Departmental Results Report 2021–22

Supplementary Information

Table of Contents

Gender-based analysis plus

Response to parliamentary committees and external audits

United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

Endnotes

Gender-based analysis plus

Section 1: Organizational (GBA Plus) capacity

In 2021–22, CAS remained committed to utilizing gender-based analysis plus (GBA Plus) in formulating policies, programs and initiatives and considered differentiated impacts on diverse groups of women, men and non-binary people. CAS is collaborating with other portfolio leads to develop an approach to ensure the proper application of (GBA Plus) analysis in decision making.

Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by core responsibility

Core responsibility: Administration Services for the Federal Courts

Target population: All Canadians

The Courts’ primary responsibility is to administer justice by ensuring that disputes brought before them are settled in accordance with Canada’s laws and founded upon constitutional and rule-of-law principles. Stakeholders bringing matters before the Courts represent a cross-section of the Canadian population. The services provided by CAS are primarily targeted to demographic segments of the population in the regions where court offices are situated.

Key program impacts on gender and diversity:

CAS supports members of the Courts “anywhere, anytime” and maintains 57 courtrooms across Canada. The headquarters of the Courts are located in Ottawa, with primary regional offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal and local offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Québec, Halifax, Fredericton and St. John’s. CAS ensures ongoing and uninterrupted access to justice for those who bring matters before the Courts, regardless of demographic identity. The demographics of those who bring matters before the Courts closely align with the demographics of the court office.

In 2021–22, 808Footnotei CAS employees provided services to the Courts across Canada to support access to justice. Of that total, 66.48% were women, 2.05% were Aboriginal peoples, 5% were persons with disabilities, and 20.34% were members of visible minorities.

(GBA Plus) data collection plan:

In the upcoming fiscal year, CAS plans to enhance its data collection/mining capacity, which will continue to inform management decisions and funding requests.

Target population: See Finance Canada’s definition of “target group” in the User Instructions for the (GBA Plus) Departmental Summary

Response to parliamentary committees and external audits

Response to parliamentary committees

There were no parliamentary committee meetings related to CAS.

Response to audits conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada

There were no audits in 2021–22 requiring a response.

Response to audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

1. Audit of Employment Equity Representation in Recruitment

This audit was undertaken as part of the Public Service Commission’s oversight mandate to assess the integrity of the public service staffing system. The audit focused on advertised recruitment processes and had two objectives:

  • to determine whether the four employment equity groups remain proportionately represented throughout recruitment processes; and
  • to identify key factors that influence representation in the appointment system among the four designated employment equity groups.

Corrective actions taken to address the recommendations:
CAS is reviewing its staffing framework and practices to ensure barrier-free appointment processes for all employment equity groups, including visible minority subgroups. CAS is conducting an employment systems review focusing on the recruitment, selection and hiring of employees, and more specifically on advertised and non-advertised processes for the groups in which there are employment equity gaps. Work is under way and the target completion date is December 31, 2022.

2. Horizontal Audit of Student Hiring under the Federal Student Work Experience Program

This audit focused on the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) as it is the largest student program, employing thousands of students each year. The audit looked at the performance of the staffing system with respect to student hiring under the program and sought to identify areas for improvement.

Corrective actions taken to address the recommendations:
 CAS has included oversight of student hiring decisions in its staffing monitoring program to ensure that these decisions are made in good faith and free from personal favouritism. In its action management plan, CAS committed to conducting staffing oversight of (FSWEP) appointment processes. Monitoring is complete and the report is targeted for completion by July 31, 2022.

United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

Context

The Courts Administration Service (CAS) is a federal organization that is bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and that must contribute to the development of the (FSDS) As CAS is an organization within the Department of Justice’s portfolio, its contribution to the (DSDS), which informs the FSDS developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada in collaboration with Treasury Board, is limited to the greening of government obligations described in the United Nations’ (SDG 13) : Climate Action.

CAS has targeted February 2023 for the completion of its DSDS, which will be available on the CAS website: https://www.cas-satj.gc.ca/en/publications/publications.shtml.

UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)		 2021‒22 Planned initiatives Associated domestic targets or “ambitions” and/or global targets 2021‒22 Results
SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts In 2021–22, CAS committed to working with PSPC to ensure that all construction projects for the Courts achieve a LEED Gold environmental certification and a BOMA Operating + Maintenance certification (or equivalent). Over the next five years, all court facility and courthouse locations will have Fitwel certification (or equivalent). CAS implemented a requirement for Fitwel certification (or equivalent) for all court facility and courthouse locations, to demonstrate the Courts’ commitment to healthy workplaces for employees and Canadians who use the Courts.

Report on Green Procurement

As an organization bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act Federal Sustainable Development Act, CAS has compiled the following supplementary information table to report on green procurement initiatives.

FSDS target FSDS contributing actions Corresponding departmental actions Starting points Performance indicators
Targets		 Results achieved Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target
Actions supporting the “Greening Government” goal and the Policy on Green Procurement Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact of, and ensure best value in, government procurement decisions. 9.3.1 Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain. 9.3.1 Volume of expenditure through Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements (SOSA) that include environmental criteria. 9.3.1 The volume of expenditure through SOSA was not tracked through 2021–22. CAS incorporated environmental considerations into purchasing decisions through SOSA and selecting green options in procuring items such as recycled paper and boxes and refurbished toner.
9.3.2 Procurement contracts for services/goods must include a mandatory greening declaration from the vendor. 9.3.2 Percentage of procurement contracts for services/goods with greening declaration from vendors. 9.3.2 The percentage of procurement contracts with greening declaration was not tracked through
2021–22.
9.3.3 Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) tools with green measures (for example, furniture) must be used in support of green procurement. 9.3.3 a) Inclusion of environmental considerations (for example, reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in new common-use procurement instruments.

b) Inclusion of environmental considerations (for example, reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in procurements valued over
$2 million.		 9.3.3 a) CAS procures office supplies that are identified as environ-mentally friendly, refurbished or recycled, such as toner, paper, and boxes. These office supplies are procured under SOSA as much as possible.

b) CAS does not have a current active contract with an environmental consideration over a value of $2 million.
Departments will adopt clean technology and undertake clean technology demonstration projects. 9.4.1 IT and office equipment is selected and operated in a manner that reduces energy. consumption and material usage. 9.4.1 a) Increase the current ratio of mobile-to-desktop devices
to 9:1.

b) Increase the use of mobile devices (laptops and tablets), which facilitates reducing overall energy consumption within the department.		 a) CAS has upgraded 75% of its IT office equipment to laptops and tablets.

b) CAS is continuing to provide mobile devices as much as possible to keep our overall energy consumption as low as possible		 CAS has reached the identified results by adopting clean technology and incorporating environmental considerations into purchasing decisions, such as upgrading desktop computers to laptops and tablets; it is also motivating suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver by reducing packaging and using green options.
Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees 9.5.1 At least 90% of procurement specialists and new materiel management officers and 100% of new acquisition cardholders complete Canada School of Public Service green procurement training within one year of starting in the position. 9.5.1 Percentage of specialists in procurement and materiel management and acquisition cardholders who have completed training on green procurement. 9.5.1 100% of procurement and materiel management officers have taken the Green Procurement course.
 CAS has obtained the identified results by making the Green Procurement course mandatory for all procurement and materiel management officers.

Report on integrating sustainable development

CAS will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process. A SEA for a policy, plan or program proposal includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on relevant FSDS goals and targets.

Public statements on the results of CAS’s assessments will be available on the CAS website https://www.cas-satj.gc.ca/en/publications/publications.shtml once an initiative has undergone a detailed SEA. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision-making.

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