This exploratory study investigates the use of Gender‐based Analysis Plus (GBA+) in Canada's immigration programme development. The objectives of the article are as follows: first, to provide insight into the structures within the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that support GBA+ and understand how it is applied in practice; second, to evaluate the transformative potential of GBA+ in this context. Drawing on IRCC's policy, guidelines, Annual Reports to Parliament and self‐assessments, the article makes a preliminary finding that GBA+ is unlikely to prompt transformation of key tenets of the immigration system, but it can stimulate incremental changes, particularly in areas that are already more responsive to systemic barriers (such as the refugee class). However, more in‐depth study is needed into the IRCC's culture and attitude towards GBA+ as well as full content analysis of GBA+ of a larger sample of recent initiatives.

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加拿大移民制度中的 GBA+：机遇与局限


这项探索性研究调查了基于性别的分析升级版 （GBA+） 在加拿大移民计划开发中的使用情况。本文的目标如下：首先，深入了解加拿大移民、难民和公民部 （IRCC） 内部支持 GBA+ 的结构，并了解其在实践中的应用方式;其次，评估 GBA+ 在此背景下的变革潜力。借鉴 IRCC 的政策、指南、向议会提交的年度报告和自我评估，文章初步发现，GBA+ 不太可能促进移民系统关键原则的转变，但它可以刺激渐进式变化，特别是在已经对系统性障碍更敏感的领域（例如难民阶层）。然而，需要更深入地研究 IRCC 的文化和对 GBA+ 的态度，以及对 GBA+ 的更大样本的近期举措进行全面内容分析。