Justice Federal Victims Strategy Evaluation

Concrete Actions on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women Case Study Interview Guide

The Department of Justice Canada is conducting an evaluation of its work under the Federal Victims Strategy (Justice FVS) which is made up of both the Victims Fund and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues (PCVI). As part of the evaluation, we are reviewing all of the projects that received funding under the 2010-2015 Concrete Actions on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women Initiative via the Victims Fund. In addition to reviewing project files, we are conducting telephone interviews with a number of organizations that received funding to seek their direct input.

Thank you for agreeing to take part in the interview process which should take about 30 minutes. The following questions will serve as a guide for our interview. Please note that the responses you provide will not be attributed to you in the evaluation report; only aggregate information will be presented.

1. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 is no extent and 5 is a great extent) to what extent has that project had an impact on the following Justice FVS outcomes? Please provide an example for each that apply.

2. What other outcomes, positive or negative, have been generated by your activities funded through the Victims Fund?

3. What lessons have you learned and/or promising practices have been identified with respect to the project?

4. How likely is it that the project would have gone ahead in some form even without the funding provided by Justice Canada?

0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, Other

Please explain.

5a. Did you participate in any of the three webexes delivered by the Policy Centre for Victim Issues in 2014/2015?

5b. If yes, on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree, to what extent do you agree with the following statements:

The webexes delivered by the Justice Canada Policy Centre for Victim Issues developed a community of practice among programs assisting families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women

The webexes delivered by the Justice Canada Policy Centre for Victim Issues developed inter-jurisdictional linkages between programs assisting families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women

The webexes delivered by the Justice Canada Policy Centre for Victim Issues increased the knowledge and capacity of our organization to address the needs of our clients

6. Do you have any other comments?

Thank you for your participation.