Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada 2025-26 Departmental Plan
Gender-based Analysis Plus

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Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity

Governance

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) is working to strengthen the culture of Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) within HICC by implementing a structured approach to incorporate the analytical tool in its activities. The Policy and Results Branch leads HICC's efforts on GBA Plus and hosts the department's GBA Plus Centre of Expertise and GBA Plus Focal Point.

The GBA Plus Centre of Expertise:

• Provides GBA Plus leadership and raises awareness across the department;
• Reviews, assesses, and provides guidance on Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, and Budget Proposals;
• Contributes to improving departmental assessment, reporting and strategic planning related to GBA Plus;
• Chairs a community of practice, with representation from all departmental branches, aimed toward building GBA Plus capacity across functional areas;
• Works with internal stakeholders to develop and disseminate best practices on every stage of GBA Plus, including performance measurement, reporting and evaluation;
• Develops tools, training and capacity within the Department;
• Leads on GBA Plus Interdepartmental Working Group meetings, including with the Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada and the broader Government of Canada's GBA Plus Interdepartmental Network;
• Maintains an internal website to provide resources and build capacity across the department;
• Works in conjunction with HICC's diversity and inclusion network to promote a workplace that welcomes and celebrates differences and breaks down barriers;
• Works to support the incorporation of GBA Plus practices in data, performance measurement and reporting.

The integration of GBA Plus in all facets of HICC's work – from research, policy, and program development, to decision-making, monitoring and reporting – is supported by senior management. The Deputy Minister's Executive Committee, which is the most senior level of the HICC governance structure, provides strategic direction on policies and programs to ensure that they are made with an understanding of the positive and negative impacts of infrastructure investments on diverse communities and people living in Canada.

Overall, HICC is on track to improve the departmental culture with respect to the implementation of GBA Plus and is committed to ensuring equitable outcomes of infrastructure investments.

Capacity

In 2025-2026, planned initiatives will focus on three areas:

1. Incorporating GBA Plus in performance measurement and reporting:
   1. Support the inclusion of GBA Plus considerations in new program measurement and mandatory reporting;
   2. Continue to support reporting on Community Employment Benefits; and
   3. Understand how HICC uses GBA Plus data sources and support the development of incorporating GBA Plus into the HICC data strategy 
2. Building capacity through awareness and training:
   1. Promote GBA Plus training and learning events for employees;
   2. Deliver tailored training and support for employees; and
   3. Liaise with HICC's broader departmental networks to promote the use of GBA Plus.
3. Strengthening the use of GBA Plus:
   1. Develop and share tools to help high quality GBA Plus analysis;
   2. Strengthen evidence-based GBA Plus analyses in Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions, and Budget proposals;
   3. Support the integration of GBA Plus practices in the development of new policies and programs;
   4. Track whole-of-government reports and implement relevant recommendations on improving GBA Plus capacity; and
   5. Conduct GBA Plus research and share information about GBA Plus frameworks, resources, and practices.

Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus

The HICC GBA Plus Responsibility Centre consists of three full-time employees (3.0 FTEs), two full-time employees providing part-time support (0.25 FTEs), and one manager (0.50 FTEs) dedicated to the implementation and mainstreaming of GBA Plus in the Department.

Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program

Core responsibility: Housing and Homelessness

Program name: Homelessness Policy and Programming

Program goals: Through its homelessness programming, HICC works with community partners to develop and deliver outcomes-based approaches to prevent and reduce homelessness.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Reaching Home leverages homelessness data, including emergency shelter data, Point-in-Time counts, which are snapshots of homelessness in Canadian communities on a particular day, and Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy program-level information, to build an understanding of the state of homelessness in Canada. Included are select demographic groups (such as women, gender diverse individuals, youth, seniors, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, Veterans, and people with disabilities), and the impact of federal investments where possible.

The Veteran Homelessness Program funds recipient organizations under the Services and Supports Stream to provide rent supplements and wrap-around supports prevent and reduce Veteran Homelessness. The Program gathers data on the number of Veterans experiencing homelessness who receive a rent supplement and maintain housing, including, on a voluntary basis, key demographics of these Veterans (such as gender identity, Indigenous peoples, ethnicity, age, etc.). The first year of reporting on program activities is expected in Winter 2025.

Notes regarding the Infrastructure Policy Process

At the time of development of some of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada historical and existing programs, GBA Plus data collection plans were not established. In part, long-term contribution agreements between HICC and the provinces and territories did not include data or indicators around GBA Plus.

Additionally, as HICC does not provide direct services to individuals, the department does not collect data at the individual, user level. Certain programs collect project location data, enabling the department to learn from past programs, and conduct GBA Plus analysis on new programs on the basis of regional and geographic distribution, which in turn allows for evidence-based policy analysis and decision-making.

Program name: Housing Policy and Programming

Program goals: Housing Policy and Programming leads design and development of federal housing policies, programs, and initiatives, including through the National Housing Strategy and Canada's Housing Plan. The cross-sectional nature of GBA Plus analysis is important for ensuring that housing programs consider the varied housing needs of people living in Canada, including for vulnerable populations.

GBA Plus data collection plan

GBA Plus principles are incorporated into Housing Policy and Programming, including in the design and reporting of the National Housing Strategy (NHS) and Canada's Housing Plan (CHP). Most programs and activities under NHS and CHP collect sufficient data to enable monitoring and reporting of impacts by gender and diversity. While collection of information from housing providers occurs as a matter of course, more progress is needed to understand the impacts on occupants.

Data currently collected through Housing Policy and Programming support GBA Plus analysis of end recipients (housing providers and other orders of government) with some capacity to infer characteristics about the beneficiaries of housing supply (the occupants, or households). The programs and initiatives of the National Housing Strategy (NHS) provide a benchmark on the collection of GBA Plus data. As a standard practice, NHS initiatives collect information on housing intended for identified priority groups, and for selected GBA Plus targets, such as for women and girls, and for housing accessibility.

From the recipients' perspective, collection includes the types of providers, detailed geographic information, and some information on their mandates and leadership. End recipients that support various GBA Plus targets, such as accessible housing, housing for women and girls, Indigenous peoples, seniors and for racialized groups are given additional consideration. The progress towards these targets is already reported online through Canada's National Housing Strategy: A Place to Call Home.  

Recipients of social and affordable housing programs (such as the Rapid Housing Initiative or Affordable Housing Fund) are also asked as part of their applications to identify whether they intend for their housing to be targeted towards any of the NHS's priority groups. These responses are also aggregated and reported on Canada's National Housing Strategy: A Place to Call Home.

Information about the characteristics of occupants/households of housing supported by NHS programs is primarily sourced from administrative data provided by recipients. However, there are some challenges associated with this approach, including burden on recipients and privacy concerns related to occupants' data. In recognition of these challenges, two alternatives are employed: program evaluations and leveraging survey data.

Program evaluations for the NHS attempt to reach the occupants of supported housing to determine whether they have benefitted from those supports. To assess the impacts from a GBA Plus lens, evaluations have asked relevant questions of occupants through voluntary surveys, capturing demographic details such as age, gender, and other intersecting factors.

Survey data provide a broader range of options to describe program impacts on occupants. Efforts are ongoing to improve the ability of these approaches to capture data to GBA Plus analysis, including missing data due to sampling practices and the timing gaps between commitment, construction, and survey data collection. For example, reporting for the Housing Accelerator Fund uses Census and Building Permit Survey data to indicate when and where the housing supply has increased.

Similarly, the Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund, uses data from recipient reporting on enforcement initiatives, as well as Census data to demonstrate where the fund has had impacts on housing supply, and on households.

Moving forward, HICC will continue to incorporate a GBA Plus lens into Housing Policy and Programming activities and seek to incrementally improve existing methods and approaches where appropriate. For example, the Modernize Housing Data Initiative (announced in Budget 2024) will introduce improvements to the housing data landscape that will facilitate GBA Plus reporting, including improving visibility on changes to the housing supply in Canada, particularly for smaller communities, and increasing clarity on the impacts of housing programs on households.

Core responsibility: Public Transit, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Community Building

Program name: Alternative Financing

Program goals: The Alternative Finance (AF) Directorate aims to increase private sector involvement and investment in infrastructure and housing; enhance understanding of alternative finance; and offers advisory services and cross-governmental collaboration. GBA Plus factors are considered in AF's work, including gender; 2SLGBTQI+; Indigenous identity; disability; and racialized groups.

GBA Plus data collection plan

Alternative Finance Directorate, which includes the Project Finance Advisory team, provides decision-makers with timely policy recommendations that support private sector involvement in infrastructure, while taking multiple GBA Plus factors into account. Through engagement with stakeholders, the Alternative Finance Directorate provides advice on investment opportunities across a range of funding mechanisms aimed at maximizing value-for-money as the federal government directs investment into infrastructure. Investment opportunities are considered using an inclusive lens, to ensure that infrastructure projects produce equitable outcomes that benefit diverse communities across Canada.

In line with guidance from HICC, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), a Crown Corporation under the department's area of responsibility, is committed to Indigenous community infrastructure and economic participation by these communities. The CIB offers two programs, the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative, and its Indigenous Equity Program which can provide loans to Indigenous communities to support them in purchasing equity stakes in infrastructure projects in which the CIB is also investing. The Government has set a portfolio wide target for the CIB of $1 billion dollars in Indigenous infrastructure investments across all of its priority sectors, in collaboration with Indigenous partners. In March 2024, the CIB launched its Infrastructure Housing Initiative (IHI), which aims to enable new housing development in municipalities and Indigenous communities which are planning for housing starts and require new infrastructure capacity. The IHI helps municipalities and Indigenous communities by sharing in risks related to the timing of community growth, allowing them to build in anticipation of future growth. A notable benefit of the IHI including providing access to credit and competitive interest rates for smaller municipalities which may not have access to capital markets or a provincial borrowing program. Furthermore, the advice provided by HICC to the CIB supports its own GBA Plus analysis. Evidence-based policy decisions related to alternative financing models that target the needs of communities in Canada and stakeholders (public and private partners) while considering finite resources, will continue to be informed by policy centres of expertise.

The Alternative Finance Directorate Capital Markets and Analysis team's role is to produce, promote and disseminate data, information, and knowledge about alternative financing approaches for infrastructure within the department and subsequently within the federal government. The team will extract value from the existing body of research available, produce new research and disseminate it within Alternative Finance and HICC, as well as other departments of the federal government in phases. GBA Plus factors are considered pertinent as part of this work.

The Portfolio Management and Governance team within the Alternative Finance Directorate acts as a centre of expertise on governance issues for the Crown corporations that report to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. GBA Plus factors are considered as part of this work, including as it relates to leadership and Board of Directors appointments at Crown corporations. Applicants have the opportunity to identify diversity information (e.g., gender, 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous identity, disability, and racialized groups), which are considered during the appointment process.

The Waterfront Toronto team within the Alternative Finance Directorate manages and oversees Waterfront Toronto (WT), a tri-government organization, serving as the federal point of contact for this partnership. The team provides strategic advice, analysis, and support to the HICC Minister on governance and accountability, while coordinating policy and legislative efforts with other levels of government. WT identifies waterfront revitalization projects and collaborates with government partners and with real estate developers, non-profits, community groups, and Indigenous communities to ensure these projects deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits. By applying a GBA Plus lens, the team aims to provide strategic guidance to WT in designing and implementing projects that meets the needs of diverse populations, considering socio-economic factors and Indigenous considerations. The goal is to ensure that revitalization efforts do not disproportionately advantage or disadvantage any group, fostering equitable outcomes and balanced benefits for all communities.

Program name: Community Building

Program goals: The Community Building program supports infrastructure needs of smaller communities with populations of less than 100,000; supports larger infrastructure projects of national or regional significance; provides municipalities with predictable long-term funding; enables construction and rehabilitation of core public infrastructure, and increases overall investment in public infrastructure, and contributes to broad federal objectives such as economic growth, cleaner environment and strong and prosperous communities. The Community Building program comprises: the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), the Green and Inclusive Buildings (GICB) program, and the following Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) streams: the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream (CCRIS), the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNCIS), including the Arctic Energy Fund (AEF).

GBA Plus data collection plan

Project location data, along with other data gathered from the project application process and progress reporting for approved projects enable the department to conduct GBA Plus analysis on the basis of regional and geographic distribution.

The Community Employment Benefits (CEB) initiative reporting framework is applied to several of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)'s transfer payment programs. The reporting framework requires projects to report on at least three CEB groups, including apprentices, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, veterans, youth, and new Canadians, as well as opportunities for small, medium-sized, and social enterprises.

The CEB Initiative reporting framework is applied to:

• Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) projects over $10 million in federal contribution. Projects under $10 million are encouraged to report CEB voluntarily.
• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) projects above $25 million in total eligible costs. Funding recipients may be exempt from reporting on the CEB initiative at the discretion of the provinces or territory.
• Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) – predictable annual allocation of $2.4 billion to provinces and territories to make strategic investments that benefit all Canadians and provide access to improved roads and bridges, public transit, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and recreational facilities.

Historical programs (including Building Canada Fund-Communities Component, Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component, Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, New Building Canada Fund-National Infrastructure Component, New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial National Component-National and Regional Projects, New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial infrastructure Component-Small Communities Fund)

Historical programs at HICC are fully allocated; the department is not approving new projects under these funds. At the time of program development, a GBA Plus data collection plan was not established. In part, long-term contribution agreements between HICC and the provinces and territories did not include data or indicators around GBA Plus. Consequently, there are no GBA Plus results to report for these programs beyond information collected through project location data.

Program name: Major Bridges and Projects

Program goals: The Major Bridges and Projects division oversees several high-profile, major infrastructure projects that enable vehicle, public transit, and active transportation for Canadian communities. Many equity-deserving groups are disproportionately affected by the availability of transportation corridors, leading the division to consider community impacts, light rail transit, and multipurpose paths for its infrastructure.

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Major Bridges and Projects Policy team provides stakeholders with timely policy recommendations supporting infrastructure project delivery. Policy centres of expertise will continue to inform evidence-based policy decisions related to public infrastructure that targets the needs of people living in Canada and stakeholders, including public and private partners, while considering its available resources. Stakeholder engagement, research and market intelligence data and government-wide considerations incorporating GBA Plus are used to inform policy and program development.

A key feature of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, one priority infrastructure project overseen by the department, is the inclusion of a Community Benefits Plan (CBP). The project is monitored for positive outcomes for local communities and a Workforce Development and Participation Strategy has been geared toward engaging local businesses and focuses on supporting workforce, training, and pre-apprenticeship/apprenticeship opportunities. Projects can report on GBA Plus based on identified priorities of the CBP. The Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project, another priority investment, continues to monitor relevant data to help identify future GBA Plus impact assessment opportunities. Impact assessments for this Project were completed regarding dedicated transit lanes, multipurpose paths, and gender-based employment equity practices during construction.

HICC is also responsible for the Crown corporation oversight of The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, as well as Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority. In collaboration with these arms-length organizations, HICC facilitates the integration of GBA Plus considerations in their activities through the annual review of corporate plans and other legislated or proactive reporting and analysis tools.

Program name: Public Transit and Active Transportation

Program goals: The Public Transit and Active Transportation Program includes the Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF) (formerly the Permanent Public Transit Program (PPTP)) and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program's Public Transit stream (ICIP-PTIS). The program promotes partnerships between all orders of government, Indigenous communities, transit agencies, and other stakeholders to develop and approach public transit and active transportation funding in a manner that offers the greatest benefits to all Canadians. The CPTF launched in 2021-22 and continues to advance progress towards sustainable mobility infrastructure designed to meet the unique needs of communities of all sizes.

GBA Plus data collection plan

A lack of attention to the equity impacts of transit policies and data collection can result in the continued marginalization of equity-seeking groups and exacerbate structural barriers. Therefore, where possible, the CPTF will incentivize equity-focused planning, engagement and GBA Plus data collection, affordable housing near transit stations and other amenities, the use of community benefit agreements, and employment benefit frameworks. While the Department has pre-existing GBA Plus data from existing infrastructure and transit programs, HICC will continue to develop our data sources to better understand, at a disaggregated level, the unique needs of equity-deserving groups. For instance, HICC will continue to explore ways it can indirectly advance gender, diversity, and equity in transit operations, including supporting further research in transit equity, accessibility, and equitable access to public transit and active transportation.

Funding under the Public Transit and Active Transportation program provides a predictable source of funds to urban and non-urban communities. This funding benefits demographic groups including women, youth, persons with disabilities, seniors, and low-income persons as they tend to rely more heavily on public transit. Additionally, funding/support provided for active transportation typically allows for funding of safety elements such as lighting; cameras, fencing and barriers, curbing, crosswalk, pavement markings, and speed bumps, which could enhance travel by active transportation making it safer, more convenient, and more enjoyable.

HICC collects project location data, enabling the department to conduct GBA Plus analysis based on regional and geographic distribution. For example, analyses may consider the distribution of approved projects in Northern communities and communities of different sizes.

Historical programs (includes Public Transit Infrastructure Fund)

Historical programs at HICC are fully allocated; the department is not approving new projects under these funds. At the time of program development, a GBA Plus data collection plan was not established. In part, long-term contribution agreements between HICC and the provinces and territories did not include data or indicators around GBA Plus. Consequently, there are no GBA Plus results to report for these programs beyond information collected through project location data.

Program name: Resilient Infrastructure

Program goals: Ensuring that infrastructure can withstand and continuously adapt to climate change is vital to keeping people safe. Resilient Infrastructure Programs protect infrastructure, communities, and housing from climate change. Some populations are disproportionately impacted by climate hazards, such as Northern communities or persons with low income. The Resilient Infrastructure Program contributes to strengthening the resilience of communities in Canada at risk of infrastructure failure; helping communities improve their quality of life; building awareness of natural infrastructure; increasing resilience to climate change; and creating a clean-growth economy. Related initiatives are the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), the Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF), and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program's Green Infrastructure stream (ICIP-GIS).

GBA Plus data collection plan

GBA Plus data is collected by Resilient Infrastructure Programs in a number of ways. Project location data, along with other data gathered from the project application process and progress reporting for approved projects enable the department to conduct GBA Plus analysis based on regional and geographic distribution. Further, a Community Employment Benefits (CEB) reporting framework is applied to several of HICC's Resilient Infrastructure programs, which requires projects to report on at least three CEB groups. These groups include apprentices, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, veterans, youth, and recent immigrants as well as opportunities for small to medium-sized and social enterprises.

The CEB Initiative reporting framework is applied in part to:

• Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) approved projects. Recipients, on a case-by-case basis, may be exempt from reporting on the CEB initiative.
• Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF): All approved projects with total estimated eligible costs of $10 million or more.
• Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) projects above $25 million in total eligible costs. Funding recipients may be exempt from reporting on the CEB initiative at the discretion of the province or territory.

Using disaggregated GBA Plus data for informed investments

In HICC funding programs, GBA Plus data is collected through the project application process, and through progress and final reporting on approved projects. For the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, this data includes: the total population at risk in the exposed area, percentage of directly affected people/population without essential services/local economic losses, number of lives lost or missing people, community engagement conducted or planned, cultural/sports/recreational value offered by the project, direct jobs and employment opportunities, hazard risk posed to economic/social/environmental/heritage/cultural value, innovative approaches to partnership/collaboration, Indigenous engagement, and Indigenous communities or organizations affiliated with the project.

This information has both quantitative and qualitative components disaggregated to the project level, which can be repurposed for future GBA Plus analysis.

In addition, some active programs, including the ICIP and direct delivery programs, also capture and measure key GBA Plus indicators at the community level. For example, these indicators consider:

• whether projects take gender into consideration during the design and/or construction phases;
• whether public facing built assets incorporate universal design;
• the percentage of federally funded public facing infrastructure which will meet the highest published applicable accessibility standard in a respective jurisdiction.

Developing equity-focused tools and guidance

The Climate Toolkits for Housing and Infrastructure published a geo-spatial mapping tool that overlays the Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (Statistics Canada) with various climate hazard and infrastructure data to help infrastructure decision-makers identify communities most at-risk from a climate equity perspective. The publication of this tool builds capacity of key partners to help inform investment decisions using GBA Plus related data to direct funding to populations who need it most.

The Standards to Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program (SSRIP) is currently developing a Publicly Available Specification (PAS), entitled "Equity Lens for Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project Design and Portfolio Management." This PAS will help infrastructure decision-makers across Canada to incorporate equity considerations into infrastructure decision-making for climate resilient infrastructure projects. This is expected to be released in Spring 2025.

In addition, all Codes and Standards deliverables will be informed by the Standards Council of Canada's Gender and Standardization Strategy (2019-2025) which aims to improve gender representation in standards development and includes requirements to report on these efforts.

Historical programs (includes Green Infrastructure Fund)

Historical programs at HICC are fully allocated; the Department is not approving new projects under these funds. At the time of program development, a GBA Plus data collection plan was not established. In part, long-term contribution agreements between HICC and the provinces and territories did not include data or indicators around GBA Plus. Consequently, there are no GBA Plus results to report for these programs beyond information collected through project location data.

Program name: Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste

Program goals: The Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste program will contribute to broad social and economic benefits by providing increased and improved reliable drinking water, wastewater treatment, stormwater, and waste disposal infrastructure in order to keep pace with population growth and encourage densification, and environmental benefits (pollution reduction). The program comprises the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program's Green Infrastructure stream (ICIP-GIS).

GBA Plus data collection plan

The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) projects will target drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste projects that enable increased housing supply; for example: new water/wastewater pipes to connect a planned community to the system; expanding or upgrading a stormwater or solid waste system to increase its intake capacity to accommodate new housing development; or upgrades to a water treatment facility in a densifying area.

CHIF consists of two streams: a Direct Delivery stream and a Provincial and territorial agreement stream.

Projects approved under both CHIF streams are required to report on project location data, along with other data gathered from the project application, climate report and final progress report. This enables the department to conduct GBA Plus analysis on the basis of geographical distribution and project impact on diverse communities and populations across Canada.

Applications to the program that align with federal priorities and contribute to their advancement will receive higher scores during their assessment. The assessment of applications will prioritize projects that demonstrate a significant potential to benefit communities, particularly by addressing the needs of underserved and equity-deserving groups. Applicants may be subject to further inquiry in the form of a questionnaire to assist HICC in determining appropriate oversight and monitoring mechanisms.

Successful applicants will be required to submit regular reports to HICC detailing project progress, financial status, risk assessments, data validation, and updates related to underserved and equity-deserving groups. The specific reporting requirements will be outlined in the project funding agreement and may include interim progress reports and a final report. Incorporating GBA plus into the final report will encourage recipients to prioritize equity in future planning, project monitoring, and addressing infrastructure needs for vulnerable community members.

Data sources to support the measurement of impacts on these demographic groups include Statistics Canada census information, Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey (CCPI), the Infrastructure Economic Accounts (INFEA), and project proponent information. These data sources can support project-specific, equity-focused indicators for reporting purposes and will contribute to the measurement of the long-term implications of infrastructure projects on vulnerable groups and communities.

Historical programs (includes Clean Water and Wastewater Fund)

Historical programs at HICC are fully allocated; the department is not approving new projects under these funds. At the time of program development, a GBA Plus data collection plan was not established. In part, long-term contribution agreements between HICC and the provinces and territories did not include data or indicators around GBA Plus. Consequently, there are no GBA Plus results to report for these programs beyond information collected through project location data.