Tools and Resources

As noted in the Evaluation Policy, the primary mandate of the CEE is to "provide leadership, guidance and support to the practice of evaluation in the government of Canada." In support of this mandate, the CEE develops and distributes a variety of tools and resources to support evaluation professionals and program managers as they work to embed evaluation into management practices in government departments and agencies subject to the Policy.

This page offers valuable tools and resources for evaluation professionals and program managers, to support the implementation of the Evaluation Policy, as well as the practice of Evaluation in general.

To facilitate your search, the tools and resource materials are categorized by area of interest, in the list below.

Evaluation Policy

• Allocation of Funds to Departments and Agencies for the Continued Implementation of the Revised Evaluation Policy
  October 2003
• Interim Evaluation of the Treasury Board Evaluation Policy
  January 2003
• Submitting Audits and Evaluations to TBS
  May 2001
• Evaluation Policy
  February 2001

Quality of Evaluations

• Roles for Government in Evaluation Quality Assurance: Discussion Paper
  April 2006
• Case Studies on the Uses and Drivers of Effective Evaluations in the Government of Canada
  August 2005
• Review of the Quality of Evaluations Across Departments and Agencies
  November 2004
• Quality Review of Evaluations 
  November 2004
• High Level Perspective on Relevance 
  November 2004
• CEE Monitoring Strategy
  October 2004
• Guide for the Review of Evaluation Reports
  January 2004

Evaluation Uses

• Decision-Making in Government: The Role of Program Evaluation
  March 2005
• Audit, Evaluation and Review – Contrasts and Complementarities
  December 2004
• Capturing Evaluation Findings - ERIC
  October 2004

Managing Departmental Evaluation Units

• Government of Canada Evaluation Plan, 2005-06
  September 2005
• Guide to Developing a Risk-Based Departmental Evaluation Plan
  January 2005
• Report on Effective Evaluation Practices
  October 2004
• Annotated Bibliography of Publications by TBS/OCG on Evaluation
  August 2004
• Good Practices for Developing Evaluation Plans
  May 2003

Results-Based Management and Accountability Frameworks (RMAFs)

• The Good, Bad and the Ugly: RMAFs and the PAA
  May 2005
• Summary of Changes to "Guidance to Developing Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks"
  May 2005
• Results Reporting Capacity Check
  February 2005
• Presentation on Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks (RMAFs): Departmental Information Session
  February 2005
• Guidance for a Strategic Approach to Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks
  February 2005
• Preparing and Using Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks
  January 2005
• RMAF Review Template
  January 2005
• Results-Based Management Lexicon
  December 2004
• Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks (RMAFs) for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
  June 2004
• Results-based Management and Accountability Framework (RMAF) for the Treasury Board Evaluation Policy
  September 2003
• Presentation on Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks (RMAFs)
  May 2003
• Companion Guide - The Development of Results-based Management Frameworks for Horizontal Initiatives
  June 2002

Performance Measurement

• First Nations: Performance Measurement 
  February 2005
• Getting the Foundations Right
  November 2004
• Models for Evaluation and Performance Measurement for Small Agencies
  (Summary Report) March 2004
• Strengthening Accountability, Transparency & Decision-making: Back to Basics - The PAA
  February 2004
• Measuring and Reporting Soft Outcomes
  November 2003

Historical Documentation

• Report on Consultations
  March 2004
• Evaluation Function in the Government of Canada
  July 2004
• Guidance for a Strategic Approach to Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks
  August 2002
• Strategic Plan
  November 2001
• Guide for the Development of Results-based Management and Accountability Frameworks
  August 2001
• Program Evaluation Methods - Measurement and Attribution of Program Results (3^rd edition)
  March 1998
• Focusing on Results: A Guide to Performance Measurement - Industry Canada
  December 1996
• Results Accountability Practices for Third Party Program Delivery
  August 1996
• Towards a More Results-driven Management
  May 1996
• Reviewing Regulatory Programs
  May 1995
• Linkages between Audit and Evaluation in Canadian Federal Departments (TBS Paper)
  September 1993
• Measuring Client Satisfaction
  October 1991
• Government Program Evaluation Perspectives (GPEP)
  September 1991
• Working Standards for the Evaluation of Program in Federal Departments and Agencies
  July 1989
• Guide on the Program Evaluation Function
  May 1981
• Principles for the Evaluation of Programs by Federal Departments and Agencies
  January 1981