The main conclusions of this evaluation were as follows: 1. Serious deficiencies were found in Wildlife Habitat Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service’s management and oversight of the Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp Program, including: • Wildlife Habitat Canada is not implementing the Results-Based Management and Accountability Framework as intended, and not all terms and conditions of the [...] Conservation Stamp Program relating to the collection of fees from hunters, the transfer of funds to Wildlife Habitat Canada, the further contribution to other third parties, the stacking of government assistance, and the reporting on results and expenditures. [...] During remainder of 2005/2006 • Consult Environment Canada legal services with respect to the relevance of the User Fees Act, and accompanying policies on the collection of permitting fees and the sale of the Habitat Conservation Stamp to migratory game bird hunters in Canada. [...] The evaluation strategy dictated that the objectives of the evaluation would be to: 1. Make a determination of the continued relevance of the Wildlife Habitat Canada program with respect to the current mandate and priorities of Environment Canada; 2. Assess Wildlife Habitat Canada program design elements and current management, administration, and partnership arrangements for delivery of the progr [...] These criteria are detailed in Appendix A. All Wildlife Habitat Canada programs and activities conducted over the evaluation period were included in the scope of this evaluation, with the following exceptions: • The Ontario Wetland Habitat Fund was excluded, with the exception of the allocation of stamp and stamp-related revenues to this initiative; and • Revenues received from the Canadian Intern
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