Evaluation of the Habitat Conservation Partnerships Program

Table of Contents

• Executive summary
• 1. Context
  • 1.1 The Habitat Conservation Partnerships Program
  • 1.2 About the evaluation
• 2. Findings: relevance
  • 2.1 Continued need for the program
  • 2.2 Alignment with government priorities
  • 2.3 Consistency with federal roles and responsibilities
• 3. Findings: expected results
  • 3.1 Land securement
  • 3.2 Habitat management and stewardship
  • 3.3 Participation and engagement
• 4. Findings: program efficiency
  • 4.1 Cluster design of the program components
  • 4.2 Governance structure
  • 4.3 Program delivery
  • 4.4 Performance data collection
• 5. Conclusions, recommendations and management response
  • 5.1 Conclusions
  • 5.2 Recommendations and management response
• Appendix A: description of the Habitat Conservation Partnerships Program
• Appendix B: expected results of the Habitat Conservation Partnerships Program
• Appendix C: evaluation strategy
• Appendix D: summary of findings
• Appendix E: references

Acknowledgements

The Evaluation Project Team would like to thank the individuals who contributed to this project. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of members of the Evaluation Committee, as well as the interviewees who provided insights and comments crucial to this evaluation.

The evaluation was conducted in accordance with the 2009 Treasury Board (TB) Policy on Evaluation^{Footnote 1}  and the Financial Administration Act requirements to evaluate all ongoing programs of grants and contributions and direct program spending at least once every five years. It was identified in the 2014 Departmental Risk-Based Audit and Evaluation Plan.

This report was approved by the Deputy Heads of Environment and Climate Change Canada on March 16, 2018. It is available on the Environment and Climate Change Canada website in both official languages.

This report was prepared by the Evaluation Division of the Audit and Evaluation Branch.

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