporting disaggregated results data was introduced. Data for Year 1 of the Sustainable CAP (2023–24) is now being analyzed and national-level results will be available in the 2025–26 reporting year.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the FPT Cost-Shared Markets and Trade Program. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of analytical reports of the data. This will allow FPT governments to assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25, AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow the department to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared) and to measure progress, starting in 2025–26.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

The Food Policy Initiatives apply GBA Plus considerations to guide program design, using data to assess reach, identify barriers, and enhance opportunities to better support underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, these initiatives included the following programs:

• The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) supports production-focused projects that will help improve community food security through the purchase and installation of infrastructure/equipment that will increase access to local, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food.
• The School Food Infrastructure Fund (SFIF) supports not-for-profit organizations by investing in infrastructure to strengthen community and local food systems, expanding the reach and impact of school food programming, and helping ensure that children have the nutritious meals they need to learn, grow, and reach their full potential.

Target population

The Food Policy Initiatives broadly target all Canadians to ensure they have access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food within a food system that is resilient, innovative, and sustainable. The sub-programs under this broad program category target the following populations:

• Local Food Infrastructure Fund is designed to target particular demographic groups including Indigenous Peoples, Black or other racialized persons, youth and seniors, rural and isolated communities, and people at risk of food insecurity.
• School Food Infrastructure Fund is designed to support children and youth (students), with priority given to projects serving schools attended by children and youth from lower-income families, racialized visible minorities, and Indigenous communities.

Distribution of benefits, Local Food Infrastructure Fund

Distribution of benefits, School Food Infrastructure Fund

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

All Canadians will indirectly benefit from the Food Policy Initiatives, though specific sub-populations of underrepresented and marginalized groups that are more vulnerable to the impacts of food insecurity may benefit more. The LFIF and SFIF target those vulnerable groups at risk of food security, including, but not limited to, Indigenous Peoples, rural and Northern communities, Black or other racialized persons, youth, women, low income households, etc.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Across all Food Policy Initiatives, GBA Plus considerations are applied to inform the design and delivery of the program. Analysis of GBA Plus data was used to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the participation of underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. For example, the LFIF program design includes funding for Indigenous, Northern, and remote communities to help them build a food system that will meet both current and future community needs. More details are included below.

During the 2024–25 intake period, the LFIF included a priority for projects that predominantly serve equity-deserving groups, particularly those led by or focused on Indigenous Peoples and Black communities. As a result, the LFIF program application included a specific question asking if the recipient organizations consider themselves to be Black-led or Black-focused organizations. Results from this question are included in the Key program impact statistics table.

Key program impact statistics, Local Food Infrastructure Fund

Key program impact statistics, School Food Infrastructure Fund

Supplementary information sources

• Household Food Insecurity in Canada, 2021

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Food Policy initiatives collect and analyze applicant and recipient data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, the first year of the program, the School Food Infrastructure Fund launched its GBA Plus data collection plan. Both programs collected data both at the application stage and through performance reports submitted to the department following project completion. This data is assessed to determine the program's impact and inform the design and delivery of future iterations.

Program goals

The Sector Engagement and Development Program applies GBA Plus considerations to guide program design, using data to assess reach, identify barriers, and enhance opportunities for greater inclusion of underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, the broad Sector Engagement and Development Program category included 4 programs:

• The AgriCompetitiveness Program assists industry-led efforts to provide producers with information needed to build capacity and support the sector's development.
• The AgriDiversity Program supports activities that strengthen Canada's agriculture sector to better leverage the potential offered by youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized groups (visible minorities), Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender diverse communities, and official language minority communities.
• The Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) contributes to projects that employ youth and youth facing barriers, including youth who are women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized, persons with disabilities, part of a 2SLGBTQI+ community, an official language minority community, or in a rural and remote community, taking into account their intersectionality.
• The Wine Sector Support Program (WSSP) aims to provide short-term financial support to licensed Canadian wineries as they transition and adapt to ongoing and emerging challenges impacting the financial resilience and competitiveness of the wine industry.

Target population

This program broadly targets specific regions or sectors of the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector). These sub-programs under this broad program category target the following populations:

• The AgriCompetitiveness Program is designed to target not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous organizations in the agriculture and agri-food sector to leverage, coordinate and build on existing capacity, enhance safety, adapt to changing commercial and regulatory environments, seize new opportunities, share best practices, and provide mentorship opportunities.
• The AgriDiversity Program is designed to support underrepresented and marginalized groups within the agriculture and agri-food sector, including women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, persons with disabilities, racialized persons/visible minorities, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and official language minority communities.
• The YESP is designed to incentivize employers in the agriculture and agri-food sector to hire Canadian youth ages 15 to 30, with a focus on those facing barriers to employment. This program prioritizes youth who are women, Indigenous Peoples, have a disability, are racialized, part of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, an official language minority community or in a rural or remote community.
• The WSSP is designed to assist specific sub-sectors of the economy (that is, licensed Canadian wineries) within the agricultural sector.

Distribution of benefits, AgriCompetitiveness Program

Distribution of benefits, AgriDiversity Program

Distribution of benefits, Youth Employment and Skills Program

Distribution of benefits, Wine Sector Support Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The AgriCompetitiveness Program is focused on building capacity and skills for youth, with a subset of Indigenous Peoples and women demographics.

The AgriDiversity Program is focused on supporting underrepresented and marginalized groups (youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons/visible minorities, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and official language minority communities) by helping these groups address the key issues and barriers they often face for sector participation.

The AgriCompetitiveness and AgriDiversity Programs monitor impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC is developing demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

The YESP's primary beneficiaries (Canadian youth aged 15–30) are gaining work experience, as well as an opportunity to develop their work-related skills to enhance their ability to join the workforce. The demographic groups most likely to benefit are youth who face physical or social barriers (for example, systemic bias, family care responsibilities, etc.) which can include women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons and/or other intersectional identity factors. The program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below).

The WSSP was designed to target a specific sector of agriculture: licensed Canadian wineries, which are predominantly owned by men. However, the program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Across the Sector Engagement and Development Programs, GBA Plus considerations are applied to inform the design and delivery of the programs. Analysis of GBA Plus-related data was used to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the participation of underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. More details are included below. Under the Sustainable CAP, the AgriCompetitiveness and AgriDiversity Programs increased the cost share ratio (from 50:50 to 70:30) to help address financial barriers underrepresented and marginalized groups may face. To further promote access for underrepresented and marginalized youth under YESP, AAFC contributes a higher portion of the cost-shared ratio when hiring youth facing employment barriers (80:20 vs. 50:50), and additional funds (up to $5,000) are available to these same youth participants to address specific barriers to employment.

Key program impact statistics, AgriCompetitiveness Program

Key program impact statistics, AgriDiversity Program

Key program impact statistics, Youth Employment and Skills Program

Key program impact statistics, Wine Sector Support Program

Other key program impacts

The department actively engages with Indigenous Peoples and other underrepresented and marginalized groups as part of its departmental, ministerial and other outreach activities (for example, outreach by regional offices across Canada) with participants sharing insights on barriers and opportunities facing the sector as a whole, and those specific to Indigenous Peoples and other underrepresented and marginalized groups. For example, on March 10, 2025, AAFC hosted a virtual roundtable with women in the sector to commemorate International Women's Day and discuss challenges and opportunities related to increasing women's representation in leadership roles and participation on boards of directors in agriculture.

The department's regional offices across Canada also work to build and strengthen relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including those from underrepresented and marginalized groups. Through direct engagement, AAFC aims to ensure awareness of its programs and services and that the unique perspectives of diverse stakeholders are taken into consideration in program and policy design. In 2024–25, regional offices participated in or supported 194 industry activities with a specific focus on underrepresented and marginalized groups, including 4 Regional Engagement Partnership projects, 173 outreach activities, and 18 industry events. AAFC is also exploring the use of AgriClient, the department's client relationship management solution, to track and monitor engagement with clients from underrepresented and marginalized groups, while respecting legal and privacy considerations around information sharing.

The department continued to increase the inclusion of all underrepresented and marginalized groups in its Sector Engagement Tables and Councils. AAFC continued to monitor the membership of these fora, striving for gender parity (50%) and enhancing representation from underrepresented and marginalized groups, aiming for a significant 30% representation, to align with the Government of Canada's 50–30 Challenge.

In 2024–25, a new Working Group was launched under the Skills Development Table to support the renewal of Canada's agriculture and food workforce, by identifying barriers and opportunities for youth, new entrants, and other underrepresented and marginalized groups to ensure the continued sustainability and competitiveness of Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. The working group includes diverse representatives from across the value chain working collaboratively to address cross-cutting issues limiting the success of these groups, including access to capital, training, mentorship, infrastructure, and professional services.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The AgriCompetitiveness Program, AgriDiversity Program, YESP, and WSSP all collect GBA Plus-related data to enable them to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the AgriCompetitiveness Program and AgriDiversity Program. In 2024–25, the department received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of reports that will assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop the letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal and cost-shared) and measure progress, starting in 2025–26.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

The Supply Management Initiatives collect and analyze applicant and recipient data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, the Supply Management Initiatives include the following programs:

• The Dairy Direct Payment Program aims to help dairy producers transition to new market realities by reducing the impact of market access challenges for the Canadian dairy market as a result of recent international trade agreements.
• The Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund supports dairy processors by facilitating investments that will increase competitiveness over the long term and adapt to new market realities.
• The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) aims to help supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of recent international trade agreements.
• The Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken aims to help increase domestic demand and consumption of Canadian turkey and chicken products through industry-led promotional activities that differentiate Canadian products and producers, and leverage Canada's reputation for high quality and safe food.
• The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) provides non-repayable contributions to support investments in dairy, poultry, and egg processing facilities that improve productivity and/or efficiency through the purchase of new automated equipment and technology.

Target population

The sub-programs under this program category are designed to target specific regions, sectors, or sub-sectors within agriculture:

• The Dairy Direct Payment Program, introduced in 2019–20, targets a specific sub-sector of supply management within agriculture (that is, producers in the dairy sector).
• The Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund, introduced in 2023–24, targets a specific sub-sector of supply management within agriculture (that is, processors in the dairy sector).
• The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program, introduced in 2021–22, targets a specific sub-sector of supply management within agriculture (that is, producers in the chicken, turkey, egg, and broiler hatching egg sub-sectors).
• The Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken, introduced in 2021–22, was determined by industry to be for the Turkey Farmers of Canada and the Chicken Farmers of Canada to implement and plan market development and promotional activities to increase domestic demand and consumption of Canadian turkey and chicken.
• The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, introduced in 2022–23, targets a specific sub-sector of supply management within agriculture (for example, processors in the dairy, poultry, and egg sub-sectors).

Distribution of benefits, Supply management initiatives

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The programs are designed to benefit the supply management sub-sectors; therefore, the programming benefits dairy, chicken, turkey, eggs and hatching eggs producers and processors. While these sub-sectors are unique in a variety of ways, diversity is limited. For example, in 2021, 3% of all dairy farms and 11.7% of poultry and egg farms were operated solely by women (compared to 52.6% and 49% operated by men only). The share of Indigenous operators is lowest among dairy farmers at 0.5%. Indigenous farmers comprised approximately 1.9% of all farmers in the poultry and egg sector. Supply managed programs monitor impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (for example, see statistics table below).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

GBA Plus considerations are applied across the Supply Management Initiatives to inform the design and delivery of its programming. Analysis of GBA Plus-related data is used to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the participation of underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. For example, under the Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program, subject to certain conditions, AAFC may provide up to 85% (instead of 70%) of eligible project costs for young producers who were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021 (and are actively engaged in farming). The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund Program may provide an additional 10% on the cost-share ratio in support of total eligible costs for companies where the majority of the business (more than 50%) is owned or led by one or more underrepresented or marginalized group. More details are included below.

Key program impact statistics, Dairy Direct Payment Program

Key program impact statistics, Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund

Key program impact statistics, Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program

Key program impact statistics, Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken

Key program impact statistics, Supply Management Processing Investment Fund

Other key program impacts

In 2024–25, the Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken supported the Chicken Farmers of Canada and the Turkey Farmers of Canada in delivering 7 activities aimed at promoting inclusive marketing to reach a wider Canadian audience. Highlights of these activities included:

• 3 influencer-led videos featuring new Canadian chefs preparing traditional dishes with Canadian chicken, that directly address consumption drivers for racialized/visible minority Canadians.
• Targeted chicken campaigns with cultural overlays (Lunar New Year, Caribbean carnivals, and Ramadan/Iftar meal moments) that focus on racialized/visible minority Canadians.
• The turkey campaign added two new sub-target audiences: South Asian (Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi) and Chinese (Mandarin) Canadians. The campaign has created in-language social media ads featuring traditional recipes for these groups.
• Think Turkey's "Think BBQ. Think Turkey." campaign was featured across multicultural media, with advertising in Punjabi, Arabic, Mandarin, Hinglish (a combination of Hindi and English), and Taglish (a combination of Tagalog and English). The campaign aired on OMNI television and was promoted through social media channels.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund and Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken included voluntary self-identification questions on the application. The PEFIP also included targeted questions related to whether or not the program participant is led by a young producer/young producers, and whether or not the program participant is majority-owned by a young producer/young producers. This data is assessed to determine the program's impact and inform the design and delivery of future supply managed programs.

The Dairy Direct Payment Program and Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund collect voluntary self-identification data in support of GBA Plus through registration forms.

Program goals

Trade and Market Expansion supports Canada's producers and processors by helping to improve market access, expand market opportunities and strengthen international trade rules. Under this program, all free trade agreements (FTAs) are subject to GBA Plus review.

The AgriMarketing Program helps industry increase and diversify exports by supporting promotional activities that differentiate Canadian products and producers. GBA Plus is applied to promote equitable access to support and promotional opportunities for underrepresented and marginalized groups within Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector.

Target population

FTAs are intended to provide ultimate benefits to all Canadians. AAFC applies a GBA Plus lens to these negotiations to ensure benefits also include underrepresented and marginalized groups who are engaged in Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector.

The AgriMarketing Program is targeted to national agricultural sector organizations, such as the Canola Council of Canada, or Canada Beef.

Distribution of benefits, AgriMarketing Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The AgriMarketing Program's beneficiaries are those operating and/or overseeing agri-businesses that directly engage in, or plan to engage in, export activities in the primary agriculture and food processing sectors. Underrepresented and marginalized groups face barriers to entering and advancing within the sector and AAFC is committed to supporting these groups through inclusive and accessible programming. This program includes a priority focus on inclusive trade and expands eligible recipients to include associations representing underrepresented stakeholders. This includes Indigenous-led and women-owned groups in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, that can deliver projects from a national perspective. In addition, the AgriMarketing Program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

As part of the Trade and Market Expansion, AAFC supports Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in assessing the impacts of Canada's FTA provisions related to trade in agricultural goods to ensure that the benefits and opportunities resulting from FTAs are widely shared, including among Indigenous Peoples and other underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, AAFC provided numerous sector specific GBA Plus assessments/input to GAC throughout the negotiation process of each FTA to ensure negotiators were aware of possible diversity impacts of proposed FTAs and potential inequitable outcomes to those engaged within Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. AAFC findings fed into the analyses done by GAC, the lead department, and impacts were addressed as necessary.

The AgriMarketing Program includes a priority focused on Inclusive Trade that expands eligible recipients and allows the program to increase the cost-sharing ratio of Associations that represent underrepresented stakeholders such as Indigenous-led and Women-owned groups in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, that can deliver a project from a national perspective. GBA Plus data is collected by the program to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek any opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Key program impact statistics, AgriMarketing Program

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the AgriMarketing Program. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of reports that will assess the overall reach and impact of the program on these groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 the department worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared) and measure progress, starting in 2025–26.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

GBA Plus is not applicable to this program, which involves the divestiture by AAFC of its legacy water infrastructure projects through government-to-government transfers with no change in operations. While part of the department's program inventory, it represents a change in governance and is therefore not applicable to the purpose of monitoring and reporting impacts by gender and diversity.

Program goals

AgriInnovate is a business-facing innovation program that aims to accelerate the demonstration, commercialization, and adoption of innovative technologies and processes that will make the agri-food sector more competitive and sustainable, while also driving demand for Canadian inputs, addressing priority issues facing the sector, and expanding the availability of cutting-edge technologies for real-world adoption. GBA Plus considerations are applied to understand the program's reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities to enhance the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Target population

The AgriInnovate Program is designed to target a specific sector of the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector), by supporting projects that develop and introduce innovative technologies and processes to the market, enhancing productivity, and competitiveness.

Distribution of benefits, AgriInnovate Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The direct client base of the AgriInnovate Program includes agri-food and technology businesses, which tend to have a higher representation of men. As a result, the program is expected to disproportionately benefit men-owned businesses. Evidence suggests that there is less representation of women in technology companies in Canada, and that women-owned businesses receive less capital due to fewer women studying in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) industries. In Canada, women occupy less than 25% of those employed in STEM- related careers. Although numbers specific to the Agriculture and Agri-food STEM sector are not currently available, it is likely similar. According to Statistics Canada, although women hold 34% of STEM-related degrees, they make up only 23% of those in the STEM workforce.

This program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The AgriInnovate Program assesses GBA Plus data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and identify opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. The program offers: additional cost-share ratios for underrepresented and marginalized groups; increased stacking of up to 100:0 for priority groups (Indigenous Peoples); and conditional repayability to help mitigate risk for small enterprises, start-ups, and emerging innovators undertaking projects to commercialize or demonstrate significant innovations. More details are included below.

Key program impact statistics, AgriInnovate Program

Other key program impacts

An AAFC impact assessment of the AgriInnovate Program undertaken in 2022 evaluated the effect of the program on the financial performance of participating firms. The study looked at GBA Plus variables and found a positive and statistically significant relationship between the share of female employees in the workforce and the financial performance of a firm.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the AgriInnovate Program. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of reports that will assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared).

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

The AgriScience Program under the Sustainable CAP provides support for industry-led, pre-commercial science, research, development and knowledge transfer, with the aim of developing innovative agriculture, agri-food and agri-based practices, processes and products to address agricultural sector challenges and increases market opportunities. GBA Plus considerations are applied to understand the program's reach, identify potential barriers and seek opportunities to enhance the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups. The program includes two components:

• Clusters, which support national not-for-profit, industry-led entities that assemble scientific expertise from industry, academia and government, to address sector or commodity-specific priority issues with a 5-year strategy; and
• Projects, which are individual, sector-led research activities or small groups of projects that are less comprehensive than a Cluster.

Target population

The AgriScience Program is designed to target a specific sector of the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector) by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and cutting-edge research.

Distribution of benefits, AgriScience Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The program directly benefits researchers – from both academia and AAFC – as well as businesses in the agriculture and agri-food sector in Canada, a sector traditionally dominated by men. This has the potential to benefit businesses owned by men disproportionally based on evidence that there is less representation of women in companies in Canada. Further, women-owned businesses receive less capital due to ongoing biases in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industries. In Canada, women occupy less than 25% of those employed in STEM related careers (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission). Although numbers specific to the Ag STEM sector are not currently available, it is likely similar. According to Statistics Canada, although women hold 34% of STEM related degrees, they make up only 23% of those in the STEM workforce.

This program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The AgriScience Program assesses GBA Plus data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek and opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. The program aims to be more inclusive of Indigenous partners. The Project component of the AgriScience Program includes dedicated funding for applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis,) in an effort to support Indigenous science and knowledge systems that align with the Indigenous community's specific needs. Furthermore, the AgriScience Program provides additional flexibilities for Indigenous partners, such as a more favorable cost-share ratio, more flexible application requirements, and no government funding stacking limitations. As of spring 2025, the program had approved 2 Indigenous projects at a combined approved funding amount of $3.1 million.

Key program impact statistics, AgriScience Program

Other key program impacts

Overall, the approved projects during 2024–25 saw increases in GBA plus related statistics compared to the approved projects during 2023–24. The most significant increases were observed in projects directly benefiting Indigenous Peoples, rising from 26% to 80%. Additionally, the proportion of organizations with 30% or more Indigenous representation on their board of directors, as well as those majority-owned by Indigenous Peoples, both increased from 0% to 15%. Significant increases were also observed in gender representation and organizational planning. The proportion of organizations with 30% or more representation by women on their board of directors rose from 15% to 27%, while those majority-owned by women increased from 7% to 18%. In addition, the number of recipient organizations reporting a DEI or Human Resources plan in place grew substantially—from 15% to 53%.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the AgriScience Program. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of reports that will assess the overall reach and impact of the program on these groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow the department to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared).

During the final performance reporting stage, recipients are required to report on the gender and diversity of the highly qualified personnel involved in funded activities. Additionally, for the Sustainable CAP AgriScience – Cluster Component, applications that lacked involvement of underrepresented groups, in particular Indigenous organizations, received approvals that included the condition that recipients develop an approach to strengthen the involvement of these groups as part of the research and outcomes.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

The objective of the Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program is to help the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sector ('agricultural sector') in the following:

• Take advantage of a situation or circumstance to develop a new idea, product, niche, or market opportunity
• Respond to new and emerging issues (address sector issues that were unknown or not a concern before)
• Find and test solutions to new and ongoing issues to adapt and remain competitive

GBA Plus considerations are applied to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities to enhance the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Target population

The Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program is designed to benefit a specific sector in the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector).

Distribution of benefits, Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector are more likely to be older, white men, reflecting the sector's prevailing demographic composition. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of farm operators were Indigenous, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities. In 2021, 41.1% of those employed in food processing were women, 2.7% were Indigenous, 37.1% were racialized visible minorities, 31.3% were youth, and 6.4% were official language minority communities.

The program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program assesses GBA Plus data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek and opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. In 2024–25, the GBA Plus assessment for CASPP was updated.

Key program impact statistics, Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program collects GBA Plus data at the application stage. This allows the program to further disaggregate applicant information to identify who is accessing the program and determine the overall reach and impact on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Program goals

The Environment and Climate Change Programs apply GBA Plus considerations to inform program design and delivery, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities to enhance the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups. In 2024–25, the program category captured the following 3 programs:

1. Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) is a program composed of 2 streams: The Living Labs Program and the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF). The Living Labs stream focuses on accelerating the co-development, testing, adoption, dissemination, and monitoring of technologies and practices, including beneficial management practices, that sequester carbon and/or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The OFCAF stream supports producers in adopting beneficial management practices in nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing practices in order to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, improve farm resilience, and provide environmental co-benefits.
2. Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program is composed of the Adoption Stream and the Research and Innovation Stream. It supports the development and adoption of agricultural clean technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable growth in Canada's agricultural and agri-food sector.
3. The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge seeks to advance innovative, scalable, and economically viable practices, processes, and technologies that contribute to the net reduction of enteric methane emissions from the cattle sector.

Target population

The Environment and Climate Change programs category includes programs that are designed to target specific sub-sectors within agriculture and agri-food by supporting the research, development, and adoption of beneficial management practices and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon sequestration.

The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge directly targets cow-calf, feedlot, and dairy operations across Canada. The program uses an open innovation approach and is designed to offer financing and non-financial support for innovative and impactful solutions proposed by individuals and organizations working in STEM fields, who may not have access to similar government funding opportunities.

Distribution of benefits, Environment and Climate Change Programs

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Direct beneficiaries include Canadian farmers, processors, producer associations, commodity organizations, Indigenous groups, non-governmental organizations, clean technology businesses, and the agricultural scientific and research community. The demographic group is likely to be older, white men, according to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector. Data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture shows that 2.2% of farm operators identified as Indigenous, 30.4% were women, 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities.

These programs monitor impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Under the ACS program, the Living Labs stream offers: flexible design to facilitate equitable participation; targeted calls for proposals to address gaps in regional and recipient group distribution; and dedicated funding and support for collaborations with Indigenous organizations and communities across the country.

Under the ACS program, the OFCAF stream offers several flexible options that may be beneficial to Indigenous recipients, including allowing in-kind contributions as eligible for cost-share, providing flexible application timelines, and flexibility with cost-share ratios, including facilitating additional cost-share ratios for producers who self-identify as Indigenous or as belonging to another underrepresented or marginalized group. For the expansion phase of the OFCAF stream, applicants were required to explain how their projects will enhance the participation of underrepresented or marginalized groups, along with how they will support the participation of Indigenous producers and/or any underrepresented or marginalized groups. Strategies that included targeted knowledge transfer and flexible funding criteria were incorporated into those projects.

Under the ACT program, both streams offer the possibility of a 10% additional cost-share ratio (that is, 60:40 for the Research and Innovation stream) where the majority of the recipient organization (more than 50%) is owned or led by one or more underrepresented or marginalized groups. Further details are included below.

To promote greater diversity among applicants and solutions, the Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge was designed to open the problem-solving area to new players while also helping to reduce barriers to participation by traditionally underrepresented and marginalized groups. This includes incorporating non-traditional eligibility criteria, using plain language in program documents (for example, application form, guides), and developing a robust promotional strategy that leverages various networks working with industry, academics, Indigenous partners, racialized persons, and youth. During the design phase, the program team interviewed equity-deserving groups and DEI experts to anticipate and mitigate potential barriers. The team will continue to evaluate solutions using GBA Plus criteria and collect robust demographic data on the innovators throughout and after the Challenge to better inform future programming.

Key program impact statistics, Agricultural Climate Solutions Program

Key program impact statistics, Agricultural Clean Technology Program

Key program impact statistics, Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Environment and Climate Change Programs collect and analyze applicant and recipient data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups. These data are assessed to measure the program's impact and inform the design and delivery of future iterations of the programming.

In addition, recipients under the ACS–LL are required to report on the gender and diversity of partners as well as the highly qualified personnel who were working on funded activities.

The ACS–OFCAF disaggregates data through the program's performance indicators (for example, number of farmers supported in each of the 3 beneficial management practice categories).

The ACT Research and Innovation Stream collects data on the highly qualified personnel working on funded activities as part of the recipient performance reporting process. However, the data collection survey will only be conducted in late fall after all the performance reports have been approved.

At each stage of the Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, key actions are in place to improve outcomes for underrepresented and marginalized groups, while collecting data/evidence to report on the impact of the challenge and inform the design and delivery of future Challenges.

Program goals

The Federal, Provincial, and Territorial (FPT) Cost-shared Science, Research, Innovation and Environment Programs advances science, research, innovation, and environmental sustainability in agriculture through collaborative federal, provincial, and territorial investments. GBA Plus considerations are applied to assess the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities to enhance the program's support for underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Target population

The programs captured here are designed to target a specific sector of the economy (agriculture and agri-food sector). Provinces and territories deliver programming for the agriculture and agri-food sector specific to their regions.

Distribution of benefits, Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Cost-Shared Science, Research, Innovation and Environment Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

According to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector, stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men. Based on the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of all farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women, 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized/visible minorities. In 2021, 41.1% of those employed in food processing were women, 2.7% were Indigenous Peoples, 37.1% were racialized, 31.3% were youth, and 6.4% were official language minority communities. Provincial and territorial census data is also available for the primary and processing sectors.

This program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

In 2024–25, FPT governments continued implementation of the program under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), including considerations for applying GBA Plus. See the data collection plan for more information. Under the framework, a new, more detailed approach to colleting and reporting disaggregated results data was introduced. Data for Year 1 of the Sustainable CAP (2023–24) is now being analyzed and national-level results will be available in the 2025–26 reporting year.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP, AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the FPT Cost-Shared programs. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of analytical reports of the data. This will allow FPT governments to assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared) and measure progress, starting in 2025–26.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

The Foundational Science and Research Program is designed to transfer, or make available for transfer, scientific knowledge (that is, products, technologies, and beneficial management practices) to the agricultural sector and the science community. GBA Plus considerations are applied to ensure equitable access and address diverse needs in the transfer and application of scientific knowledge.

Target population

This internal program funds AAFC scientists to undertake foundational science that can support various industries and sub-sectors within the agricultural sector and the science community.

Distribution of benefits, Foundational Science and Research Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The program directly benefits researchers–from both academia and AAFC– as well as businesses in the agriculture and agri-food sector in Canada, a sector traditionally dominated by men. This has the potential to benefit businesses owned by men disproportionally, based on evidence that women are underrepresented in Canadian companies and that women-owned businesses receive less capital due to ongoing biases in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) industries. Within AAFC, the STEM classifications most likely to benefit from this program are the research scientists (SE-RES) and scientific support professionals (EG). The average age of AAFC employees in these classifications is 50 for SE-RES and 44 for EGs, while women represent 34% of SE-RES and 48% of EG employees.

In 2024–25, AAFC collaborated interdepartmentally to input into the development of inclusive science guidelines, which aim to provide a roadmap for the inclusive design, implementation, and reporting of research and regulatory science.

Key program impact statistics, Foundational Science and Research Program

GBA Plus data collection plan

A mandatory question on GBA Plus considerations is included in AAFC's Science and Technology Branch (STB) Annual Call, asking researchers whether they anticipate GBA Plus impacts related to their project outcomes based on gender, age, ethnicity, income, region, culture, or other factors. Researchers are also asked to consider the differences between sex and gender data whenever a project involves humans or human-derived samples. STB launched a process for internal proposals that runs from fall 2024 to fall 2025 with funding beginning in April 2026. As such, the impact statistics table above reflects the most current data available.

STB is developing and will implement an approach over the next three years to better educate, raise awareness, and support the research community in integrating inclusive science and GBA Plus considerations into their work, including the Annual Call for Proposals process. Efforts will include developing information for scientists and leveraging additional tools and resources to enhance the capacity for measuring impacts by gender and diversity.

The increased awareness and understanding of inclusive science within research aims to improve the quality of data, workforce inclusion and belonging, and to inform project design and impact assessment. The current GBA Plus question included in proposals will be reviewed following an education and awareness campaign to determine if the question is sufficient or needs to be expanded while taking into consideration feedback from the research community.

Program goals

The African Swine Fever Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program aimed to enhance efforts to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Canada and to prepare for a potential outbreak. The program supported the industry in addressing identified gaps in prevention and mitigation, while developing the tools, partnerships, and activities needed to ensure early detection and an effective emergency response in the event of an outbreak. The ASF Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program ended on March 31, 2025.

Target population

The African Swine Fever Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program is designed to target specific regions or sectors of the economy (the pork industry).

Distribution of Benefits, African Swine Fever Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Direct beneficiaries include Canadian hog producers and processors. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 6.2% of hog farms were operated solely by women, and 36% were jointly operated by men and women. In 2019, 8% of hog farm operators with revenues of $25,000 or more were under 35 years of age, while 78% were 35 years of age and older. Canada's hog farms are primarily in Quebec (31%), Ontario (26%), and Manitoba (24%).

Key program impact statistics, African Swine Fever Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program

GBA Plus data collection plan

The African Swine Fever Industry Prevention and Preparedness Program collected GBA Plus-related data at the application stage to enable the monitoring and reporting of program impacts by gender and diversity. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada continued to monitor for impacts throughout implementation of the program using established program administration and reporting mechanisms.

Program goals

As part of the suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the AgriInsurance Program is a federal-provincial-producer cost-shared program that stabilizes producer income by minimizing the economic effects of production or assets losses. The program is administered by the provinces. The federal government's role is to provide oversight, deficit financing, and premium cost sharing.

Target population

The AgriInsurance Program is designed to target a specific sector in the economy (that is, agricultural production). The program is open to Canadian farmers who produce eligible agricultural products as established by each province. The program is currently available to a broad base of producers across all provinces.

Distribution of Benefits, AgriInsurance Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The program is available in all provinces to Canadians based on the crop they produce. Stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men according to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years); and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), BRM programs are applying a GBA Plus lens to data collection. See the data collection plan for more information.

Key program impact statistics

Not available for 2024–25. See GBA Plus data collection plan.

Supplementary information sources

• Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Farm Financial Survey 2021

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Sustainable CAP includes data-sharing clauses that support the collection of GBA Plus data for the BRM suite of programs. This information is voluntarily provided by participants. In 2024–25, AAFC established protocols for the voluntary collection of demographic data from producers participating in BRM programs. This data is collected via the My AAFC Account portal for AgriStability and AgriInvest participants, where the federal government delivers these programs. It will inform the department's work with provincial and territorial partners to finalize a Results Reporting Strategy under the Sustainable CAP framework, supporting GBA Plus analysis of AAFC's business risk management programming, including AgriInsurance.

Program goals

As part of the suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the AgriInvest Program is a self-managed, government-matched savings account designed to help producers manage small income declines and make investments. A portion of a producer's savings is matched by the government and the money in these accounts can be withdrawn at any time, and for any reason. While the program is available to all Canadian producers, AAFC continues efforts to promote all of its activities to farmers from underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Target population

The AgriInvest Program is designed to target a specific sector in the economy (producers in the agriculture sector). AgriInvest is open to Canadian farm businesses that earn income from the primary production of agricultural commodities in Canada, excluding those covered under supply management (dairy, poultry, and eggs), and file the appropriate forms with Canada Revenue Agency.

Distribution of Benefits, AgriInvest Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

AgriInvest is a demand-driven program. Accordingly, funding distribution varies each year based on individual farm circumstances and sector conditions. Payments to AgriInvest accounts are not linked to demographic factors.

While the program is not expected to result in negative differential impacts overall, participation is limited to producers with Allowable Net Sales (ANS) greater than $25,000. This eligibility threshold may disproportionately affect farms operated by underrepresented and marginalized groups, given that these farms tend to be smaller. Conversely, the benefits of the program are capped for very large farms (with ANS greater than $1 million) as the maximum government matching contribution is $10,000.

Status Indians farming on reserve lands in Canada, who are exempt from filing income tax returns, are eligible to participate in the program, provided they submit the information they would have otherwise reported for tax purposes.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), BRM programs are applying a GBA Plus lens to data collection. See the data collection plan for more information.

Key program impact statistics

Not available for 2024–25. See GBA Plus data collection plan

Supplementary information sources

• Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Farm Financial Survey 2021

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Sustainable CAP includes data-sharing clauses that support the collection of GBA Plus data for the BRM suite of programs. This information is voluntarily provided by participants. In 2024–25, AAFC established protocols for the voluntary collection of demographic data from producers participating in AgriStability and AgriInvest, where the federal government delivers these programs, through the My AAFC Account portal. System development is underway to implement the necessary changes to the portal and related systems, with full deployment by fall 2025. Actions will continue to promote registration in My AAFC Account among producers, and to assess the response rate to the voluntary questions. This data will inform the department's work with provincial and territorial partners to finalize a Results Reporting Strategy under the Sustainable CAP framework, supporting GBA Plus analysis of AAFC's business risk management programming, including AgriInvest.

Program goals

As part of the suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the AgriRecovery Framework is a federal-provincial-territorial disaster relief framework intended to work together with the core suite of Business Risk Management programs and help agricultural producers recover from natural disasters.

Target population

The AgriRecovery Framework is designed to target a specific sector in the economy (that is, agricultural producers). AgriRecovery is a framework that enables governments to create initiatives to provide support to Canadian producers impacted by severe natural disaster events.

Distribution of Benefits, AgriRecovery Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men based on the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), BRM programs are applying a GBA Plus lens to data collection. See the data collection plan for more information.

Key program impact statistics

Not available for 2024–25. See GBA Plus data collection plan

Supplementary information sources

• Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Farm Financial Survey 2021

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Sustainable CAP includes data-sharing clauses that support the collection of GBA Plus data for the BRM suite of programs. This information is voluntarily provided by participants. In 2024–25, AAFC established protocols for the voluntary collection of demographic data from producers participating in BRM programs. This data is being collected through the My AAFC Account portal for AgriStability and AgriInvest participants, where the federal government delivers these programs. The data will inform the department's work with provincial and territorial partners to finalize a Results Reporting Strategy under the Sustainable CAP framework, supporting GBA Plus analysis of AAFC's business risk management programming, including AgriRecovery.

Program goals

As part of the suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the AgriStability Program is a whole-farm margin-based program that protects Canadian producers against large declines in farming income for reasons such as production loss, increased costs, and market conditions. While the program is available to all Canadian producers, AAFC is continuing efforts to promote all of its activities to farmers from underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Target population

The AgriStability Program is designed to target a specific sector in the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector). AgriStability is open to Canadian farm businesses that have completed at least six months of farming activities and that would normally file an annual income tax return reporting farming income (loss) to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Status Indians farming on a reserve in Canada are exempt from the requirement to file an income tax return.

Distribution of Benefits, AgriStability Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

AgriStability is demand-driven and provides support to producers who experience significant income decline in any given year. As a result, funding distribution varies every year based on individual farm circumstances and sector conditions.

The program overall is not expected to have differential impacts driven by demographics. Rather, participants benefit from the program proportional to the size of their income loss. Program data shows that overall participation in AgriStability is less than 40% of eligible producers and that the participation rate is lower for small farms (with gross revenue less than $250,000). Given that underrepresented and marginalized groups tend to operate smaller farms, it is expected that they are less likely to participate in and therefore benefit from the program. On the other hand, the benefits of the program are restricted for very large farms as the maximum annual payment to an operator is $3 million.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), BRM programs are applying a GBA Plus lens to data collection. See the data collection plan for more information.

Key program impact statistics

Not available for 2024–25. See GBA Plus data collection plan

Supplementary information sources

• Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Farm Financial Survey 2021

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Sustainable CAP includes data-sharing clauses that support the collection of GBA Plus data for the BRM suite of programs, with information voluntarily provided by BRM participants. In 2024–25, AAFC established protocols for the voluntary collection of demographic data from producers participating in AgriStability and AgriInvest, where the federal government delivers those programs, through the My AAFC Account portal. System development is underway to incorporate the necessary changes to the portal and related systems and is expected to be fully in place in fall 2025. Efforts will continue to promote registration in My AAFC Account among producers and to assess the response rate of the voluntary questions. This data will inform the department's work with provincial and territorial partners to finalize a Results Reporting Strategy under the Sustainable CAP framework, supporting GBA Plus analysis of AAFC's business risk management programming, including AgriStability.

Program goals

The AgriAssurance Program is designed to benefit the agriculture and agri-food industry by helping them develop and adopt systems, along with standards, and tools to support health and safety claims about Canadian agricultural and agri-food products.

Target population

The AgriAssurance Program National Industry Association component supports associations in a variety of production and processing sub-sectors to lead projects in the key categories of food safety, traceability, animal welfare, market attributes, quality standards, and a greater demand for system integration. These projects support all aspects of the supply chain, across multiple sectors, to advance diverse priorities from food safety to public trust.

The AgriAssurance Program also has a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) component which represents a smaller proportion of the program's funding. It is aimed at supporting companies in obtaining third-party assurance certifications (quality, food safety, animal care, sustainability, etc.) and recognitions that meet international market requirements or domestic requirements for Indigenous Peoples, helping expand export opportunities for Canadian agricultural and agri-food products.

Distribution of benefits, AgriAssurance Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The programs help producers, processors, consumers, along with benefiting a diverse range of Canadians. According to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector, stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men. Based on the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of all farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years); and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities. In addition, 41.1% of those employed in food processing were women, 2.7% were Indigenous Peoples, 37.1% were racialized visible minorities, 31.3% were youth and 6.4% were official language minority communities.

The program is working to encourage participants to identify and support projects that more clearly benefit underrepresented and marginalized groups.

AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The AgriAssurance Program assesses GBA Plus data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek and opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. More details are included below.

Key program impact statistics, AgriAssurance Program

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP (2023–2028), AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to programs under the framework, including the AgriAssurance Program. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of reports that will assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25 AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop the letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared).

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

Farm Debt Mediation Service is a legislated financial service that helps farmers in financial difficulties mediate solutions with their creditors. This work is led by neutral third-party financial experts and, as such, the Service does not share or report on this information beyond the number of farmers helped to ensure the privacy of all involved.

Target population

The Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) is designed to target a specific sector of the economy (that is, agricultural producers). According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 60.5% of all agricultural farm operators are over the age of 55.

Distribution of benefits, Farm Debt Mediation Service

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men based on the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities.

As the FDMS is open to all in the agriculture and agri-food sector, it is assumed that the service's gender and diversity impacts are therefore comparable to the representation of the sector, and its commodities, as a whole. In 2024–25, the FDMS received 267 applications, 69.3% were majority distributed in the following commodities: horticulture crops (21%), grains and oilseeds (17.2%), beef (16.1%), and dairy (15%).

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

Given the nature of the work, the FDMS does not collect demographic data of its applicants. This is to respect the confidentiality and privacy of those seeking out these services. As a result, demographic data on affected groups is from secondary Statistics Canada sources, using the majority commodities of Farm Debt Mediation Service applications as a guide.

Key program impact statistics, Farm Debt Mediation Service

GBA Plus data collection plan

Due to the nature of the FDMS — helping farmers that are in financial distress, and prioritizing the privacy of its applicants — the Service does not collect sufficient data to enable monitoring of impacts by gender and diversity from its applicant data. Agriculture sector demographics are being used as a proxy to inform assumptions on the reach of the FDMS's gender and diversity impacts. Demographic data on affected groups can be assessed every 5 years from the Census of Agriculture and the Census of Population.

Program goals

The Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Cost-shared Assurance Programs contributed under the Sustainable CAP through support for assurance systems, the development of tools and resources to support public trust initiatives, innovation and transparency through evidence-based study, a better understanding of vulnerabilities and public sentiment, and communicating key findings, outcomes, and industry activities to the public. These programs addressed animal and plant health surveillance, disease prevention and control in animal and plant production, control and surveillance of medication use and resistance, biosafety, plant and food safety, traceability, emergency measures, and animal welfare, and were encouraged to support knowledge transfer activities for agriculture and agri-food stakeholders.

Target population

The programs are designed to target specific regions or sectors of the economy (that is, the agriculture and agri-food sector). The provinces and territories deliver programming for the agriculture and agri-food sector that is specific to their regions.

Distribution of benefits, Federal, Provincial and Territorial Cost-shared Assurance Programs

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

According to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector, stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men. According to the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 2.2% of all farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities. In 2021, 41.1% of those employed in food processing were women, 2.7% were Indigenous Peoples, 37.1% were racialized visible minorities, 31.3% were youth, and 6.4% were official language minority communities. Provincial and territorial census data is also available for the primary and processing sectors.

This program monitors impacts on underrepresented and marginalized groups (see statistics table below). AAFC will also develop demographic profiles to track the participation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth across all programs under the Sustainable CAP, by accessing data from Statistics Canada's Business Linkable File Environment.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

In 2024–25, FPT governments continued implementation of the program under the Sustainable CAP (2023–28), including considerations for applying GBA Plus. See the data collection plan for more information. Under this framework, a new, more detailed approach to collecting and reporting disaggregated results data was introduced. Data for Year 1 of the Sustainable CAP (2023–24) is now being analyzed and national- level results will be available in the 2025–26.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Throughout the duration of the Sustainable CAP, AAFC will monitor the access of underrepresented and marginalized groups to access to programs under the framework, including the FPT Cost-Shared Programs. In 2024–25, AAFC received and processed the expanded GBA Plus data being collected under the Sustainable CAP in preparation for the development of analytical reports of the data. This will allow FPT governments to assess the overall reach and impact of the program on underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Furthermore, in 2024–25, AAFC worked with Statistics Canada to develop a letter of agreement required to access data from the Business Linkable File Environment. This agreement will allow AAFC to prepare demographic profiles on the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth in all programs under the Sustainable CAP (federal only and cost-shared) and measure progress, starting in 2025–26.

The GBA Plus data collection plan is also complemented by other data sources, including sector data collected and reported by Statistics Canada.

Program goals

Livestock Price Insurance is a risk-management tool that allows producers to purchase price protection on cattle and hogs in the form of an insurance policy. It provides producers with protection against unexpected price drops over a defined period of time. The program is available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia also offer the program but only to the cattle sector.

Target population

Livestock Price Insurance is designed to target a specific sector of the economy (that is, cattle and hog sector producers).

Distribution of benefits, Livestock Price Insurance Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Direct beneficiaries include Canadian cattle and hog producers. Among the 53,340 beef cattle farm operators in 2021, 31% were women and 69% men. Among beef cattle farms with gross revenues of $25K and over in 2019, 5% were operated by young operators (under 35 years), 86% had older operators only (35 years of age and older), and the remaining 9% were jointly operated by young and older operators. Among all Indigenous farm operators in Canada, 24.6% operated a beef cattle farm, and those farm operators represented 2.7% of all beef cattle farm operators in 2021.

In 2021, 6.2% of hog farms were operated solely by women and 36% jointly by men and women. In 2019, 8% of hog farm operators with revenue $25k and over were under 35 years of age, while 78% were 35 years of age and older. Among all Indigenous farm operators in Canada, 0.05% operated a hog and pig farm, and those farm operators represented 0.5% of all hog and pig farm operators, in 2021.

Key program impact statistics

Not available for 2024–25. See GBA Plus data collection plan

GBA Plus data collection plan

Provinces have agreed to collect and share with AAFC, program participant demographic data and program information for Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth in cases where participants are willing to voluntarily provide such information. This information may also include demographic data for other underrepresented and marginalized groups, including persons with disabilities, racialized groups, Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender diverse individuals, and members of official language minority communities. If collecting demographic data is challenging, provinces will adjust their program application forms to collect participants' personal information in a way that will allow the province to assign demographic data collected from alternative sources (Business Risk Management suite) to Livestock Price Insurance participants via unique identifiers. Provinces are currently collecting the program participant's Canada Revenue Agency Business Number to allow AAFC to use AgriInvest as a proxy for collecting voluntary demographic data, as most AgriInvest participants are also enrolled in other Business Risk Management programs. Participants will also be able to self-identify through the My AAFC Account portal, AAFC's new program software for the voluntary collection of demographic data from producers.

Program goals

The Loan Guarantee Programs include three programs: the Advance Payments Program (APP), the Price Pooling Program (PPP), and the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act Program (CALA).

Through these programs, the federal government guarantees the repayment of loans (APP, CALA) or prices (PPP) in order to improve cash flow and improve marketing opportunities for Canada's agricultural producers (APP), encourage cooperative marketing (PPP), and provide access to the credit needed to establish and improve farming operations (CALA).

Target population

The Loan Guarantee Programs are intended to strengthen the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector:

• The Advance Payments Program (APP), which is open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents engaged in farming in Canada as either an individual, corporation, cooperative, or partnership.
• The Canadian Agricultural Loans Act Program (CALA), which is open to all farmers engaged in farming in Canada as individuals, partnerships, cooperatives, or cooperative associations.
• The Price Pooling Program (PPP), which is open to Canadian agricultural marketing agencies that market agricultural or value-added products under a cooperative plan.

Distribution of benefits, Loan Guarantee Programs

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

The programs do not target specific demographics or sub-groups. The majority of APP advances are issued on grains, oilseed, and pulse commodities. Among grain and oilseed farms with gross revenues of $25K and over in 2019, 6% were operated by young operators (under 35 years), 87% had older operators only (35 years of age and older), and the remaining 7% were jointly operated by young and older operators. Among all Indigenous farm operators in Canada, 19.6% operated a grain and oilseed farm, and those farm operators represented 1.2% of all grain and oilseed farm operators in 2021.

Underrepresented and marginalized groups face barriers to entering and advancing within the sector, including difficulty in accessing land coupled with high capital costs, lack of collateral, and limited access to start-up funding.

APP and CALA are well positioned to help underrepresented and marginalized groups, including youth who may have relatively smaller farming operations with limited equity and assets. However, security requirements for the APP and CALA may result in barriers to access for Indigenous producers who live on reserve. AAFC is investigating options to improve program access for underrepresented and marginalized groups, including Indigenous producers. More information is available below.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

The Loan Guarantee Programs do not target specific demographics or sub-groups, but are available to those from underrepresented and marginalized groups as long as they meet the eligibility requirements of the program. The program has begun to collect and assess GBA Plus data to understand the program reach, identify potential barriers, and seek opportunities for enhancing the participation of and support for underrepresented and marginalized groups in the program. More details below.

Key program impact statistics, Advanced Payments Program

Other key program impacts

The 2023 review of programming under the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (AMPA) found that, while there was a lack of data on APP participation by underrepresented groups and marginalized — such as Indigenous Peoples, women, and young farmers (under 40) — the program may be more relevant for these farmers as they likely could have less access to traditional loans. In 2024–25, AAFC began implementing a strategy to improve access for underrepresented and marginalized groups. This includes assessing the voluntary demographic data collected through the APP to identify current barriers to participation and to inform future program policy analysis, engaging with producer organizations to promote program participation to underrepresented and marginalized groups, and strengthening AAFC's digital presence through strategic outreach.

In 2024–25, as per the 2021 Report to Parliament and the recommendations of the 2025 program Review by AAFC's Audit and Evaluation team, program officials collaborated with other branches to consult underrepresented and marginalized groups. These included the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CAYC), the New Entrants Working Group, a roundtable at the 2024 Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference East, Young Agrarians, and Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs) on the accessibility of CALA. Their feedback helped program officials identify systemic barriers within the program design that could be addressed through potential program changes to improve accessibility for underrepresented and marginalized groups.

Supplementary information sources

• Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture
• Farm Financial Survey 2021
• Report to Parliament on the Review of the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (2023)
• Evaluation of programming under the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (2024)
• Report to Parliament on the Review of th Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (2021) (PDF)
• Evaluation of the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act Program (2024)

GBA Plus data collection plan

In 2024–25, AAFC began assessing the voluntary demographic data that was collected the year prior for the Advance Payments Program. Collection and analysis of this data will inform future design and delivery of the programs and inform on the programs' reach to and impact on underrepresented and marginalized groups. Program reports are prepared annually.

The CALA online system is administered through the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED). It previously did not have the capacity to collect, monitor, and report by gender and diversity, however, in response to AAFC's continued implementation of GBA Plus in 2022–23, the CALA program incorporated changes to the registration form to enable the collection of quantitative data. In collaboration with ISED, system changes were implemented at the end of Q1 in 2024–25 to implement the new registration form that will allow the program to report on disaggregated data starting in Q2 of 2025–26.

Program goals

Scientific data supporting safe use and registration of minor uses of pesticides and biopesticides is generated and reviewed, and tools, techniques and practices to reduce the risk to human health and the environment associated with pesticide use are made available to producers.

Target population

The Pest Management Program is designed to target specific regions or sectors in the economy (that is, the agricultural sector).

Distribution of benefits, Pest Management Program

Specific demographic group(s) to be monitored

Stakeholders are more likely to be older, white men, according to the demographic composition of the agriculture and agri-food sector. In 2021, 2.2% of farm operators were Indigenous Peoples, 30.4% were women; 8.6% were youth (under 35 years), and 4% of operators were racialized visible minorities.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity

As part of the program delivery, the Pest Management Centre (PMC) has a system in place that utilizes provincial representatives designated as minor use coordinators who engage stakeholders from various provinces and sectors across Canada to collect information on pest management priorities (that is, minor use pesticides and integrated pest management solution needs) for scientific research. These priorities are collated and ranked by province and then used in the priority setting process by stakeholders to determine the research projects to be undertaken by the PMC, which distributes research trials across designated Canadian research sites to meet specific location and crop production zone requirements for regulatory purposes. To assess program impacts on gender and diversity, PMC will identify regions most impacted by its research on minor crops.

Key program impact statistics, Pest Management Program

Other key program impacts

In 2024–25, PMC began assessing the impacts of its research through a regional lens by considering the commodities it most supported, and cross-referencing with Statistics Canada information on where those commodities are most located. However, only a percentage of the minor crops included in the program is tracked by Statistics Canada, providing insufficient information to obtain a comprehensive picture of the program's regional impacts with respect to the growth of minor crops. Based on the data available, a sample statistic on sunflowers was chosen, as it clearly demonstrated the regional growth that some minor crops have within Canada.

GBA Plus data collection plan

As the Pest Management Program's Minor Pesticide Program is jointly managed by the Pest Management Centre at AAFC and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), the ability to complete relevant GBA Plus assessment is limited and will vary between these two organizations. AAFC's role in this program is to generate the data for the submission packages that go to PMRA to be evaluated/reviewed. Health Canada reports on the broader socioeconomic impact analysis of pesticide use in their Departmental Results Report.

In an effort to enhance understanding of impacts through a GBA Plus lens, starting in 2024–25, PMC began examining data on its science by crop type and comparing it to Statistics Canada's 2021 Census on Agriculture. Regional data was not captured by the Census to a sufficient granularity for the minor crops supported by PMC. Should regional data that covers more minor crops become available in a future Census, PMRA could develop a more complete demographic breakdown of underrepresented and marginalized groups within these regions who could benefit from their pesticide approval decisions.

Program goals

This program is not applicable. Return of Payments is used to record repayments to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for programs that have previously sunsetted. While part of the department's program inventory, it is not applicable to the purpose of monitoring and reporting impacts by gender and diversity.