I imagine that this question is for me again.
We are currently working on implementing the departmental action plan on gender-based analysis. Concerning the measurement of results, I would like to talk to you about the progress we have made in gender-based analysis, or GBA. Since the plan was implemented in 2010-2011, we have mobilized 25 departments and agencies to develop GBA frameworks so that they can make these practices viable.
We should not lose sight of the fact that the role of Status of Women Canada is to help federal institutions develop expertise in this area. We support federal institutions with knowledge-based tools. We have developed a platform, among other things. We have modernized our tools and developed the first interactive online course on gender-based analysis and made it universally accessible. This course is accessible to federal public servants, but also to the public, to allow everyone to be involved.
There are several federal institutions. Departments may intervene in many different fields and they have varied expertise. We wanted to help them in the broadest way possible. Since the course was implemented, we have trained more than 800 public servants working in 41 organizations. Those are the most recent data.
Since we started working on gender-based analysis, this is the first time we have left the social domain. For years, it was easier to get socially-oriented departments to contribute. Several departments participated in the plan's first two implementation phases. In the last year, we have worked extensively with organizations that had not necessarily developed the habit of thinking about gender and diversity. We work with scientific organizations, public safety organizations, and other organizations to help us with this.
We are also working hard to mobilize those at the top of the public service to participate in GBA. We are doing so in different ways because we want to ensure that all departments participate. Over the last two years, we have created a new week to raise awareness about gender-based analysis. We were very proud that the Clerk of the Privy Council commented on the importance of this tool when making decisions.
There has been a lot of progress in the field. There are several subjects where gender-based analysis is being discussed. I would like to mention some of the departments that have shown best practices in this area. The Public Health Agency of Canada has trained nearly 100 people, which is a large percentage of its staff. That agency has applied GBA to many subjects, including AIDS, wait times, cardiovascular disease, etc.
The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, which is now called Employment and Social Development Canada—ESDC—has done the same thing. It has applied GBA to some of its programs, for example its program for aboriginals and its programs for seniors. The Department of Natural Resources is also making substantial efforts to apply GBA. Last week, we organized an important event with that department about considering gender in the context of technological failings, in order to see how gender could be a factor in promoting innovation.