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Appendix D-Interview Guide

Evaluation of the Research and Policy Initiatives Assistance Program (RPIA Program)

Interview Guide for Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)

Government Consulting Services (GCS) has been engaged by Treasury Board Secretariat/Finance Canada (TBS/FC) to conduct an evaluation of the RPIA Program. The purpose of this evaluation is to examine the relevance, success, and cost-effectiveness of the program.

As part of the evaluation, GCS is conducting interviews with key internal stakeholders involved in the program. The goal of the interviews is to gain a better understanding of the program, collect information to assess their success, and identify possible improvements.

The following questions will serve as a guide for our interview. Please note that the responses you provide will not be attributed to you in the evaluation report (only aggregate information will be released) or in any documentation provided to the responsible department.

Background

1. Can you please briefly describe your role and involvement with the RPIA Program?

Relevance

2. What are the objectives of the RPIA Program in Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)? 

3. Is the RPIA Program meeting the needs of TBS and of your sector? Please explain.

4. Has the RPIA program contributed to the achievement of TBS strategic objectives and government‑wide priorities? If so, in what way?

5. To what extent would organizations receiving contributions through the RPIA Program have been able to carry out the activities funded if they had not obtained a RPIA Program contribution?

a. What would have been the impact on TBS if funding had not been provided? (i.e., would TBS still have had access to the benefits/outcomes of the activities?)

Success

6. Has the RPIA Program contributed to enhancing policies and programs for which your sector is responsible? If yes, please provide specific examples (e.g., research findings and use of these findings, post-conference opinions recorded and used, etc.). If no, why not?

7. In your sector, has the RPIA Program contributed to increasing knowledge of emerging policy issues of interest to TBS? If yes, please provide specific examples (e.g., research findings, post-conference opinions recorded and used, etc.). If no, why not?

8. Has the RPIA Program contributed to increasing the capacity of your sector to produce more thorough and relevant analyses? If yes, please explain and provide specific examples. If no, why not?

Cost-Effectiveness/Alternatives

9. Is the RPIA Program cost-effective?

10. Are there alternative means to achieve the objectives of the RPIA Program? If yes, what are these alternatives and would they be more or less cost-effective than the existing RPIA Program?

11. Do you have any suggestions for improving the RPIA Program (i.e., to make it more efficient or cost-effective)?

Other

12. Has the RPIA Program had any impacts (either positive or negative) that were unintended? Please explain.

13. Do you have any other comments you would like to make regarding the RPIA Program in TBS that may be relevant to our evaluation?

Thank you very much for participating in our evaluation study.