However, the potential for overlap with other programs increases as the duration of the IRDI internships increases; duration is a function of the length of the internships (four to six months) and the number of internships per intern. [...] The higher costs of administration relative to other programs reflect the key features of the program’s delivery including the significant effort involved in generating internships as well as the large number of low dollar value internships, and the relative newness of the program. [...] The IRDI program should work with the recipient organizations, possibly in association with the other federal government sources of funding for the internship programs, to review the existing cost structure and the role of the various sources of funding in supporting operating expenditures, conduct internal and external benchmarking, review the business development and administrative processes, id [...] Based on this understanding, the program should define more clearly the role of the IRDI funding in supporting the operating expenditures of the recipient organizations and, in that context, assess the appropriateness of the current funding model for administrative expenses including the definition of eligible expenses and the funding formula. [...] Analysis of administrative data provided by Mitacs B. FOCUS OF THE EVALUATION This summative evaluation focuses on the continued need for the IRDI program; the extent to which the program has been implemented as planned; the extent to which it has achieved the expected outcomes; and the efficiency and economy of the program in the context of alternate delivery models.