Rolling Five-Year Development Evaluation Work Plan for Canadian Foreign Aid

A 2015 review of the evaluation universe for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) was conducted to ensure full coverage of the department's direct development program spending over a five-year period. The plan was developed by the Development Evaluation Division (PCE) within Global Affairs Canada to meet that requirement. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Track evaluation coverage of development programs based on the five-year planning cycle mentioned in the description.
• Analyze the distribution of evaluation resources based on the department's direct development program spending.
• Monitor the implementation of evaluation recommendations based on the structured work plan framework.

Strengths

• Plan is structured around a specific five-year evaluation cycle.
• Focuses on direct development program spending, providing a clear scope.
• Originates from a government department, suggesting formal governance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2015 review date.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Review conducted by the Development Evaluation Division (PCE).

Time Range

Plan initiated in January 2015, with a five-year forward-looking scope.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 13:12:52.236146; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on Canadian foreign aid programs, but specific geographic coverage is not stated.