LAC’s 2026–2031 Evaluation Coverage
This document outlines Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) five-year program evaluation coverage for the 2026–2027 to 2030–2031 fiscal years. Program evaluation is the collection and analysis of evidence to inform decision making, improvements, innovation and accountability. Evaluations typically focus on programs and priorities and examine questions related to relevance, effectiveness and efficiency. This schedule reflects a review of LAC's activities conducted by the Departmental Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation Committee. It is important to note that this coverage will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains aligned with LAC's operational priorities and evolving needs.
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Core Responsibility |
Program |
Last Evaluation (of program as a whole, or in part; or same theme) and Fiscal Year Approved |
Title of Planned Evaluation |
Planned Evaluation Approval |
Evaluation Focus & Scope |
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Providing access to documentary heritage |
Access to Information and Privacy Program (ATIP) |
Partially assessed as part of the Evaluation of the Access to Documentary Heritage Program, 2011–2012 to 2015–2016 (Approved 2016–2017) |
Evaluation of the Access to Information and Privacy Program, 2020–2021 to 2024–2025 |
2026–2027 |
The evaluation will examine the efficiency, effectiveness and achievement of the program’s results. The evaluation questions will also examine the processes and factors that influence the effectiveness of ATIP. Finally, the evaluation will examine the progress made in achieving short- and medium-term results. |
|
Acquisition and preservation of documentary heritage |
Acquisition and Processing of Published Heritage Program |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Acquisition of Published Heritage, 2021–2022 to 2025–2026 |
2027–2028 |
This targeted evaluation will assess how efficiently and effectively LAC identifies and acquires published heritage to fulfill its legal deposit mandate of acquiring a vast and diverse breadth of Canadian publications. It specifically focuses on LAC's success in capturing a diverse range of independent and self-produced content while ensuring the submission process remains simple. |
|
Providing access to documentary heritage |
Access and Services Program |
Evaluation of the Access to Documentary Heritage Program, 2011–2012 to 2015–2016 (Approved 2016–2017) |
Efficiency evaluation and Unit-Cost Analysis of Self-Service and Mediated Delivery Channels |
2028–2029 |
Evaluation focus and scope to be determined in the next years |
|
Acquisition and preservation of documentary heritage |
Acquisition and Processing of Government Records Program |
Evaluation of the processing of private archives, 2015–2020 (Approved 2019–2020) and Evaluation of the description of published heritage, 2015–20 (Approved 2019–20) |
Horizontal process evaluation of LAC's processing activities (for government records, private archives and published heritage) |
2029–2030 |
Evaluation focus and scope to be determined in the next years |
|
Providing access to documentary heritage |
Public Services Program; and Outreach and Support to Communities Program |
Evaluation of the Access to Documentary Heritage Program, 2011–2012 to 2015–2016 (Approved 2016–2017) and Evaluation of the public programming activity of the Outreach and Support to Communities Program, 2016–2017 to 2020–2021 (Approved 2022–2023) |
Ādisōke Impact and Value Realization Study |
2030–2031 or later |
Evaluation focus and scope to be determined in the next years |
|
Acquisition and preservation of documentary heritage |
Preservation Program |
Evaluation report on the digital preservation component of the Preservation Program (2015–2020) (Approved 2021–2022) |
N/A |
Not applicable |
N/A |
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N/A |
Internal Services |
Never Evaluated |
N/A |
Not applicable |
N/A |