Evaluation reports
The department periodically conducts evaluations of Global Affairs Canada priorities, programs and projects. Evaluation serves as a practical management tool for reviewing performance of programs and activities. The information gathered through an evaluation helps improve the design as well as the implementation of upcoming programs and initiatives.
A report is generated for each evaluation conducted. These reports are grouped below by portfolio and year of issue. Note that the most recent reports are available below as electronic copies.
2024
Development
- Formative evaluation of the Partnership for Gender Equality
2023
Foreign Affairs
- Evaluation of Diplomacy, Trade, and International Assistance Coherence in the Europe, Arctic, Middle East & Maghreb Branch, 2017-18 to 2022-23
- Evaluation of the Anti-Crime and Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Programs, 2015-16 to 2021-22
- Formative evaluation of the Elsie initiative for women in peace operations – Executive summary
International trade
- Formative evaluation of the Expert Deployment Mechanism (EDM) project
- Evaluation of Canadian Technology Accelerator Program 2016-17 to 2020-21
- Evaluation of the Business Women in International Trade Initiative (BWIT), 2018-19 to 2021-22
Development
- Formative Evaluation of Strengthening The People's Credit Fund Network Project (STEP) - executive summary
- Formative evaluation of Canada’s response to the Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean region
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in Haiti 2016-17 to 2020-21
Previous reports
2022
Development
- Formative Evaluation of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Program (2016-2021) – Executive Summary
- Evaluation of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) 2015-16 to 2020-21
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in Middle-Income Countries – 2014-15 to 2020-21
- Evaluation of Women's Voice and Leadership Program
2021
Foreign Affairs
- Evaluation of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Development
- Evaluation of the Partnerships for Development Innovation Branch, 2015-16 to 2019-20
- Evaluation of Five Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Projects in Haiti
- Evaluation of Diplomacy, Trade and International Assistance Coherence in the Asia-Pacific Branch (OGM), 2015-16 to 2020-21
- Evaluation of Diplomacy, Trade and Development Coherence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
- Formative Evaluation of the Women’s Economic Linkages and Employment Development (WE-LEAD) (P002120) and Launching Economic Achievement Program (LEAP) (P002121) Projects in Jordan – Executive summary
- Evaluation of Global Affairs Canada’s Contribution to the Middle East Strategy
- Evaluation of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in the Middle East and Maghreb 2015-16 to 2019-20
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in Ethiopia 2013-14 to 2019-20
2020
Foreign Affairs
- Evaluation of coherence across Diplomacy, Trade and International Assistance in the Sub-Saharan Africa Branch (WGM) 2014-2015 to 2018-2019
- Evaluation of the Geographic Coordination and Mission Support Program
International Trade
- Evaluation of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) 2015-16 to 2018-19
- Horizontal Evaluation of Canada’s Enhanced Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy
- Evaluation of the International Business Development Strategy for Clean Technology (2017-2018 to 2020-2021)
Development
- Evaluation of the Mission Cultural Fund 2016/17 to 2019/20
- The establishment of the Convergence Blended Finance platform (RDFI phase III)
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012–13 to 2018–19
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in Peru, 2013-14–2018-19
- Formative Evaluation of the Innovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (IP4MNCH) - Executive summary
- Summary report: Formative Evaluation of the Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP) Phase VI - Development Component
- Evaluation of the International Humanitarian Assistance Program, 2011/2012 to 2017/2018
- Evaluation of Canadian International Assistance Programming in Ukraine, 2009/2010 to 2017/2018
2019
Foreign Affairs
- Evaluation of Canada's Extended Continental Shelf Program
International Trade
- Evaluation of Canada's International Education Strategy
Development
- Evaluation of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Initiative, 2010-11 to 2017-18
- Evaluation of International Assistance Programming in Senegal, 2012-13 to 2017-18
- Evaluation of Natural Disaster Reconstruction Assistance in the Philippines, 2013-14 to 2018-19
2018
Foreign Affairs
- Evaluation of the Canadian Police Arrangement and the International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program
- Improving Skills Training for Employment Program - Executive summary
- Formative Evaluation of the Advancing Specialized Skills for Economic Transformation Project - Executive summary
- Evaluation of the Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) and Global Peace and Security Fund (GPSF)
- Evaluation of the Consular affairs program
- Evaluation of the Diplomatic Corps Services Program
Development
- Evaluation of the Volunteer Cooperation Program
- Evaluation of the Caribbean Regional Program
- Evaluation of the Colombia Country Program
- Evaluation of the Vietnam Country Program
- Evaluation of the Honduras Country Program
- Formative Evaluation of Canada’s Development Assistance on Extractives and Sustainable Development - FY 2010-11 to FY 2016-17
International Trade
- Evaluation of the Client Service Fund and the Integrative Trade Strategy Fund
- Evaluation of the Canadian Trade Offices in China
- Evaluation of the North American Platform Program (NAPP) Partnership
2017
Development
- Synthesis of Evaluations of Grants and Contributions Programming funded by the International Assistance Envelope, 2011-2016
- Meta-Evaluation of Global Affairs Canada’s Decentralized Evaluations
- Evaluation of Canada’s Development and Stabilization and Reconstruction Taskforce (START) Programming in South Sudan
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the African Development Bank (AfDB)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the United Nations development programmes (UNDP)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the united Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
- MOPAN Institutional Assessment of the World Bank
2016
Foreign Affairs
Development
- Archive - Synthesis Report – Ethiopia and Ghana Country Program Cluster Evaluation
- Archive - Mozambique & Tanzania – Health Cluster Evaluation 2008-2013
- Archive - Formative Evaluation of Canada’s Contribution to the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Initiative
- Archive - Bangladesh Country Program Evaluation
- Archive - Evaluation of Development Programming in former Countries of Modest Presence 2009-10 to 2013-14 – Synthesis Report
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - 2008 – 2014
- Archive - Evaluation of Global Affairs Canada’s Partners for Development Program – FY 2010/11-2013/14
- Archive - Evaluation of Canada’s Development and Humanitarian Assistance Programming in West Bank and Gaza
- Archive - Executive Summary – Indonesia Country Program Evaluation
2015
Development
- Archive - Bolivia Country Program Evaluation - 2005-2010 - Synthesis Report
- Archive - Pakistan Country Program Evaluation 2007-2008 to 2011-2012
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) 2007 - 2013
- Archive - Executive Summary – ACORD Pan-Africa Agricultural Program
- Archive - Evaluation of Canada-Haiti Cooperation 2006-2013 - Synthesis Report
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Archive - Summative Evaluation of Canada’s Afghanistan Development Program
- Archive - Executive Summary – Thematic Review of Development Partnerships with Extractive firms in Peru, Burkina Faso and Ghana
2014
Development
- Archive - Executive Summary - Arghandab Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the Inter-American Development Bank - 2008-2013
- Archive - Mali Country Program Evaluation 2006-2007 – 2010-2011 - Synthesis Report
- Archive - Partnership with Canadians Governance Program Evaluation
2013
Development
- Archive - A Review of Program Evaluation Reporting - African Development Bank 2007-2012
- Archive - Colombia Country Program Evaluation 2006-2011
- Archive - Caribbean Regional Program Evaluation 2006-2011
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the World Health Organization 2007-2010
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the Asian Development Bank 2006-2010
Foreign Affairs and Trade
2012
Development
- Archive - Evaluation of the Canadian Police Arrangement and the International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program (A joint CIDA-DFAIT PS program)
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's Humanitarian Assistance 2005-2011
- Archive - Canada Investment Fund for Africa: Mid-term Review
- Archive - CIDA Learns: Lessons from Evaluations 2011-2012
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's Peru Program from 2005 to 2010
- Archive - Development Effectiveness Review of the United Nations Development Programme
- Archive - Review of the World Food Programme's Humanitarian Assistance and Development Effectiveness
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Archive - Formative Evaluation of the Anti-crime Capacity Building Program
- Archive - Evaluation of the Canadian Police Arrangement and the International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program
- Archive - Summative Evaluation of the Delivery of Consular Services and International Emergency Management
- Archive - Evaluation of the Global Commerce Strategy
- Archive - Evaluation of the Investment Cooperation (INC) Program
- Archive - Evaluation of the North American Platform Program (NAPP) Partnership
- Archive - Evaluation of the Transformation Agenda
2011
Development
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's Ukraine Program from 2004 to 2009
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's Honduras Program from 2002 to 2010
- Archive - Review of Evidence of the Effectiveness of CIDA's Grants and Contributions
- Joint Evaluation of General Budget Support Operations in Mali 2003-2009: Final Report, Executive Summary (PDF, 1.58 MB, 10 pages)
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's regional Inter-American Program from 2004-2005 to 2009-2010
- Evaluation of the Paris Declaration, Phase 2, Final Report Canada contributed to this evaluation in a variety of ways, including financial support and membership in the International Reference Group which guided the evaluation.
- Archive - Evaluation of CIDA's Senegal Program from 2001 to 2010
- Archive - Canada Fund for Africa: Summative Evaluation Executive Report
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Archive - Summative Evaluation of the Aid Market Support Network
- Archive - Canada's Extended Continental Shelf Program
- Archive - Evaluation of the Global Peace and Security Fund
- Archive - Evaluation of the Northern Dimension Fund
- Archive - Evaluation of the Official Visits and Official Events Programs
- Archive - Evaluation of the Americas Strategy
Archived reports
Please contact the department to receive an electronic copy of archived reports.
2010
Development
- Interdepartmental Evaluation Canadian Landmine Fund Phase II Executive Report
- A Multi-donor Evaluation of Support to Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities in Southern Sudan 2005-2010
- Evaluation of CIDA's Investments in Vietnam—July 2010—Synthesis Report
- CIDA Malawi Country Program Evaluation-1998-2008—Synthesis Report
- CIDA's Review of Program-Based Approaches—Synthesis Report
- Ethiopia Country Program Evaluation 2003-2004 to 2008-2009
- Mozambique Country Program Evaluation—Synthesis Report—2004-2005 to 2008-2009
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Evaluation of Diplomatic Corps Services Program
- Summative Evaluation of the International Education and Youth Programs
- Summative Evaluation of the International Science and Technology Partnerships Program (ISTPP)
- Evaluation of the Life Sciences Practice
- Evaluation of the Political Economic Reporting and Public Affairs Renewal Initiative
2009
Development
- Tsunami Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program
- Assessment of the Institutions of La Francophonie and Evaluation of Canada's Involvement in La Francophonie
- Bangladesh Country Program Evaluation 2003-2008
- Review of the Effectiveness of CIDA's Multilateral Delivery Channel
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Summative Evaluation of the Governance Model for Support to Missions Abroad
- Formative Evaluation of GPP Funding to Support the Construction of the CWDF at Kizner, Russia
- An Evaluation of Co-Location Arrangements and the Policies and Practices Towards Provincial-Territorial Representation Abroad
- Summative Evaluation of START's Global Peace and Security Fund - Haiti
- Formative Evaluation of the Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program
- Summative Evaluation of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
2008
Development
- Review of Governance Programming in CIDA—Synthesis Report
- Canada—Cameroon Cooperation Program Evaluation
- Evaluation of CIDA's Program in Ghana 1999-2005
- Evaluation of CIDA's Implementation of its Policy on Gender Equality
- Bolivia Country Program Evaluation
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Global Partnership Program - Bio Non-Proliferation Stream
- Global Partnership Program - Nuclear and Radiological Security
- Global Partnership Program - Redirection of Former Weapons Scientists
- Formative Evaluation of the Global Peace and Security Fund
- Five-Year Review of Rights and Democracy (Programs and Activities)
- Community Investment Support Program
- Evaluation of DFAIT's Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) Regional Offices (ROs)
- Going Global Science and Technology Program
- International Science and Technology Partnership Program (ISTPP)
- Passport Canada Security Bureau Evaluation
- Global Partnership Program - Summative Evaluation
- Program for Export Market Development - Associations - Formative Evaluation
2007
Development
- Canada—Mali Cooperation Program Evaluation
- Evaluation of the CIDA Industrial Cooperation (CIDA-INC) Program
- Evaluation of Canada Corps University Partnership Program (CCUPP) and Students For Development (SFD) (Partnership with AUCC)
- Evaluation of Netcorps Canada International Program (NCI)
- University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development Program Evaluation
- Review of the Afghanistan Program
- Peer Review of Evaluation Function at United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Canada's Global Peace and Security Fund - Sudan
- Canadian Consortium on Human Security
- Canadian Foreign Service Institute
- Enhanced Representation Initiative in the United States of America
- International Business Development Program in Germany
- Main Destruction Building 2 (MDB-2) Project
- Nuclear Powered Submarine Dismantlement Program
2006
Development
- Evaluation of General Budget Support (1994-2004)
- A Review of Evidence of the Effectiveness of CIDA's Grants and Contributions
- Evaluation of WHO's Contribution to "3 by 5"
- CIDA Pakistan Program Evaluation
- Evaluation of CIDA Tanzania Program
- Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Program Review—Egypt
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Arts Promotion Program of Foreign Affairs Canada
- Global Partnership Program, International Security Branch
- International Business Development Program in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
- U.S. Enhanced Representation Initiative
- Young Professionals International (YPI)
2005
Development
- Evaluation of the Canadian Francophone Scholarship Program
- Evaluation of India-Canada Development Cooperation
- Ukraine Country Program Evaluation
- Joint Evaluation of Effectiveness and Impact of the Enabling Development Policy of the World Food Programme (WFP)
- Evaluation of the Canadian Colleges Partnership Program (CCPP) (2001-2008)
- The Power of Volunteering: A Review of the Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Access to Information - Privacy Protection Function at FAC and ITCan
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Asia-Pacific Research and Conference Fund
- Brand Canada Program
- Canada-France Program
- Horizontal Review of the Range of Canadian Public and Cultural Diplomacy Programming
- IM/IT Needs Analysis Study
- International Academic Relations Programs
- International Business Development Program in Mexico
- Northern Dimension of Canada
- Participation in Projects and Development Activities Resulting from Francophonie Summits
- Program for Export Market Development (PEMD)
- Public Diplomacy Program of Foreign Affairs Canada
- Response of Foreign Affairs Canada to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Crisis
- Support to Canadian Interests Abroad Class of Contributions
- Trade Commissioner Service - Client Service Fund
- Youth Mine Action Ambassador Program
2004
Development
- Canada Climate Change Development Fund (CCCDF)—Mid-term evaluation
- Philippines Country Program Evaluation
- Corporate Evaluation of the Caribbean Regional Program
- Joint Review of the CIDA-South Africa Program—Executive Report
- Evaluation of the Network Support Pilot Project—Executive Report
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)
- Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation
- Forum of Federations
- Human Security Program
- International Business Opportunities Centre
- Program Integrity Funding I
- Review of Consular Affairs
- Trade Consultation Mechanisms
2003
Development
- Evaluation of the CIDA Technology Transfer Program in Brazil: Summary Report
- Evaluation of the New Development Officer Program (NDOP)
- Summary of the Local Initiatives Funds Audit and Evaluation Planning Studies
- Evaluation of Three Decentralized Funds in the Balkans
- Corporate Evaluation of Haiti Program
- Evaluation of CIDA Program in Hungary
- Institutional Evaluation of Development and Peace
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Five-Year Review of Rights and Democracy
- Going Global S&T Program
- Human Security Program
- Locally-engaged Staff Training
- Program for Export Market Development - Investment
2002
Development
- Private Sector Development Review—Synthesis Report
- Private Sector Development Review—List of Sub-Studies—Executive Summaries
- Indonesia Environment Program Review
- Evaluation of the CAREC—CIDA HIV/AIDS Project—Executive Summary
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Arts Promotion Program
- Canadian Landmine Fund (CLF)
- Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and Government of Canada Awards
- International Social Services Canada (ISSC)
- SEAMEO-Jasper Fellowship Program
- Think Canada Festival in Japan
2001
Development
- Infrastructure Services Performance Review—Executive Report
- Infrastructure Services Performance Review—List of Executive Summaries
- Infrastructure Services Performance Review—Summary of Results
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Organization Review of Investment Partnership Canada and Associated Departments and Agencies
2000
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Peacebuilding and Human Security Program
- DFAIT Publishing
1999
Development
- CIDA's International Youth Internship Program—Results after 18 Months
- Bangladesh Fourth Population and Health Project
1998
Development
- Basic Human Needs—List of Executive Summaries
- Food Aid—List of Executive Summaries
Evaluation Work Plans and Lessons Learned
Evaluation Work Plans - Development
- FY 2015/2016 to FY 2019/2020 - Rolling Five-Year Evaluation Work Plan
- Archive - FY 2014/2015 to FY 2018/2019 - Rolling Five-Year Evaluation Work Plan
- Archive - FY 2013/2014 to FY 2017/2018 - Rolling Five-Year Evaluation Work Plan
- Archive - FY 2012/2013 to FY 2016/2017 - Rolling Five-Year Evaluation Work Plan