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Evaluation of the Integrated Market Enforcement Teams Reserve Fund

Appendix A: Evaluation Matrix

Evaluation Matrix - Evaluation of the IMET Reserve Fund
Issues/Questions	Indicators	Data Sources	Responsibility for Collecting
Relevance (Treasury Board core issues 1-3)
Is there a continued need for the IMET Reserve Fund?	IMET/capital market fraud continues to be a federal priority (identified in Throne speeches )	Document review Key informant interviews	Policy Implementation Directorate Department of Justice Evaluation Division
Is there a continued need for the IMET Reserve Fund?	Perception of continued need to assist prosecutions in the provinces	Key informant interviews	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
To what extent do the goals and objectives of the IMET Reserve Fund align with: 1) Government of Canada priorities 2) Justice Canada’s strategic outcomes?	Perception of whether IMET Reserve Fund goals and objectives align with federal priorities Perception of whether IMET Reserve Fund goals and objectives align with the Department of Justice’s strategic outcomes	Key informant interviews Document review	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
To what extent are the activities of the IMET Reserve Fund aligned with federal roles and responsibilities?	Continued relevance of federal government involvement in supporting the provincial prosecution costs associated with capital market fraud cases	Key informant interviews Document review/ departmental files	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
Achievement of Expected Outputs/Outcomes (Treasury Board core issue 4) – The Fund provides assistance to provinces to help ensure an effective prosecution
To what extent has the IMET Reserve Fund achieved its expected outputs/outcomes?	Immediate Outcome: Enhanced prosecution capacity
	Enhanced capacity to prosecute serious capital market fraud Enhanced capacity to prosecute serious capital market fraud Extent/ways in which agreements with provinces have enhanced capacity to prosecute capital market fraud Contribution agreements with the provinces (number of signed contribution agreements and nature and value of Reserve Fund agreements by province) Information posted on Justice website Number of inquiries and emails sent to provinces Extent to which the Reserve Fund has been successful in encouraging provincial Crowns to take on serious capital market fraud prosecutions The perceived impact on prosecutions had funding through the Reserve Fund not have been available	Key informant interviews Document review Key informant interviews Reserve Fund inquiries and applications/ analysis	Department of Justice Evaluation Division Department of Justice Evaluation Division
	Intermediate Outcomes: Improved prosecution of serious capital market fraud cases
	The extent to which the IMET Reserve Fund contributed to the improved or increased effectiveness of prosecutions Nature and extent of funding provided Perception and examples from cases on the extent to which IMET Reserve Fund facilitated provincial prosecutions (i.e. timeliness, completeness of charges, and speed of disposition)	Document review Key informant interviews Review of cases	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
	The extent to which the IMET Reserve Fund contributed to the deterrence and reduced occurrences of serious capital market fraud Perception on the extent to which the Fund contributed to deterrence and reduced occurrence of serious capital market fraud	Documents review Key informant interviews Review of cases	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
	The extent to which the IMET Reserve Fund contributed to an improved integrity of Canada’s capital markets Nature and extent of types of funding provided Perception on the extent to which IMET Reserve Fund assistance contributed to the improved integrity of Canada’s capital markets	Document review Key informant interviews Review of cases	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
	Ultimate Outcome and Departmental Strategic Outcomes
	To what extent has the IMET Reserve Fund contributed to Canadian and international investor confidence in the integrity of Canada’s capital markets Key stakeholders perceptions and examples of how the IMET Reserve Fund contribution	Key informant interviews	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
Efficiency and Economy (Treasury Board core issue 5)
To what extent has the IMET Reserve Fund been administered efficiently and economically?	Evidence of strategies to achieve outputs and outcomes in the most cost-effective way Measures in place to manage efficiency Suggestions for improvement in efficiency of performance Alternative approaches to service delivery	Key informant interviews Document review	Department of Justice Evaluation Division
Are there alternative ways to better achieve the objectives of the Fund?	Perceptions of other ways similar objectives and outcomes could be achieved	• Key informant interviews
Are there any best practices or lessons learned in the administration of the IMET Reserve Fund?	Evidence of best practices and lessons learned	Key informant interviews Review of cases Document review	Department of Justice Evaluation Division

Date modified:: 2022-05-13