Summative evaluation report of the funding component of the Social Economy Support Initiative for Quebec

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This report presents the audit, made in the winter of 2009, of the Funding Component of the Social Economy Support Initiative for Quebec.

This report is the result of that evaluation and focuses on the two identified issues—relevance and results/performance.

The period studied extends from November 2006 to January 2009.

Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
    1. Background
    2. Relevance and Results
    3. Recommendations and Suggestions
  2. Objectives and Scope of Mandate
  3. Methodology
  4. The Social Economy in Quebec
  5. The Two Issues: Relevance and Results
    1. Relevance
      1. Are the objectives of the measure in line with the Department’s strategic outcomes and are they still a priority for the government?
      2. Do the components of the measure still meet the needs of social economy enterprises?
      3. Do the measure’s components have value added for social economy enterprises in the existing supply of funding?
      4. Does the measure duplicate other programs or initiatives?
      5. How is this measure positioned compared with other social economy funding initiatives around the world?
    2. Results/performance
      1. Does the measure reach the target recipients?
      2. To what extent were the anticipated results attained (with regard to targets, the scope of the measure, outputs, etc.)?
      3. How accessible would the financial assistance obtained by the enterprises have been without the Fiducie’s presence?
      4. Were there any variations in the quality or quantity of output and/or in the resources used to produce output (in connection with the achievement of anticipated results)?
      5. What factors contributed to the success of the funding component of the Initiative? What factors hindered the success of the funding component of the Initiative?
      6. Did any unexpected effects result from the funding component of the Initiative?
    3. Other points of interest
      1. Withdrawal of Canada Economic Development from the Trustee Council
      2. Fund sustainability
      3. Studies conducted by the Chantier
      4. Ongoing improvement
      5. Presence and proximity of the Fiducie
  6. Conclusions and Recommendations
  7. Appendix 1 Preliminary Matrix of Evaluation Questions
  8. Appendix 2 List of Projects as of January 31, 2009
  9. Appendix 3 Performance Measurements
  10. Appendix 4 Summary of Funding of Analyzed Projects
  11. Appendix 5 References

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