Canadian Heritage Departmental Evaluation Plan 2023-24 to 2027-28

Evaluation Services Directorate
June 23, 2023

On this page

• Deputy Minister’s message
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Canadian Heritage mandate and role
• 3. Evaluation Function at Canadian Heritage
  • 3.1. Governance
  • 3.2. Evaluation Services Directorate
  • 3.3. Financial resources dedicated to the evaluation function
• 4. Key achievements in 2022-23
  • Completion of projects as per the approved 5-year plan
  • Adapting plans to changing capacity and other factors
  • Management Response and Action Plan follow-up
  • Evaluation function quality improvement
  • Other Advisory, Planning and Collaborative Activities
• 5. Planning for 2023-24 to 2027-28
  • 5.1. Priorities
  • 5.2. Scope of direct program spending
  • 5.3. Schedule for 2023-24 to 2027-28
• Appendix 1 – annual planning exercise
• Appendix 2 – schedule of evaluations per sector for 2023-24 to 2027-28
• Appendix 3 – schedule of evaluations per year for 2023-24 to 2027-28

List of tables

• Table 1: PCH 2023-24 Main Estimates
• Table 2: ESD planned budget for 2023-24
• Table 3: evaluation projects completed in 2022-23
• Table 4: evaluation projects to be continued for approval in 2023-24
• Table 5: modifications to 2022-23 Evaluation Plan
• Table 6: summary of Evaluations that will not respect FAA, 2023-24 to 2027-28
• Table 7: Cultural Affairs
• Table 8: Community and Identity
• Table 9: Official Languages, Heritage and Regions
• Table 10: Sport, Major Events and Commemorations
• Table 11: Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs
• Table 12: Internal Services
• Table 13: Horizontal Initiatives from other Government Departments

Alternate format

Departmental Evaluation Plan 2023-24 to 2027-28 [PDF version - 610 KB]

List of acronyms and abbreviations

ADM

Assistant Deputy Minister

CR

Core Responsibility

DM

Deputy Minister

ESD

Evaluation Services Directorate

FAA

Financial Administration Act

GBA Plus

Gender-Based Analysis Plus

Gs&Cs

Grants and Contributions

MC

Memoranda to Cabinet

OCAE

Office of the Chief Audit Executive

PCH

Canadian Heritage

PPU

Professional Practice Unit

SPPCA

Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs

The plan

Departmental Evaluation Plan

TBS

Treasury Board Secretariat

TB

Treasury Board

Deputy Minister’s message

I approve the Departmental Evaluation Plan of the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) for the fiscal years 2023-24 to 2027-28 for submission to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) as required by the Policy on Results (2016).

I confirm that this five-year rolling Departmental Evaluation Plan:

• allows PCH to evaluate, at least every five years, all ongoing grants and contributions programs with five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or greater per year, in accordance with the requirements of section 42.1 of the Financial Administration Act (FAA);
• meets the requirements of the Mandatory Procedures for Evaluation; and
• supports the requirements of the expenditure management system, including, as applicable, Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions and resource alignment reviews.

The Department has a broad mandate and plays an important role in the lives of Canadians. PCH supports cultural industries, the arts, heritage and celebration, sports, official languages, Indigenous languages, diversity and inclusion, as well as youth.

Since the spring of 2020, the Department has contributed to the Government of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to play an important role in stabilizing sectors which are important to Canadians and contribute to the Canadian economy.

Evaluation results are supporting evidence-based decision-making at PCH. A strong evaluation function contributes to the improvement of the Department’s many programs and initiatives, enabling Canadians to create, share and participate in a diverse and inclusive society.

This current five-year evaluation plan acknowledges pressures on the evaluation function to fully address all demands. It takes a risk-based approach to prioritize projects to respect the Policy on Results and the FAA while being useful and timely for senior management decision-making. It will continue to improve how evaluations support government priorities on Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus), equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) as well as reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

I will ensure that this plan is updated annually, and I will provide information about its implementation to TBS, as required.

Original signed by:

Isabelle Mondou
Deputy Minister
Canadian Heritage

1. Introduction

The Canadian Heritage (PCH) five-year Departmental Evaluation Plan, 2023-24 to 2027-28 (the plan), was developed in accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Policy on Results and the Financial Administration Act (FAA). The Policy on Results and the FAA requires that all large departments evaluate grants and contributions (Gs&Cs) programs with five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or greater per year every five years. The plan also includes evaluations required to address commitments made through TB Submissions as well as those of other programs and initiatives based on risks and senior management needs.

2. Canadian Heritage mandate and role

Canadian Heritage is the federal department that, along with its portfolio organizations, plays a vital role in the cultural, civic and economic life of Canadians.

The Department’s mandate, as set out in the Department of Canadian Heritage Act, focuses on strengthening and promoting “Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage.” The Act also provides for jurisdiction over human rights; multiculturalism; arts; cultural industries and heritage; sports; official languages; State ceremonial and Canadian symbols; broadcasting; conservation, export and import of cultural property; and national libraries, archives and museums.

PCH’s Departmental Results Framework sets out five core responsibilities (CRs) that reflect the Department’s mandate^{Footnote 1}: Creativity, Arts and Culture; Heritage and Celebration; Sport; Diversity and Inclusion; and Official Languages.

According to the 2023-24 Main Estimates, PCH plans to spend more than $1.9 billion on these CRs and internal services (Table 1).

Core responsibilities	Expenditure forecasts
CR1 – Creativity, Arts and Culture	581,358,679
CR2 – Heritage and Celebration	135,638,306
CR3 – Sport	264,497,322
CR4 – Diversity and Inclusion	322,704,475
CR5 – Official Languages	552,774,917
Internal Services	83,128,810
Total budget	1,904,102,509

Source: Canadian Heritage – 2023-24 Departmental Plan. The figures include the following expenditures: salaries, operations and maintenance, capital, statutory expenditures, Gs&Cs and the cost of employee benefit plans.

3. Evaluation Function at Canadian Heritage

3.1. Governance

The Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs (SPPCA) sector assumes the role of Head of Evaluation and reports directly to the Deputy Minister (DM). As Head of Evaluation, the ADM SPPCA ensures that the plan, evaluation reports and the results of monitoring the implementation of management action plans in response to evaluation recommendations are submitted in a timely manner to the Executive Committee, chaired by the DM, for review, endorsement and subsequent approval by the DM.

The Executive Committee serves as the PCH Performance Measurement and Evaluation Committee (PMEC) as per the Policy on Results.

The Head of Evaluation and the Director General of the Planning, Evaluation and Research Branch are supported by the work of the Evaluation Services Directorate (ESD) which is led by the Director of Evaluation.

3.2. Evaluation Services Directorate

The ESD has a mandate to provide quality and timely evaluations to support accountability, decision-making, expenditure management, continuous program improvement and policy development at PCH. The ESD also provides advisory services to the Department’s senior management in a variety of areas, including the preparation of Memoranda to Cabinet (MC), TB Submissions and performance measurement activities.

In addition to the director and administrative staff, the ESD has three evaluation project teams led by managers, as well as a Professional Practices Unit (PPU). The project teams lead individual evaluations based on the departmental plan. The PPU coordinates planning and reporting activities. It develops tools and guidance documents to ensure the function’s effectiveness and efficiency.

The ESD currently has funding for 20 full-time equivalents (FTE). The ESD also hires students annually to support its activities and provide capacity development opportunities.

The ESD conducts careful planning and leverages internal and external resources to fulfill its mandate. It frequently draws upon the expertise of PCH’s Policy Research Group as well as the Financial Management Branch (financial planning and Gs&Cs Centre of Expertise). Based on analysis of needs and risks, as well as available internal evaluation capacity, the ESD may call on the services of a pre-qualified evaluation consulting firm for certain projects under a multi-year contract developed through a procurement process. This hybrid approach provides flexibility and supports the ESD in the implementation of the plan.

ESD works in collaboration with PCH’s Office of the Chief Audit Executive (OCAE) in developing the Risk-Based Audit Plan and the Departmental Evaluation Plan, and in reporting on the implementation of action plans to the Executive Committee in response to evaluation and audit recommendations.

3.3. Financial resources dedicated to the evaluation function

Since 2016-17, the ESD has a permanent budget allocated to support evaluation projects and activities. For 2023-24, the ESD has a planned budget of just over $2.3 million (Table 2) including human resources and other operational expenditures. Though the ESD sometimes receives additional funding from sectors for specific projects that were negotiated as part of program funding request processes, no additional funding is expected in 2023-24.

Expenditure type	Estimated budget (April 2023)
Salary (A-Base)	$1, 970,946
Non-salary expenditures	$330,829
Total	$2,301,775
Full-time equivalents	20

Source: PERB operational budget, 2023-24

4. Key achievements in 2022-23

Completion of projects as per the approved 5-year plan

The ESD continued to prioritize the completion of FAA-required evaluations, on time or within a reasonable period with mitigations that included providing early results to program. The ESD worked on 12 evaluation projects in 2022-23. Of these, the ESD completed five evaluations (Table 3).

Evaluation Title	Approval date	Date to TBS	Publication date
Evaluation of the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (Aboriginal Peoples’ Program)	May 10, 2022	May 16, 2022	July 25, 2022
Evaluation of the Official Languages Support Programs	November 28, 2022	December 6, 2022	March 22, 2023
Horizontal evaluation of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2018-2023: Investing in Our Future	January 20, 2023	January 27, 2023	June 16, 2023
Evaluation of the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage	January 20, 2023	January 27, 2023	June 16, 2023
Evaluation of the Creative Export Strategy	January 20, 2023	January 27, 2023	June 16, 2023

Status as of June 2023

A great achievement for PCH’s evaluation function in 2022-23 was the approval of the two remaining FAA-required evaluations that had been delayed since 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: the evaluations of the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program (formerly titled: Aboriginal Peoples Program) and the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program.

Also, ESD led several evaluations in 2022-23 that were of great complexity or were completed to meet specific senior management requests.

• The evaluation of the Digital Citizenship Initiative was not required to address the FAA, but rather was completed to provide early results and to confirm relevance to support decision-making on continuation and funding.
• The evaluation of the Creative Export Program was also completed, earlier than the FAA date, to understand early results and support decision-making.
• The horizontal evaluation of the Action Plan on Official Languages was particularly complex as it included seven federal government partners.
• The evaluation of the Multicultural and Anti-racism Program and Canada’s Anti-racism Strategy was complicated though the grouping of initiatives and large changes over the period of evaluation.

ESD launched or continued seven projects in 2022-23 that will move forward for approval in 2023-24 as outlined in Table 4.

Adapting plans to changing capacity and other factors

It was necessary for ESD to adjust timelines for almost all planned projects due to both internal capacity challenges and those of programs and other officials. There were several evaluation positions that were not filled in 2022-23 due to budget pressures and lack of availability of qualified candidates. In addition, the work of the ESD is reliant in part on the participation of program officials, recipients and other stakeholders, whose capacity continued to be affected by the response to the pandemic and other factors such as new priorities and labour shortages. The Head of Evaluation and senior management were kept informed of changes to the Evaluation Plan throughout the year.

The ESD continued its collaboration with the PCH Policy Research Group to conduct post-evaluation project surveys with program officials. The surveys provided feedback from programs on the utility of evaluations by focusing on the following areas: relationships, processes and reports, value, and project management. Overall, the results available to date for the past year showed a good satisfaction rating (91% of respondents).

Management Response and Action Plan follow-up

The ESD conducted follow-up activities with program officials to assess progress in implementing approved management action plans in response to evaluation recommendations, as per the Policy on Results. The 2022-23 midyear follow-up exercise included a review of 18 evaluation reports comprising of 37 outstanding recommendations. Of these, 7 recommendations were completed, 21 were on schedule and 9 were delayed. Those delayed showed good progress and were mostly implemented to substantial extents. Reasons for delays were less related to COVID-19 for the first time in several years, and more related to the implementation of new priorities and workload. The end of year review exercise, normally conducted from March to June, was cancelled to mitigate resource gaps within the Department.

Evaluation function quality improvement

In efforts to both improve quality as well as to better manage resources, the ESD continued to work on its internal processes and to implement best practices in 2022-23. There are several initiatives of note:

• EDIA tool for evaluators to improve integration of questions related to GBA Plus, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) as well as reconciliation with Indigenous people into evaluation planning, analysis and reporting.
• Learning and identification of best practices related to Indigenous approaches to evaluation. All ESD employees completed the Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) training offered by Algonquin College and developed in partnership with the First Nations Information Governance Centre. ESD also identified next steps including updating internal tools, further learning from other departments and more specialized training for some team members.
• The development and launch of a shorter template for evaluation terms of reference along with new approaches to obtain faster approval by senior management.
• The development and implementation of an ESD Evaluation Manual to establish the use of a common documented evaluation process. This manual supports knowledge sharing and management, quality control and the onboarding of new employees.
• Review and improvements to ESD’s approach to efficiency questions and analysis to support quality, assurance, streamlining, and continued improvement of the utility of analysis and recommendations. This project included a review of past approaches to efficiency analysis, discussion of strengths and weaknesses, and identification of next steps. Next steps include clearer guidelines to be included in the Evaluation Manual and collaboration with PCH Finance and Resource Hubs to improve access to more detailed financial data.

Other Advisory, Planning and Collaborative Activities

The ESD also supported other advisory, planning and collaborative activities including:

• input and advice on the preparation of MC and TB submissions;
• contributions to the Departmental Plan, the Departmental Results Report;
• strengthened collaboration with the OCAE, including alignment of planning and recommendation monitoring processes to allow joint and timely status updates to senior management; and
• participation in the Data Strategy Working Group, the Research Network, the Planner's Networking Group, and other working groups aiming to share best practices and improve evaluation tools.

5. Planning for 2023-24 to 2027-28

In accordance with TB requirements, the ESD completed an annual planning exercise to identify those evaluation projects that should proceed in the five-year evaluation cycle. The key steps of the planning exercise were:

• identification of the evaluation universe;
• consultations;
• risk assessment;
• prioritization of evaluation projects;
• endorsement of PCH’s Executive Committee; and
• DM approval for the plan.

Consultations with senior management were focused on those with projects scheduled to commence in 2023-24. The directorate collaborated with the OCAE to identify projects that could be conducted jointly and to consider the best function to address any risks identified through planning to reduce overlap and burden on programs^{Footnote 2}. For more details, see Appendix 1.

5.1. Priorities

5.1.1. Standards and requirements

Based on TBS policies, internal capacity as well as consideration of risks and senior management needs, the ESD will focus on FAA-required evaluations in 2023-24. ESD will strive to continue to ensure the timely delivery of findings, conclusions and recommendations that conform with professional standards and address the requirements set out in the TBS Policy on Results and specific information needs of senior management.

As outlined in section 5.3 and the annexes, PCH will not respect all mandatory FAA time requirements due to capacity issues and focus on most important priorities. However, risks have been considered and mitigations have been identified.

The ESD will continue to adapt and improve its evaluation function to provide timely and useful analysis that contributes to senior management decision-making. The ESD will ensure a minimum of annual analysis of the progress on the implementation of Management Action Plans in response to evaluation recommendations.

The Head of Evaluation will maintain strong communication with senior management to ensure that evaluation timing and design meet the Policy requirements and departmental information needs. PCH will continue to re-evaluate its evaluation schedule and communicate any changes to TBS as needed.

5.1.2. Horizontal priorities

The ESD will also continue and strengthen its examination of key horizontal priorities through its evaluations of programs. All evaluations will apply a GBA Plus lens as per the Policy on Results. In addition, evaluations will consider questions and indicators related to:

• EDIA;
• reconciliation with Indigenous peoples; and
• supporting analysis on the response of PCH’s programs to the pandemic, including any lessons learned or best practices.

The pilot of ESD’s EDIA tool will be reviewed and updated in 2023-24, partly supporting by the findings of the EDI Review led by PCH’s Strategic Policy and International Affairs Directorate. The team will continue to develop culturally appropriate approaches to evaluating programs that center on Indigenous peoples. As the need to collect information on the response to COVID-19 decreases over time, ESD will consider how to communicate horizontal lessons learned and best practices to senior management in 2024-25.

5.1.3. Human Resources

The ESD will ensure strong internal evaluation capacity through recruitment, retainment, professional development and training in 2023-24. It will foster an environment of continuous learning and innovative thinking. The ESD will encourage all evaluators to have membership in the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). It will support the professionalization of the evaluation function by enabling employees to obtain the Credentialed Evaluator designation through the CES’ Professional Designation Program.

The ESD is committed to a healthy workplace, free of racism and discrimination. It will contribute to a diverse workforce through recruitment and succession planning to address employment equity priorities.

As was the case in 2022-23, PCH is continuing to face human resources challenges that affect the capacity of ESD, programs and other evaluation stakeholders. Some positions are not filled and staffing actions are taking an extended time.

5.2. Scope of direct program spending

The evaluation plan provides coverage for 93% of the Department’s total expenditures for 2023-24, including 100% of the expenditures of ongoing Gs&Cs programs subject to evaluation in accordance with the requirements of section 42.1 of the FAA.

While the Policy on Results does not require periodic evaluations for programs with five-year average actual expenditures of less than $5 million per year, PCH understands and appreciates the importance of taking a risk approach and striving to evaluate most programming regularly. Taking advantage of this flexibility and considering workload, program risks and senior management information needs, some evaluations have been set aside.

5.3. Schedule for 2023-24 to 2027-28

Overview of the schedule

Appendix 2 presents the schedule for all evaluation projects that PCH will carry out for 2023-24 to 2027-28 by sector and includes: expected program expenditures; level of program risk; project timing; mandatory FAA dates; and any planned audit dates for the first three years. Appendix 3 presents a simplified version of the schedule by launch date and fiscal year.

In 2023-24, the ESD will complete 6 evaluations initiated in previous years. It will continue to support the Horizontal Evaluation of the Youth Employment Skills Strategy led by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). ESD will also launch 6 new projects, all of which have FAA dates in 2024-25.

Changes to the schedule since the previous plan

To meet the needs expressed by the programs while also recognizing the ESD and program internal capacity and the flexibility of the Policy on Results, this present schedule reflects some changes to the plan approved in 2022-23. Some projects were delayed, and others were moved ahead. Evaluations that had been grouped in the previous 5-year plan are now separated based on senior management information needs. Table 5 highlights the changes in the schedule from the previous plan.

FAA Requirements

PCH will not respect all FAA requirements in 2023-24. Given the large number of Gs&Cs programs that require evaluations, PCH has prioritized projects to meet requirements of the FAA while considering internal capacity issues and information and analysis needs of senior management. Two of the five projects were in final approval stages in June 2023. PCH will continue to mitigate any risks related to these delays by providing programs with preliminary results in advance of the approval of final reports. Table 6 summaries the evaluations that are scheduled to be approved beyond their FAA dates.

Neutral assessment of the evaluation function

The next neutral assessment is scheduled for 2023-24, as per the Policy on Results which states that the neutrality of the evaluation function should be assessed at least once every five years. PCH has implemented the three recommendations of the most recent PCH neutral assessment completed in March 2019. These recommendations concerned streamlining the governance structure for evaluation, exploring the possibility that the evaluation function be located with the OCAE and improving the evaluation planning process.

Appendix 1 – annual planning exercise

Appendix 2 – schedule of evaluations per sector for 2023-24 to 2027-28

This evaluation schedule was developed based on the following: the plan for 2022-23 to 2026-27; legislation; commitments made in TB Submissions; consultations with program management, representatives from TBS and federal departments and agencies; coordination with the OCAE; and updated reference levels obtained from the Financial Management Branch.

The level of risk for planning evaluation projects is based on the following six factors: (1) the program’s relative importance (in terms of budget); (2) performance management capacity and soundness of the program theory; (3) program complexity; (4) responsiveness – public interest and visibility; (5) preparedness for the evaluation; and (6) specific information needs of the program or senior management. The level of overall risk is of utmost importance in determining the level of effort and resources needed to conduct evaluation projects.

While taking the programs’ specific needs and concerns into consideration, these timelines reflect departmental evaluation priorities and risks during this current context of an ongoing pandemic. In the tables on the following pages, projects exempted from section 42.1 of the FAA in accordance with the Policy on Results are presented in bold print.

Start dates in these tables reflect the date of official evaluation launch. Expected end dates reflect the date of expected approval by the Deputy Minister.

An * indicates the evaluation is planned but will not respect the FAA date due to capacity constraints and assessment of risks.

Appendix 3 – schedule of evaluations per year for 2023-24 to 2027-28

Program name	FAA mandatory date	Start date	Projected approval date
Evaluation projects carried over and continuing in 2023-24
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program	March 2023	July 2021	September 2023
Anti-Racism Action Program	November 2025	July 2021	September 2023
Digital Citizen Initiative	N/A	September 2021	June 2023
Celebration and Commemoration Program	March 2023	April 2022	September 2023
Court Challenges ProgramFootnote 14	N/A	August 2022	January 2024
Canada Arts Training Fund	February 2024	October 2022	January 2024
Harbourfront Centre Funding Program	September 2023	January 2023	September 2023
Local Journalism InitiativeFootnote 15	April 2024	January 2023	March 2024
Horizontal evaluation of the Youth Employment Skills Strategy (ESDC-led)	February 2025	December 2020	February 2025
Evaluation projects to be launched in 2023-24
Canada Book Fund	July 2024	April 2023	July 2024
Canada Music Fund	July 2024	April 2023	July 2024
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund	August 2024	May 2023	August 2024
Canada Arts Presentation Fund	August 2024	September 2023	November 2024
TV5	October 2024	March 2024	June 2025
Canada Cultural Investment Fund	August 2024	February 2024	March 2025
Evaluation projects to be launched in 2024-25
Indigenous Screen OfficeFootnote 16	August 2026	October 2024	June 2026
Canada History Fund	N/A	October 2024	December 2025
Youth Take Charge (in reserve)	N/A	November 2024	October 2025
Athlete Assistance ProgramFootnote 17	October 2026	March 2025	August 2026
Sport Support Program	October 2026	March 2025	August 2026
Hosting Program	October 2026	March 2025	August 2026
Museums Assistance Program	July 2026	March 2025	June 2026
Evaluation projects to be launched in 2025-26
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credits (in reserve)	N/A	April 2025	March 2026
Canada Media Fund	September 2026	May 2025	September 2026
Canada Periodical Fund	January 2027	September 2025	December 2026
Exchanges Canada Program	March 2027	November 2025	February 2027
Action Plan for Official Languages	N/A	December 2025	September 2027
Indigenous Languages and Culture Program	May 2027	July 2025	March 2027
Evaluation projects to be launched in 2026-27
Official Languages Support Programs: Development of Official-Language Communities Program and Enhancement of Official Languages Program	November 2027	April 2026	September 2027
Canadian Heritage Information Network (in reserve)	N/A	April 2026	March 2027
Creative Export StrategyAppendix 3 note *	N/A	August 2026	December 2027
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage	January 2028	September 2026	November 2027
Movable Cultural Property Program (in reserve)	N/A	October 2026	October 2027
State Ceremonial and Protocol (Federal funding Lieutenant Governors' Program)	N/A	January 2027	March 2028
Evaluation projects to be launched in 2027-28
Canadian Conservation Institute (in reserve)	N/A	June 2027	March 2028
Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program (in reserve)	N/A	October 2027	October 2028

Note: Projects exempted from section 42.1 of the FAA in accordance with the Policy on Results are presented in bold print.

Appendix 3 Notes

Appendix 3 note *

Timing of the evaluation is currently under discussion with the program. Final decisions for timing will be outlined in the next Evaluation Plan 2024-25 to 2028-29.

Return to Appendix 3 note * referrer

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