Note: The following table is draft and only provides an estimate of the forecasted evaluation schedule. NRCan’s five-year plan will be final once approved by the department’s Deputy Minister, at which time this supplementary table will be updated.
| Fiscal year of the planned date for deputy head approval of the evaluation report) |
Title of the evaluation | Completion of last evaluation | Link to department’s Program Inventory | Planned spending associated with the program(s) evaluated (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals | 2012-13 | 1.3.3 Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals | 39,632,451 |
| Major Projects Management Office Initiative | 2011-12 | 1.3.5 Major Projects Management Office Initiative | 5,741,931 | |
| Alternative Transportation Fuels – ecoEnergy for Biofuels | 2010-11 | 2.1.3 Alternative Transportation Fuels | Part of 2.1.3 – see 2020-21 | |
| Forest Disturbances Science and Application | Not applicable | 3.1.3 Forest Disturbances Science and Application | 40,735,113 | |
| Essential Geographic Information | Not applicable | 3.2.1 Essential Geographic Information | 26,453,722 | |
| Extended Continental Shelf | 2011-12 | 3.2.4 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | 1,275,447 | |
| 2018–19 | Forest Products Market and Access and Diversification | 2011-12 | 1.1.2 Forest Products Market Access and Diversification | 28,874,287 |
| Policy Capacity (Various) | Not applicable. | 1.1.3 Energy Market Access and Diversification 2.1.2 Support for Clean Energy Decision-Making | 26,656,680 | |
| Major Projects Management Office – West | Not applicable | 1.1.3 Energy Market Access and Diversification | 3,075,175.00 | |
| Energy Efficiency | TBD | 2.1.4 Energy Efficiency | 56,850,282 | |
| Youth Employment Strategy | 2014-15 | 2.2.3 Clean Energy Science and Technology | TBD | |
| Energy Innovation Initiative | Not applicable | 2.2.3 Clean Energy Science and Technology | 196,941,044 | |
| World-Class Tanker Safety System South of 60° North Latitude | Not applicable | 2.2.3 Clean Energy Science and Technology | TBD | |
| Single Window Initiative | TBD | 3.1.1 Explosives Safety and Security | TBD | |
| Geohazards and Public Safety | 2014-15 | 3.1.5 Geohazards and Public Safety | 15,495,561 | |
| Federal Contaminated Sites | 2013-14 | 4.1 Internal Services | TBD | |
| 2019–20 | Forest Sector Innovation | 2014-15 | 1.2.2 Forest Sector Innovation | 92,546,943 |
| Targeted Geoscience Initiative | 2014-15 | 1.3.2 Targeted Geoscience Initiative | 11,729,315 | |
| Marine Renewable Energy Enabling Measures | Not applicable | 2.1.1 Renewable Energy Deployment | TBD | |
| Geomatics Remote Sensing and Mapping | Not applicable | 3.2.1 Essential Geographic Information | TBD | |
| Canada’s Legal Boundaries | 2014-2015 | 3.2.2 Canada’s Legal Boundaries | 12,851,311 | |
| 2020–21 | Renewable Energy Deployment | 2010-2011 | 2.1.1 Renewable Energy Deployment | 5,542,068 |
| Clean Growth and Climate Change - International Cooperation | 2015-16 | 2.1.2 Support for Clean Energy Decision-Making | 120,163,126 | |
| Explosives Safety and Security | 2010-11 | 3.1.1 Explosives Safety and Security | 5,284,427 | |
| 3.1.2 Materials and Certification for Safety and Security | 1,860,386 | |||
| 2021–22 | Alternative Transportation Fuels | 2012 / 2015-16 / 2017-18 | 2.1.3 Alternative Transportation Fuels | 906,070 |
| Green Mining Initiative/Mining Innovation | 2014-15 | 2.2.2 Green Mining | 13,007,623 | |
| 1.2.1 Mining Innovation | 8,592,587 | |||
| Environmental Studies and Assessments | 2013-14 | 2.3.3 Environmental Studies and Assessments | 7,287,409 | |
| Climate Change Adaptation (Various) | 2016-17 | 3.1.4 Climate Change Adaptation | 7,042,592 | |
| Total organizational spending | 728,545,550 | |||
Programs with no planned evaluations in the next five years
| Link to the departmental Program Inventory | Completion of last evaluation | Rationale for not evaluating in the current five-year cycle | Planned spending associated with the programs not planned to be evaluated (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Mineral and Metal Markets Access and Diversification | 2012-13 | Low risk and materiality | 1,584,455 |
| 1.2.3 Geospatial Innovation | 2015-16 | Low risk and materiality | 8,015,314 |
| 1.3.1 Mineral Investments | Not applicable | Low risk and materiality | 10,202,794 |
| 1.3.4 New Energy Supply | Not applicable | Low risk and materiality | 5,857,162 |
| 2.2.1 Materials for Energy | Not applicable | Low risk and materiality | 10,016,515 |
| 2.2.3 Renewable and Clean Electricity S&T | 2012-13 | Low risk and materiality | TBD |
| 2.2.3 End Use S&T | Not applicable | Low risk and materiality | TBD |
| 2.3.1 Forest Ecosystem Science and Application | 2013-14 | Low risk and materiality | 15,605,942 |
| 2.3.2 Groundwater Geoscience | 2013-14 | Low risk and materiality | 3,233,122 |
| 2.3.4 Geospatial Information for Responsible Natural Resource Development | Not applicable | Low risk and materiality | 1,311,150 |
| 3.2.3 Polar Continental Shelf Program | 2012-13 | Low risk and materiality | 8,569,697 |
| Total organizational spending | 64,396,151 | ||
Total planned organizational spending in dollars(programs planned to be evaluated in the next five years plus programs with no planned evaluations in the next five years): $792,941,701