Policy, Advocacy and Coordination Logic Model

 

The logic model for the Policy, Advocacy and Coordination program activity is defined in terms of activities/outputs, immediate/direct outcomes, intermediate outcomes and strategic outcomes. The model shows the process in achieving the Agency’s strategic outcome from activities/outputs through to immediate/direct and intermediate outcomes and how achieving these outcomes helps achieve the PAC program activity outcome and finally achieving the Agency’s strategic outcome.
 
The Policy, Advocacy and Coordination program activity is divided by three program sub-activities: policy, advocacy and coordination. Each program sub-activities has its own activities/outputs, immediate/direct outcomes and intermediate outcomes.
 
The Policy program sub-activity’s activities and outputs are:

• Analysis and focused research of policy issues, trends, challenges, opportunities, best practices and emerging approaches related to regional economic development 
• Macroeconomic, microeconomic, and fiscal analyses 
• Engagement of research partners and stakeholders on Atlantic regional economic development issues and priorities

The Advocacy program sub-activity’s activities and outputs are:

• Increased awareness and capacity building in areas of strategic industrial interest, such as aerospace and defence
• Involvement in the federal policy making process

The Coordination program sub-activity’s activities and outputs are:

• Federal/Provincial initiatives (number and type of formal and informal initiatives)
• Coordinated and shared initiatives with other federal departments via the Federal Regional Councils
• Partnership and network mechanisms that demonstrates a strong federal presence with regional and national stakeholders

The Policy program sub-activity’s immediate/direct outcomes are:

• Strategies and analysis that support future directions and ongoing decisions and ongoing decisions-making that address economic opportunities and challenges in Atlantic Canada 
• Analysis of Atlantic Canada’s economic context to identify and explore issues, challenges, and opportunities for the Atlantic region 
• A network of research partners and stakeholders with common interests focused on Atlantic Canadian economic issues, where internal and external policy and economic analyses are used to inform Agency decision making

The Advocacy program sub-activity’s immediate/direct outcomes are:

• Atlantic Canada firms benefit from major federal procurement 
• Development of strategic sectors of the Atlantic economy 
• Development of strategies responding to opportunities and issues facing the Atlantic economy

The Coordination program sub-activity’s immediate/direct outcomes are:

• Shared federal/provincial initiatives in regional development 
• Coherent approach to achieving federal priorities in the Atlantic region 
• Strong federal presence through coordination with federal, provincial and other stakeholders in economic development

The Policy program sub-activity’s intermediate outcomes are:

• Well informed policy decisions reflecting opportunities and challenges of the Atlantic Region’s economy while considering enterprise and community development potential

The Advocacy program sub-activity’s intermediate outcomes are: 

• Atlantic enterprise and community development interests are reflected in emerging and changing federal economic policies, programs and regulations

The Coordination program sub-activity’s intermediate outcomes are:

• Coordination of partners in addressing the economic priorities of Atlantic Canada through a coherent approach to development

These 3 intermediate outcomes work together to ensure to create Policies and programs that strengthen the Atlantic economy, which then leads to achieving the Agency’s strategic outcome of a competitive Atlantic Canadian Economy.