Contraventions Act Fund, Summative Evaluation
1. Introduction
- 1.1. Context for the evaluation
- 1.2. Scope and objectives of the evaluation
- 1.3. Structure of the report
1. Introduction
This document constitutes the final report of the summative evaluation of the Contraventions Act Fund (hereafter “the Fund”). The Department of Justice established the Fund in 2003, largely in response to a Federal Court ruling that identified issues associated with the implementation of the Contraventions Act and its impact on language rights guaranteed to Canadians. As part of its performance measurement strategy, the Department of Justice scheduled the summative evaluation of the Fund, to be conducted in fiscal year 2007–2008.
1.1. Context for the evaluation
The summative evaluation of the Fund is the final component of the Department of Justice's performance measurement strategy relating to the initiative's current funding cycle.
In early 2003, funding was approved for the Fund, covering six fiscal years, from 2002–2003 to 2007–2008.[1] The Department of Justice developed a Results-based Management and Accountability Framework (RMAF) that called for a formative evaluation of the Fund to be completed in 2005–2006, and a summative evaluation of the Fund to be conducted in 2007–2008. The Department of Justice completed the formative evaluation of the Fund in March 2006[2] and is now tabling the final report of the Fund's summative evaluation.
In addition to meeting a performance measurement requirement, the summative evaluation of the Fund is expected to support the efforts of the Department in negotiating Contraventions Act agreements with other jurisdictions.
1.2. Scope and objectives of the evaluation
This summative evaluation covers all activities carried out during the six-year funding period allocated to the Fund. More specifically, the evaluation has three key objectives:
- to update the information contained in the formative evaluation report, particularly as it relates to the implementation of activities supported through the Fund in Ontario and Manitoba.
- to provide information on the implementation of activities supported through the Fund in Nova Scotia and British Columbia; activities in these two jurisdictions have largely unfolded during the period following the completion of the Fund's formative evaluation.
- to provide an overall assessment of the progress made in achieving the Fund's expected results.
An evaluation framework developed as part of the Fund's RMAF supports these objectives.
It should be emphasized that the object of this evaluation is the Fund itself, and not the Contraventions Act.
1.3. Structure of the report
This evaluation report contains six sections, including this introduction. Section 2 describes the Fund, and Section 3 describes the methodology used to complete this evaluation. Section 4 summarizes the findings from the evaluation, Section 5presents the conclusions and lessons learned and Section 6 presents the recommendations and management response.
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