The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System

Performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation have long been part of the infrastructure within the federal government in Canada. With more than 30 years of formalized evaluation experience in most large federal departments and agencies, many...

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Main Author:	Lahey, Robert
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLANS AUDITOR AUDITS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY · BUILDING CERTIFICATE E DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION PRACTICES EVALUATION RESULTS EVALUATORS EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEARNING M&AMP E CAPACITY E INITIATIVES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONITORS NETWORKING NETWORKS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLITICIAN POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC FUNDS RESULT SANCTIONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL EXPERTS TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY USERS USES WEB WEB SITE WEB SITES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/14767163/canadian-monitoring-evaluation-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11062

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spelling	okr-10986-110622021-04-23T14:02:53Z The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System Lahey, Robert ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLANS AUDITOR AUDITS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY · BUILDING CERTIFICATE E DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION PRACTICES EVALUATION RESULTS EVALUATORS EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEARNING M&AMP E CAPACITY M&AMP E INITIATIVES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONITORS NETWORKING NETWORKS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLITICIAN POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC FUNDS RESULT SANCTIONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL EXPERTS TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY USERS USES WEB WEB SITE WEB SITES Performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation have long been part of the infrastructure within the federal government in Canada. With more than 30 years of formalized evaluation experience in most large federal departments and agencies, many lessons can be gained, not the least of which is the recognition that the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system itself is not static. The Canadian government has a formalized evaluation policy, standards, and guidelines; and these have been modified on three occasions over the past three decades. Changes have usually come about because of a public sector reform initiative such as the introduction of a results orientation to government management, a political issue that may have generated a demand for greater accountability and transparency in government, or a change in emphasis on where and how M&E information should be used in government. This chapter provides an overview of the Canadian M&E model, examining its defining elements and identifying key lessons learned. 2012-08-13T14:01:52Z 2012-08-13T14:01:52Z 2011-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/14767163/canadian-monitoring-evaluation-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11062 English PREM Notes and Special Series on the Nuts and Bolts of Government M&E Systems; No. 11 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Canada
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLANS AUDITOR AUDITS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY · BUILDING CERTIFICATE E DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION PRACTICES EVALUATION RESULTS EVALUATORS EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEARNING M&AMP E CAPACITY M&AMP E INITIATIVES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONITORS NETWORKING NETWORKS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLITICIAN POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC FUNDS RESULT SANCTIONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL EXPERTS TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY USERS USES WEB WEB SITE WEB SITES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLANS AUDITOR AUDITS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY · BUILDING CERTIFICATE E DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION PRACTICES EVALUATION RESULTS EVALUATORS EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEARNING M&AMP E CAPACITY M&AMP E INITIATIVES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONITORS NETWORKING NETWORKS PERFORMANCE MONITORING POLITICIAN POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC FUNDS RESULT SANCTIONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL EXPERTS TECHNICAL ISSUES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY USERS USES WEB WEB SITE WEB SITES Lahey, Robert The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
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description	Performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation have long been part of the infrastructure within the federal government in Canada. With more than 30 years of formalized evaluation experience in most large federal departments and agencies, many lessons can be gained, not the least of which is the recognition that the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system itself is not static. The Canadian government has a formalized evaluation policy, standards, and guidelines; and these have been modified on three occasions over the past three decades. Changes have usually come about because of a public sector reform initiative such as the introduction of a results orientation to government management, a political issue that may have generated a demand for greater accountability and transparency in government, or a change in emphasis on where and how M&E information should be used in government. This chapter provides an overview of the Canadian M&E model, examining its defining elements and identifying key lessons learned.
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author	Lahey, Robert
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title	The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
title_short	The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
title_full	The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
title_fullStr	The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
title_full_unstemmed	The Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation System
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/14767163/canadian-monitoring-evaluation-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11062
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