Evaluation of the Sectoral Initiatives Program

'The Sectoral Initiatives Program was designed to improve the availability and use of products that help labour market stakeholders identify and address emerging labour market issues in their sectors. The Program funds sector-based projects implemented by funding recipient organizations. Since the Program’s launch in April 2013, it has provided an average of approximately $20 million in contribution funds per fiscal year. The funded projects are national in scope and target one or more key sectors of the Canadian economy. In accordance with the Financial Administration Act, an evaluation of the Program was required to be completed by April 2018. The evaluation covered all 64 active projects from the time the Program launched in April 2013 to the end of the evaluation period in March 2017. The scope includes 27 projects inherited from the Program’s predecessor, the Sector Council Program'--Executive summary, p. 2, 3.