Description: The Canadian M&E System : Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Development

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The Canadian M&E System : Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Development

In Canada, the concept of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is interpreted such that evaluation has a distinct identity from monitoring. The Canadian M&E system is one that has invested heavily in both evaluation and performance monitoring as...

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Main Author:	Lahey, Robert
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, D.C.: World Bank 2017
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITING AUDITS CAPACITY BUILDING EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION POLICIES EVALUATION PRACTICES EVALUATION RESULTS EVALUATION STANDARDS EVALUATION STUDIES EVALUATORS FLEXIBILITY GOOD GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENTS LEARNING M&AMP;E CAPACITY M&AMP;E SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY OPERATIONS OUTCOME MONITORING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MONITORING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCHERS SERVICE DELIVERY STAKEHOLDERS SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/865531468226748462/The-Canadian-monitoring-and-evaluation-M-E-system-lessons-learned-from-30-years-of-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27909

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Summary:	In Canada, the concept of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is interpreted such that evaluation has a distinct identity from monitoring. The Canadian M&E system is one that has invested heavily in both evaluation and performance monitoring as key tools to support accountability and results-based management. Section two of the paper traces the evolution of the formalized use of M&E in Canada's public sector from its origins in the 1960s to the present day. Section three outlines the organization of M&E, identifying the key players at a government-wide level, as well as M&E organization within an individual government department. Section four highlights the key features that define the Canadian M&E system, characterizing the system on the basis of eight distinguishing elements. Section 5 provides information on the ways that M&E information has been used in the Canadian public sector, including recent efforts to strengthen the link to decision-making. Lessons learned from the Canadian experience with public sector M&E are summarized in section six under three broad categories: lessons regarding drivers for M&E; lessons pertaining to the implementation of the M&E system and; key elements associated with M&E capacity building.