Summative Evaluation of the Arts Presentation Canada Program

Office of the Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive
Evaluation Services Directorate

November 2008

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  
• 1. Introduction and Context
  • 1.1 Evaluation Context
  • 1.2 Program Description
    
    
• 2. Methodology
  • 2.1 Description of the Methodology
    
    
• 3. Data Quality
  • 3.1 Document Review
  • 3.2 File Review
  • 3.3 Review of Data Bases
  • 3.4 Literature Review
  • 3.5 Analysis of Secondary Data
  • 3.6 Key informant Interviews
  • 3.7 Surveys of APC Clients
  • 3.8 Case Studies
    
    
• 4. Limitations
  
  
• 5.Key Findings
  • 5.1 Program Maturity
  • 5.2 Relevance/Rationale
  • 5.3 Success/Impacts
  • 5.4 Alternatives
    
    
• 6. Conclusions
  
  
• 7. Recommendations and Management Response
  
  
• Annex 1:  Logic Model
  
  
• Annex 2:  Evaluation Matrix (Multiple Lines of Evidence)
  
  
• Annex 3:  Literature Review Highlight
  
  
• Annex 4:  Case Study Summaries

List of Acronyms

ACOA

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

ADM

Assistant Deputy Minister

APB

Arts Policy Branch

APC

Arts Presentation Canada

CAHSP

Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program

CCA

Canada Council for the Arts

CED

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

CSC

Cultural Spaces Canada

CSPS

Cultural Space Program Software

DFAIT

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

ESD

Evaluation Services Directorate

GCIMS

Grants and Contributions Information Management System

NCR

National Capital Region

PCH

Department of Canadian Heritage / Ministère du Patrimoine canadien

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