Evaluation of the Umbrella Terms and Conditions

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Table of contents

  1. Executive summary
  2. 1. Introduction
  3. 2. Background
    1. 2.1. Program profile
    2. 2.2. Governance and management
    3. 2.3. Resource allocation
    4. 2.4. UTC expected results
  4. 3. Evaluation design
    1. 3.1. Scope
    2. 3.2. Evaluation approach and methodology
    3. 3.3. Challenges and limitations
  5. 4. Findings
    1. 4.1. Relevance
    2. 4.2. Performance – efficiency and economy
    3. 4.3. Performance – effectiveness
  6. 5. Conclusions
  7. 6. Recommendations and management responses
  8. Annex A – Grants and contributions approvals process flow-chart
  9. Annex B – UTC expenditures for 2010–2011 to 2014–2015
  10. Table B.1 – UTC expenditures by PAA element
  11. Table B.2 – UTC expenditures by branch
  12. Annex C – UTC expected results
  13. Annex D – Evaluations of individual UTC Gs&Cs programs by PAA element
  14. Annex E – Details on evaluation methodology
  15. Annex F – Summary of findings

Key dates

Planning phase completed
November 2014
Report sent for management response
November 2016
Management response received
December 2016
Report tabled to the Departmental Evaluation Committee
December 20, 2016
Report approved by the Deputy Minister (DM)
March 10, 2017

List of key acronyms

AEB
Audit and Evaluation Branch
DPR
Departmental Performance Report
ECCC
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gs&Cs
Grants and Contributions
PAA
Program Alignment Architecture
RPP
Report on Plans and Priorities
TBS
Treasury Board Secretariat
Ts&Cs
Terms and Conditions
UTCs
Umbrella Terms and Conditions

Acknowledgements

The Evaluation Project Team would like to thank those individuals who contributed to this project, particularly members of the Evaluation Committee and all interviewees and survey respondents who provided insights and comments crucial to this evaluation.

The Evaluation Project Team was led by Michael Callahan, under the direction of William Blois, and included Lindsay Comeau, Kevin Marple, Lindsey Derrington, Sarah Flesher and Jessica Robinson. In addition, Gavin Lemieux and Tyler Toso were involved during the planning phase.

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