Infographic: Strengthening the evidence-based culture

Official title: Strengthening the evidence-based culture – Departmental Evaluation Plan: Fiscal year 2017 to 2018 to the fiscal year 2021 to 2022

Description of the graphic

Four core actions to deliver 52 evaluation projects over 2017-2022

• Collaborate: Strengthening connections by disseminating knowledge, seeking input and using technology
• Innovate: Challenging traditional ways of doing business
• Strategize: Planning and developing evaluations that are comprehensive and sustainable
• Streamline: Seeking more effective and efficient ways of doing business to support a higher-performance organization

Key results in 2016-17

• Collaborate:
• 92% of surveyed ESDC programs indicated that they have used or plan to use evaluation findings and recommendations
• 83% agreed that overall, the evaluation was useful
• Innovate:
• 16 programs received advice on their Performance Measurement Strategies
• 5 supplemental studies completed to support improvements to EI program design
• Strategize:
• Best practices and lessons learned shared with the Forum of Labour Market Ministers
• Using evidence generated by net impact analysis to better design and to deliver programs for maximum impact
• Streamline:
• 6 evaluation reports
• 41 technical reports and
• 13 capacity building exercises completed
• 10 Treasury Board Submissions and
• 12 Memoranda to Cabinet were informed by evaluation