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
 
