Summative Evaluation of the Katimavik Program

Table of Contents

• Summary

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Program description
  • 1.2 Context
    
  • 1.3 Objectives of evaluation and key issues
    
  • 1.4 Structure of report
    
    
• 2. Methodology
  • 2.1 Evaluation design
    
  • 2.2 Lines of enquiry
    
  • 2.3 Data sources and analysis
  • 2.4 Data quality and limitations of the evaluation
    
    
• 3. Findings
  • 3.1 Relevance of the Katimavik program
    
  • 3.2 Design and delivery of the Katimavik program
  • 3.3 Performance of the Katimavik program
    
    
• 4. Conclusions
  • 4.1 Achievements for the period from 2005-06 to 2008-09
    
  • 4.2 Follow-up on recommendations from the 2006 evaluation
    
  • 4.3 Outlook
    
    
• 5. Recommendations, Management Response and Action Plan
  
  
• Appendix 1 – Program Logic Models (June 2009 and 2006)
  
  
• Appendix 2 – Statistics on Participation for the Period from 2005-06 to 2008-09
  
  
• Appendix 3 – Timeline of Katimavik Milestones
  
  
• Appendix 4 – Key Stakeholders Consulted
  
  
• Appendix 5 – Participant Retention Rate
  
  
• Appendix 6 – Financial Data Analysis

Produced by the Office of the Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive
Evaluation Services Directorate
November 2010

This publication is available upon request in alternative formats

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2010.
Catalogue No. CH7-6/2011E-PDF
ISBN 978-1-100-18473-9

Abbreviations

C$ Canadian dollars

FTE Full-Time Equivalent

Katimavik-OPCAN Katimavik-OPCAN Corporation

PA Program Activity

PAA Program Activity Architecture

PCH Department of Canadian Heritage

PL Project leader

YES Youth Employment Strategy

YPD Youth Participation Directorate