Formative Evaluation of Industry Canada's Action Plan 2004-2008 (Section 41) and the Economic Development of Official Language Minority Communities ( EDOLMC )

Final Report

Prepared for:
Audit and Evaluation Branch

Prepared by:
Goss Gilroy, Inc.
Management Consultants
Conseillers en gestion

July 2006

Tabled and approved at DAEC on January 9, 2007

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Table of Contents

• Executive summary
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Background
  • 2.1 General Background
  • 2.2 EDOLMC Component
  • 2.3 The IC Action Plan 2004–2008
• 3.0 Findings
• 4.0 Conclusion
  • 4.1 Evaluation Questions
  • 4.2 Methods
  • 4.3 Limitations
• 5.0 Evaluation Findings
  • 5.1 Relevance
  • 5.2 Development/Implementation
  • 5.3 Findings
  • 5.4 Lessons Learned
  • 5.5 Cost-effectiveness
• 6.0 Evaluation Findings
  • 6.1 Relevance
  • 6.2 Development/Implementation
  • 6.3 Findings
  • 6.4 Cost-effectiveness
  • 6.5 Progress Made Since the Previous Evaluation
• Management Response

Annexes (Separate document)

(Note: Annexes are available via an Access to Information)

• Appendix A: List of Documents Examined
• Appendix B: List of Respondents in Key Interviews
• Appendix C: Discussion Group Reports
• Appendix D: List of Youth Internship Program Clients Interviewed
• Appendix E: Profiles of Tele-Learning and Tele-Training Pilot Projects
• Appendix F: Interview Guides and Discussion Group Protocol
• Appendix G: Evaluation Questions Matrix and Data Sources

Minor editorial changes were made to this report in order to prepare the document for posting to the Industry Canada's Website (including removal of standard Appendices such as list of interviewees and questionnaires). Readers wishing to receive a copy of the original version of this report should contact the Audit and Evaluation Branch at Industry Canada.