Final Evaluation of the Francommunautés Virtuelles Program — Final Report
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February 2008

Tabled and approved at DEC on June 9, 2008

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Background
  • 2.1 History
  • 2.2 Program profile
  • 2.3 Program management and governance
    • 2.3.1 Advisory Committee
    • 2.3.2 Program team
    • 2.3.3 National Selection Committee
  • 2.4 Funding
  • 2.5 Recent evaluations
• 3.0 Methodology and Approach
  • 3.1 Evaluation questions addressed
  • 3.2 Evaluation methods
    • 3.2.1 Roles and responsibilities
    • 3.2.2 Evaluation calendar and strategy
    • 3.2.3 Description of the lines of inquiry
  • 3.3 Method limitations
• 4.0 Results
  • 4.1 Relevance
    • 4.1.1 Program definition and direction
    • 4.1.2 Better identification of winning needs
    • 4.1.3 Who does Francommunautés virtuelles target?
  • 4.2 Degree of success in achieving results
    • 4.2.1 Project selection process
    • 4.2.2 Program accessibility
    • 4.2.3 Governance structure
    • 4.2.4 Competitive process management
  • 4.3 Cost-effectiveness
    • 4.3.1 CFA needs assessment and dissemination of information
    • 4.3.2 Budgetary review
    • 4.3.3 Creation of networks and partnerships
• 5.0 Conclusion
• The Francommunautés virtuelles Program

Annexes (Separate document)

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Appendix 1 — Evaluation matrix
Appendix 2 — Evaluation participants
Appendix 3 — Case study analysis
Appendix 4 — List of documents reviewed
Appendix 5 — List of interviewees
Appendix 6 — Interview Guides
Appendix 7 — Survey questionnaire

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¹These represent all Francophone and Acadian communities (CFAs), whether they are minorities or not. Consequently, Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) are included in the CFAs. (Return to text.)

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