Evaluation of the Hydrological Service and Water Survey
Final Report
Audit and Evaluation Branch
April 2014
Report Clearance Steps
| Planning phase completed | June 2013 |
| Report sent for management response | November 2013 |
| Management response received | December 2013 |
| Report approved by Deputy Minister | April 2014 |
Acronyms used in the report
- AANDC
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
- ADM
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Assistant Deputy Minister
- BOM
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Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
- CESD
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Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- DG
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Director General
- EC
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Environment Canada
- FTE
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Full Time Equivalent
- F/P/T
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Federal / Provincial / Territorial
- HSWS
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Hydrological Service and Water Survey
- ISO
-
International Organization for Standardization
- MSC
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Meteorological Service of Canada
- NAT
-
National Administrators Table
- NHP
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National Hydrometric Program
- NGO
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Non-Governmental Organization
- NIWA
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National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (New Zealand)
- NHPCC
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National Hydrometric Program Coordinators Committee
- OGD
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Other Government Department
- PAA
-
Program Alignment Architecture
- PMF
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Performance Measurement Framework
- QA
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Quality Assurance
- QC
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Quality Control
- QMS
-
Quality Management System
- RHBN
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Reference Hydrometric Basin Network
- UNESCO
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- USGS
-
United States Geological Survey
- WMO
-
World Meteorological Organization
- WSC
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Water Survey of Canada
Acknowledgements
The evaluation project team would like to thank those individuals who contributed to this project, particularly all of the interviewees who provided insights and comments crucial to this evaluation. We would also like to thank the members of the evaluation committee for their guidance and support: Al Pietroniro, Christine Best, Michel Villeneuve and Jean Leclerc, all with the Meteorological Service of Canada.
The evaluation project team was led by Michael Callahan, under the direction of William Blois, Director of the Evaluation Directorate, Environment Canada, and included Lindsay Fitzpatrick.
The evaluation was conducted by Kelly Sears Consulting Group on behalf of the Evaluation Directorate, Audit and Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada.
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