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Appendix B. Detailed Evaluation Plan - 2015-16 to 2019-20

The following table presents the evaluation projects planned for the next five years including those in progress at the start of 2015-16. Please refer to the Legend and Notes on the last page.

Detailed Evaluation Plan - 2015-16 to 2019-20
PAA Proposed
Evaluation Project
Reason Horiz. Eval.
Lead
Start Date
(Year and Quarter)
End Date
(Year and Quarter)
Total G&C
$M
Total G&C
%
Total DPS
(incl. G&C)
$M
Total DPS
(incl. G&C)
%
Estimated Cost
2015-16
PD
Estimated Cost
2015-16
$K
Estimated Cost
2016-17
PD
Estimated Cost
2016-17
$K
Estimated Cost
2017-18
PD
Estimated Cost
2017-18
$K
Estimated Cost
2018-19
PD
Estimated Cost
2018-19
$K
Estimated Cost
2019-20
PD
Estimated Cost
2019-20
$K
1.1.1 - Biodiversity Policy and Priorities Biodiversity Policy and Priorities Program G&C   16-17 Q3 17-18 Q3 $0.46 0.40% $2.52 0.32%     80   120          
1.1.2 - Species at Risk Species at Risk Program TB AND G&C EC 15-16 Q3 16-17 Q4 $22.22 19.43% $44.67 5.64% 40 $15 60 $135            
1.1.3 - Migratory Birds Migratory Birds Program G&C   15-16 Q3 16-17 Q2 $1.53 1.34% $21.05 2.66% 140   100              
1.1.4 - Habitat Conservation Partnerships Habitat Conservation Partnerships TB AND G&C   14-15 Q1 15-16 Q3 $35.52 31.06% $37.71 4.76% 40               60  
1.1.4- Habitat Conservation Partnerships National Wetlands Conservation Fund TB AND G&C   17-18 Q1 18-19 Q2 $2.02 1.77% $2.20 0.28%         60 $75 40      
1.1.5 - Protected Areas Protected Areas Program TB AND G&C   17-18 Q1 18-19 Q3 $1.14 1.00% $16.00 2.02%         160   120      
1.1, 2.1, 2.2 and 3.1 World-Class Tanker Safety System South of the 60 North Latitude TB TC 18-19 Q1 18-19 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $1.42 0.18%             40      
1.2.1 - Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health Program G&C   13-14 Q3 15-16 Q4 $0.60 0.53% $73.18 9.24% 90                  
1.2.2 - Water Resource Management and Use Water Resource and Management Use Program RB   18-19 Q1 19-20 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $2.59 0.33%             140   100  
1.2.3 - Hydrological Service and Water Survey Hydrological Service and Water Survey Program RB   17-18 Q4 18-19 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $21.92 2.77%         40   180      
1.3.1 - Sustainability and Reporting Indicators Sustainability and Reporting Indicators Program TB AND G&C   14-15 Q1 15-16 Q3 $0.11 0.09% $7.90 1.00% 60                  
1.3.2 - Ecosystem and Environmental Assessments Ecosystem and Environmental Assessment G&C   14-15 Q3 15-16 Q4 $1.96 1.72% $18.23 2.30% 110               100  
1.3.2 - Ecosystem and Environmental Assessments Eyford Response TB NRCan 18-19 Q1 18-19 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $0.59 0.07%             40      
1.3.2 - Ecosystem and Environmental Assessments Major Projects Management Office Initiative TB NRCan 16-17 Q3 17-18 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $3.43 0.43%     10   20          
1.3.3.1 - EcoAction Community Funding EcoAction Community Funding Program G&C   17-18 Q3 18-19 Q2 $4.53 3.96% $6.19 0.78%         100   120      
1.3.3.2 - Environmental Damages Fund Environmental Damages Fund Program RB   17-18 Q4 18-19 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $0.39 0.05%         40   160      
1.3.3.3 - Environmental Youth Employment Environmental Youth Employment Program TB AND G&C HRSDC 18-19 Q1 19-20 Q4 $3.07 2.68% $3.15 0.40%             20   20  
1.3.4 - Great Lakes Great Lakes TB AND G&C   14-15 Q1 15-16 Q3 $3.76 3.28% $37.86 4.78% 60               80  
1.3.5 - St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Ecosystem Initiative G&C   14-15 Q4 16-17 Q1 $2.11 1.84% $2.91 0.37% 110   20           20  
1.3.6 - Lake Simcoe Lake Simcoe Ecosystem Initiative TB AND G&C   15-16 Q1 15-16 Q4 $6.03 5.27% $7.24 0.91% 60 $90                
1.3.7 - Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg Ecosystem Initiative TB AND G&C   15-16 Q3 16-17 Q3 $1.40 1.22% $2.09 0.26% 20 $25 60 $50            
1.3.8 - Ecosystem Partnerships Ecosystem Partnerships Program G&C   18-19 Q4 19-20 Q3 $1.86 1.63% $2.33 0.29%             40   160  
1.4 - Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Wildlife Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Wildlife Program RB   15-16 Q1 16-17 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $16.45 2.08% 120   120              
2.1.1 - Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings Program TB AND G&C   14-15 Q1 15-16 Q2 $4.00 3.50% $158.44 19.99% 60               80  
2.1.1 - Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings Funding to Support Provision of Essential Federal Services to the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games TB PCH 14-15 Q1 15-16 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $0.92 0.12% 5                  
2.1.1 - Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings Weather Warning and Forecast System TB   16-17 Q3 17-18 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $3.71 0.47%     40   60 $75        
2.1.2 - Health-related Meteorological Information Health-related Meteorological Information Program
- Evaluated with CARA III
    13-14 Q4 14-15 Q4 $0.20 0.17% $10.69 1.35%                    
2.1.3 - Climate Information, Predictions and Tools Climate Information, Predictions and Tools Program
- Evaluated with Cara III and CAA Adaptation
        $0.61 0.54% $12.95 1.63%                    
2.1.3 - Climate Information, Predictions and Tools Clean Air Adaptation TB EC 14-15 Q1 15-16 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $6.17 0.78% 40               120 $195
2.2.1 - Meteorological services in support of air navigation Meteorological services in support of air navigation Unfunded   16-17 Q1 16-17 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $5.22 0.66%     240              
2.2.2 - Meteorological and ice services in support of marine navigation Meteorological and ice services in support of marine navigation RB   15-16 Q3 16-17 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $7.65 0.96% 80   160              
2.2.2 - Meteorological and ice services in support of marine navigation Arctic Meteorological And Navigational Warning Services (METAREAS) TB   16-17 Q3 17-18 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $0.00 0.00%     40   60 $80        
2.2.3 - Meteorological services in support of military operations Meteorological services in support of military operations Unfunded   17-18 Q1 17-18 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $3.10 0.39%         240          
2.1.1/2.2.2 Other - Radarsat Constellation Mission TB CSA 17-18 Q4 18-19 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $1.65 0.21%         10   10      
3.1.1 - Substances Management Chemicals Management Plan TB AND G&C HC 13-14 Q4 15-16 Q2 $1.33 1.17% $51.18 6.46% 10                  
3.1.1 - Substances Management Chemicals Management Plan TB AND G&C HC 18-19 Q2 19-20 Q2 $1.33 1.17% $51.18 6.46%             40   40  
3.1.2 - Effluent Management Effluent Management TB   16-17 Q2 17-18 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $7.08 0.89%     160   120          
3.1.3 - Marine Pollution Marine Pollution Unfunded   14-15 Q3 15-16 Q3 $0.03 0.02% $1.23 0.15% 240                  
3.1.4 - Environmental Emergencies Environmental Emergencies RB   16-17 Q2 17-18 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $13.33 1.68%     180   100          
3.1.5 - Contaminated Sites Contaminated Sites TB EC 16-17 Q3 18-19 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $11.95 1.51%     40 $100 40 $100 40      
3.2.1 - Climate Change and Clean Air Regulatory Program. Includes 2.1.2 - Health-related Meteo Info Program; component of 2.1.3 Climate Info, Predictions and Tools; 3.2.1.1 Industrial Sector Emissions; 3.2.1.2 Transportation Sector Emissions; 3.2.1.3 - Consumer & Commercial Products Sector TB AND G&C EC 13-14 Q3 15-16 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $0.00 0.00% 40           20   100 $200
3.2.1.1 - Industrial Sector Emissions Industrial Sector Emissions
- Evaluated with CARA III
        $2.51 2.19% $78.67 9.93%                    
3.2.1.2 - Transportation Sector Emissions Regs of Renewable Fuels in Gasoline, Diesel / Home Heating Fuel
- Evaluated with CARA III
        $0.41 0.36% $14.43 1.82%                    
3.2.1.2 - Transportation Sector Emissions Other - Clean Air Transportation TB TC 19-20 Q1 19-20 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $2.20 0.28%   $20             20  
3.2.2 - International Climate Change and Clean Air Partnerships International Climate Change and Clean Air Partnerships Program (CAA International) TB AND G&C   14-15 Q1 15-16 Q2 $10.76 9.41% $16.91 2.13% 40           40   60 $80
3.2.3 - Environmental Technology Environmental Technology G&C   18-19 Q3 19-20 Q4 $3.20 2.80% $8.77 1.11%             40   200  
Other: 3.2.3 Grant to Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) TB AND G&C NRCan 16-17 Q2 17-18 Q3 $3.00 2.62% $3.00 0.38%     20 $50 20 $50        
Other:3.2.3 Genomic R&D TB NRC 15-16 Q1 16-17 Q2 $0.00 0.00% $0.80 0.10% 20   20              
3.3 - Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Pollution Compliance Promotion and Enforcement - Pollution Program RB   17-18 Q3 18-19 Q3 $0.00 0.00% $38.35 4.84%         80   200      
Other EC Umbrella Terms and Conditions: TB AND G&C   13-14 Q1 15-16 Q2 $32.45 28.38% $32.45 4.10% 60                  
Other: 1.1.3, 2.1.1, 2.2.2 , and 3.1.4 Complementary Measures (World Class Regime) TB TC 17-18 Q1 17-18 Q4 $0.00 0.00% $2.00 0.25%         60          
Total Evaluation Projects (Funded Only)         1205 $150 1110 $335 1090 $380 1290 $0 1160 $475
Other Evaluation Activities                            
N/A Performance Measurement Provisions of Evaluation Policy Unfunded - Q1
2015-16
Ongoing $0.00 0.00% $0.00 0.00% 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0
N/A Program Consultations - - - - - - - - 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0
Totals per Evaluation Plan (excluding Unfunded Projects)
  Total G&C
$M %
Total DPS
(incl. G&C)
$M %
Estimated Cost
2015-16
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2016-17
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2017-18
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2018-19
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2019-20
PD ($K)
Total Resources for Current Plan 6,155 $1,340 1265
$150
1170
$335
1150
$380
1350
$0
1220
$475
Planned Coverage of Total G&C (with available resources) 100% - 87.69% 23.83% 3.03% 6.72% 8.28%
Planned Coverage of Total DPS (with available resources) - 98.54% 71.29% 12.07% 4.43% 12.70% 8.86%
Totals for Full Coverage (including Unfunded Projects)
  Total G&C
$M %
Total DPS
(incl. G&C)
$M %
Estimated Cost
2015-16
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2016-17
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2017-18
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2018-19
PD ($K)
Estimated Cost
2019-20
PD ($K)
Total Resources Required for Full DPS Coverage 7,375 $1,340K 1605
$150
1510
$335
1490
$380
1450
$0
1320
$475
Anticipated Coverage of G&C (with required resources) 100% - 87.69% 23.83% 3.03% 6.72% 8.28%
Anticipated Coverage of DPS (with required resources) - 100% 71.45% 12.72% 4.82% 12.70% 8.86%

Legend and Notes

PD: Person-days
DPS: Direct Program Spending
$M: Million dollars
$K: Thousand dollars

Rationale / Reasons:
TB: TB submission requirement
RB: Risk-Based selection
G&C: Grant and Contribution

  • Subject to Budget Availability

Horizontal Evaluations:
AAND: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
CFIA: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CSA: Canadian Space Agency
HC: Health Canada
HRSDC: Human Resources and Skills Development
NRCan: Natural Resources Canada
PCH: Canadian Heritage
TC: Transport Canada

  • Planned person days (PD) and resources for future years are based on the 2015-16 budget.
  • The total G&C and total DPS ($M/%) are based on the 2015-16 Annual Reference Level Update.
  • Professional services for individual evaluations (presented in the "$K" columns) represent the estimated full contract costs, including amounts to be recovered from other government departments or from EC program branches (if applicable).

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