Evaluation of Canada’s Membership in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

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Research and Evaluation
Evaluation of Canada’s Membership in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
May 2015

The evaluation of Canada’s membership in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was conducted in fulfilment of Section 42.1 of the Financial Administration Act. Covering a period from 2009-10 to 2013-14, the evaluation was guided by a logic model and examined Canada’s membership in the IHRA and how it has affected Holocaust education, remembrance and research in Canada. In addition, the evaluation assessed the extent to which Canada met the objectives for its Chair Year. The evaluation did not examine the IHRA itself, the specific activities funded by the IHRA, or the program initiatives undertaken in Canada.

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Table of contents

• List of acronyms
• Executive summary
• Evaluation of Canada’s Membership in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) - Management Response Action Plan
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Evaluation Purpose
  • 1.2 Membership profile
  • 1.3 Stakeholders
  • 1.4 Resources
• 2. Methodology
  • 2.1 Evaluation scope and data collection methods
  • 2.2 Limitations and mitigation
• 3. Evaluation findings
  • 3.1 Relevance
  • 3.2 Performance
  • 3.3 Efficiency and economy
• 4. Conclusions and recommendations
• Appendix A: Timeline of key events
• Appendix B: Logic model of Canada’s participation in the IHRA
• Appendix C: Evaluation matrix

List of tables

• Table 1: Annual contribution to the IHRA (CAD $)
• Table 2: CIC IHRA salary costs (FY 2011/12 - FY 2014/15)
• Table 3: Summary of evaluation issues and questions
• Table 4: CIC CHRP-funded projects (FY 2009/10 - FY 2012/13)
• Table 5: OGD-funded Holocaust research, education and remembrance projects (FY 2009/10 to FY 2012/13)
• Table 6: CIC IHRA costs (FY 2011/12 - FY 2014/15)
• Table 7: Chair Year initiatives (FY 2013/14)
• Table 8: Comparable contributions

List of acronyms

ADL

Anti-Defamation League

CHRP

Community Historical Recognition Program

CIC

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

DFATD

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

FY

Fiscal Year

GoC

Government of Canada

IGC

Intergovernmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugee and Migration Policies

IHRA

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

ITF

Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research

MPDP

Migration Policy Development Program

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

O&M

Operations and Maintenance

OGD

Other Government Departments

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

RCM

Regional Conference on Migration

TBS

Treasury Board Secretariat

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