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Upcoming Evaluations (Next three fiscal years)

The following table lists the evaluations outlined in the Indian and Northern Affairs Evaluation Plan 2008-2009 to 2012-2013. To ensure compliance with Treasury Board policies, the plan reflects strategic, risk-based coverage of INAC’s programs and operations.

The recently completed evaluation of the 1996 On-Reserve Housing Policy led to a comprehensive review headed by INAC and CMHC — with the cooperation of First Nations communities and their leaders — of all on-reserve housing programs.

The formative evaluation of the Strategic Investment in Northern Economic Development and Governance identified a continued need for the program as well as gaps in monitoring and reporting outcomes. Evaluation recommendations, when implemented, will increase program effectiveness and strengthen accountability for results.

The evaluation of INAC’s Contaminated Sites Management Policy found that, while INAC will not meet the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) 2020 target for eliminating known liabilities, the department’s programs are increasing stakeholder confidence that the Government of Canada has demonstrated responsible long-term Management of federal contaminated sites and is continuing to protect the future. Furthermore, the evaluation found that the programming has accrued social and economic benefits for Aboriginal people and for Northerners.

The Northern component of the program has been particularly successful. For example, it has leveraged FCSAP funding significantly. As the Southern component of the program — the Contaminated Sites Management Program — was found to be less effective, it is now undergoing a fundamental review to improve program Management and performance.

INAC will assess the effectiveness of the evaluation function using the performance indicators proposed in the Management Accountability Framework, namely: quality, neutrality, coverage of INAC programs, and relevance to policy and program design.

Name of Evaluation	Program Type	Status	Expected Completion Date
Office of the Federal Interlocutor	Transfer Payment	Completed	February 2008
1996 Housing Policy	Policy	Completed	April 2008
Gender-based Analysis	Policy	Completed	June 2008
Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development and Governance	Transfer Payment	Completed	September 2008
Contaminated Sites	Transfer Payment	Completed	December 2008
Departmental performance monitoring/results reporting review	Internal Management	Annual	2008–2009
Advocacy and Public Information Program	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Community Economic/ Aboriginal Business Development	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Comprehensive Land Claims: Impacts	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Funding Instrument and Accountabilities Study	Internal Management	In progress	2008–2009
Health Care and Counselling and Healthy Communities (Funding Study)	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Income Assistance, National Child-benefit Reinvestment and Assisted Living	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Infrastructure Fund: First Nations (Infrastructure Canada-led)	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (PCH-led)	N/A	In progress	2008–2009
National Centre for First Nations Governance (Independent of INAC)	N/A	In progress	2008–2009
Representative Organizations and Consultation and Policy Development	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
SchoolNet Program	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Test-case Funding	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Departmental performance monitoring/results reporting review	Internal Management	Annual	2009–2010
Capital Facilities and Maintenance (Long-term Capital Planning)	Transfer Payment	In progress	2009–2010
First Nations Infrastructure Fund	Transfer Payment	In progress	2009–2010
Healthy Foods to Northern Communities (Food Mail)	Internal Management	In progress	2009–2010
Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy	Transfer Payment	In progress	2009–2010
On-reserve Housing	Transfer Payment	In progress	2009–2010
Self-government Agreements	Transfer Payment	In progress	2009–2010
Aboriginal Healing Foundation	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Alberta Child and Family Services Model (Formative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Comprehensive Land Claims: Negotiations and Implementation	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Elementary and Secondary Education (Formative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Post-secondary Education (Formative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Emergency-Management Assistance	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
International Polar Year (program-led evaluation)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Regional delivery/functional guidance study	Internal Management	Planned	2009–2010
Treaty Commissions (Saskatchewan and Manitoba)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Intervention Policy	Policy	Planned	2009–2010
Departmental performance monitoring/results reporting review	Internal Management	Annual	2010–2011
Child and Family Services	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
EcoEnergy for Aboriginal and Northern Communities	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
Elementary and Secondary Education (Summative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
Post-secondary Education (Summative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
Family-violence Prevention	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
Specific Claims Tribunal Action Plan (formative)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011
Urban Aboriginal Strategy	Transfer Payment	Planned	2010–2011

Electronic link to evaluation plan:

Evaluation Plan 2008-2009 to 2012-2013

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