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Evaluation of the Enforcement Program
Final Report
October 19, 2009
Report Clearance Steps
Planning phase completed
July 2008
Report sent for management response
August 2009
Management response received
September 2009
Report completed
September 2009
Report approved by Departmental Evaluation Committee (DEC)
October 2009
Acronyms used in the report
- AEB
- Audit and Evaluation Branch
- BET
- Basic Enforcement Training
- CBSA
- Canada Border Services Agency
- CEO
- Chief Enforcement Officer
- CEPA 1999
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- CIOB
- Chief Information Officer Branch
- CITES
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- CPAD
- Compliance Promotion and Analysis Division, also referred to as “Compliance Promotion”
- CWA
- Canada Wildlife Act
- CWS
- Canadian Wildlife Service
- DFO
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- DM
- Deputy Minister
- DMS
- Departmental Management Services
- DOJ
- Department of Justice Canada
- DPR
- Departmental Performance Report
- EB
- Enforcement Branch
- EC
- Environment Canada
- EED
- Environmental Enforcement Directorate
- ENGO
- environmental non-governmental organization
- EO
- enforcement officer
- ESB
- Environmental Stewardship Branch
- ESD
- Enforcement Services Directorate
- EPOD
- Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
- FA
- Fisheries Act
- FTE
- Full-time equivalent
- JFO
- Joint Forces Operation
- LOU
- Letter of Understanding
- MBCA 1994
- Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
- MOU
- Memorandum of Understanding
- NCR
- National Capital Region
- NEMISIS
- National Enforcement Management Information System and Intelligence System
- NEP
- National Enforcement Plan
- NEPIP
- National Environmental Protection Intelligence Program
- NIP
- National Inspection Plan
- NPIS
- National Pollution Intelligence Section
- NWA
- national wildlife area
- OGD
- other government departments
- OPG
- outcome project group
- OPP
- outcome project plan
- PPSC
- Public Prosecution Service of Canada
- PSAT
- Public Security and Anti-Terrorism
- PT
- provincial and territorial
- QMS
- Quality Management System
- RCMP
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- SARA
- Species at Risk Act
- S&T
- science and technology
- SPPCD
- Strategic Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate
- TB
- Treasury Board
- US EPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- US FWS
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- WAPPRIITA
- Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
- WED
- Wildlife Enforcement Directorate
Acknowledgments
The Evaluation Project Team would like to thank all those who contributed to this project, particularly the members of the Evaluation Committee and all the interviewees who provided the insights and comments crucial to this evaluation.
The Evaluation Project Team was led by Michael Callahan, under the guidance of Director Shelley Borys, and included Linda Lee, Gavin Lemieux, Lindsay Fitzpatrick and Susan Wharton from Environment Canada. In addition, PRA Inc. Research and Consulting assisted with the data collection and analysis for the interviews with external partners and stakeholders, case studies and review of documents.
Prepared by the Evaluation Division, Audit and Evaluation Branch.
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