Services of a subject matter expert in GBA+ considerations in the labour market

1. Description of the Requirement

Transport Canada Trade Policy is responsible for the ongoing policy development that informs the National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF). The NTCF is a competitive, merit-based program targeting transportation investments in assets that support regional connectivity, economic activity, international and internal trade, supply chain fluidity, and projects that strengthen the transportation system’s reliability and resilience to climate change and other disruptions

Disaggregated data helps ensure that and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is evidence based and informed, supporting a comprehensive assessment of the policy, program or initiative’s contribution toward the desired objectives of the initiative. Trade Policy is seeking to engage professional services to better understand possible differential impacts of the NTCF and transportation infrastructure investments more broadly on Canadians through a GBA+.

The objective of this work to build an inventory of current relevant statistics that could be;

- disaggregated by gender, race, age etc. in order to support intersectional GBA+ consideration of transportation infrastructure investments and the NTCF

and must;

-Compile best practices and examples from the public and private sectors (both international and domestic) of the application of GBA+ indicators to transportation infrastructure projects.

2. Proposed Period of Contract

The proposed period of the contract will be from the date of contract award to 30 June 2022.

3. Applicable Trade Agreements

The requirement is not subject to the provisions of any Trade Agreements.

4. Good and Services Identification Number (GSIN)

GSIN code B304A – Regulatory Studies – Studies and Analysis (not R&D) – Administrative Support Studies

5.Security Requirement:

There is no Security requirement associated with the work.

6.Contracting Authority

Louise Curtis

Procurement Specialist

Transport Canada

275 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5

343-571-8834

louise.curtis@tc.gc.ca