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In general, management of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is satisfied that the Report accurately reflects the objectives, impacts, results and areas for improvement of the LMPP. The results of the evaluation will play a critical role in providing guidance to the LMPP management in the upcoming renewal of the program's terms and conditions.

It is to be noted that the evaluation recognizes the important and valuable contribution of the LMPP in promoting and establishing labour-management co-operation at the workplace level and in building trust, opening lines of communication and generally helping to improve labour-management relations. The report also highlighted the positive impact of LMPP projects on improving productivity and the performance of employees, along with reduced absenteeism and increased worker participation in decision-making.

The Recommendations contained in the evaluation have confirmed the value of changes in the administration of the LMPP that have recently been implemented and have assisted us in identifying priorities for the coming year. The evaluation's recommendations for greater promotion of the program and a wider dissemination of project results confirm the results of a program risk assessment that was completed in July 2002. Since that time, a number of concrete steps have been taken to market the program more extensively and to undertake efforts to disseminate project results more widely. The LMPP has increased its communication and promotion activities, reviewed its promotional literature and promoted an Internet web-site that provides information and online application capability. In addition, senior FMCS management and mediators and conciliation officers have been actively promoting the program to ensure that unions and employers across Canada are made aware of the support that the LMPP can provide for their efforts to improve their workplace relationships.

It is appreciated that emphasis must necessarily be placed on the sustainability of projects involving the expenditure of public funds. To this end, FMCS Management will in future require that the ability of the parties to sustain the results of a project following its completion (i.e., constructive labour-management relations) be assessed as one of the criteria used to evaluate proposals for LMPP funding. In this way, it is hoped to ensure that the positive effects of Labour Management Partnerships Program projects will be sustained following the termination of the project funding.

In closing, FMCS Management would like to extend its appreciation to Program Evaluation staff and to the research team who contributed to this comprehensive and thorough evaluation exercise.